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Fri, 09 May 1997
Defendants in Islamic state case sentenced
Defendants in Islamic state case sentenced JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court sentenced has three defendants accused of taking part in the activities of an obscure organization called the Indonesian Islamic State (NII) to between nine months and one year in jail.
Fri, 09 May 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 7, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 144,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,100 0 297,000 Alumindo...
Fri, 09 May 1997
Indonesian coffee comes out, but crunch seen later
Indonesian coffee comes out, but crunch seen later SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesian coffee production has been rising steadily over the past few weeks, but output is expected to peak towards the end of May and this may pinch supplies later in the season, traders said on Wednesday.
Fri, 09 May 1997
Aurora gold on lookout for RI gold buys
Aurora gold on lookout for RI gold buys PERTH (Reuter): Perth-based Indonesian gold miner and explorer Aurora Gold Ltd said on Wednesday that it disagreed with recent criticism of investment opportunities in the Southeast Asian country and is on the lookout to buy an operation that has annual...
Wed, 07 May 1997
PPP to complain to rights body over police beatings
PPP to complain to rights body over police beatings SURABAYA (JP): The United Development Party's (PPP) local chapter plans to lodge a complaint with the National Commission on Human Rights over security personnel's alleged mistreatment of its supporters in Pasuruan, East Java.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Chavalit confirms U.S. satellite deal
Chavalit confirms U.S. satellite deal BANGKOK (DPA): Thailand has agreed to grant the United States use of its satellite orbital slots in exchange for free use of six transponders on a U.S. satellite, Thai Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh said yesterday.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Danamon, Setdco plan Kuningan superblock
Danamon, Setdco plan Kuningan superblock JAKARTA (JP): PT Bentala Sanggrahan of the Danamon Group and PT Setdco Graha Mandura of the Setdco Group have set up a joint venture to build an 8.4-hectare superblock in Kuningan, Central Jakarta, with a total investment of US$250 million.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Chicago Ribs serves up hearty but uninspired fare
Chicago Ribs serves up hearty but uninspired fare I knew I was entering familiar dining territory as we walked into Chicago Ribs in the BRI II Center Park building on Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta.The bracing feeling of having passed this way many times before was not evoked by the aromas of food...
Wed, 07 May 1997
'Yellow fever' hits prison island
'Yellow fever' hits prison island CILACAP, Central Java: The United Development Party (PPP) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) have no place on the notorious prison island of Nusa Kambangan.In this campaign, only Golkar's yellow flags flutter on the island which has four prisons with 500...
Wed, 07 May 1997
E. Timor animal husbandry luring
E. Timor animal husbandry luring DILI: An official from the Communication Forum of East Timor/West Nusa Tenggara -- Darwin, Manuel Viegas Carrascalao, has said that Darwin (Australia) businesspeople are interested in developing animal husbandry in East Timor.
Wed, 07 May 1997
S. Sumatra coal exports up
S. Sumatra coal exports up JAKARTA (JP): South Sumatra exported 63,608 tons of coal worth US$2.28 million in February, up from 50,817 tons at $1.82 million in January, Antara reported yesterday.Head of South Sumatra's industry and trade office, Hariasa Adiwijata, told the news agency Monday that...
Wed, 07 May 1997
3,000 rally against privatization
3,000 rally against privatization BANGKOK (AFP): Three thousand employees of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) rallied at Government House yesterday to protest plans by the cabinet to privatize the state agency.
Wed, 07 May 1997
PPP lobbies Megawati to join its campaign
PPP lobbies Megawati to join its campaign JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to improve its election performance, the United Development Party (PPP) intensified its campaign yesterday to win over Megawati Soekarnoputri to its cause.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Widows to visit husbands' graves in East Timor
Widows to visit husbands' graves in East Timor JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto ordered Armed Forces Commander Gen. Feisal Tanjung yesterday to provide transportation for families of ABRI members killed in military operations in East Timor.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Golkar pledges orderly campaigns
Golkar pledges orderly campaigns JAKARTA (JP): Golkar, which the government has reprimanded for rowdy convoys, pledged yesterday to win public sympathy by campaigning orderly.Golkar Chairman Harmoko said Golkar, which has been in power since 1971, would depend on indoor rallies with limited...
Wed, 07 May 1997
13 banks ordered to finance Timor car project
13 banks ordered to finance Timor car project JAKARTA (JP): The government has ordered three state banks and 10 private banks to lend US$1.3 billion to the producer of the country's so-called national car, PT Timor Putra Nasional.
Wed, 07 May 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.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Red Cross brings clean water, health program to East Timorese
Red Cross brings clean water, health program to East TimoreseBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat Tomorrow the world celebrates Red Cross day. To commemorate the occasion The Jakarta Post takes a glimpse at the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in East Timor concerning a clean...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Government wants 10 percent of Newmont's gold: Minister
Government wants 10 percent of Newmont's gold: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government has asked for a 10 percent share in the Batu Hijau gold mine in West Nusa Tenggara, controlled by a subsidiary of the U.S. Newmont Mining Corp.Minister of Mines and Energy I.B.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 2-3, South Jakarta: - Semanggi Lounge; Classic Guitar Melodies with Nelson Rumantir, daily except Sunday, 7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m., Pauli Yahya (Pianist), Monday to Saturday, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Canadian companies get black eye from Bre-X fraud
Canadian companies get black eye from Bre-X fraud TORONTO (Reuter): Canada's reputation as a hotbed for international mining finance got hammered on Monday after a report revealed that Bre-X Minerals Ltd.'s celebrated Indonesian gold find was a spectacular fraud.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Aberson says his indictment is inaccurate
Aberson says his indictment is inaccurate JAKARTA (JP): A legislator, charged with defaming President Soeharto, said yesterday his statements quoted in the prosecutor's indictment were inaccurate.Aberson Marle Sihaloho, a member of the House of Representatives from the Indonesian Democratic Party...
Wed, 07 May 1997
YASCO organizing party for singles
YASCO organizing party for singles JAKARTA (JP): If you are spouseless, older than 21 years old and have nothing to do this Saturday night, the Scorpio Foundation (YASCO) is organizing a party for singles at the Kartika Chandra Hotel.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Ramos leaves for trip to Americas
Ramos leaves for trip to Americas MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos left for a working trip to the United States and state visits to Panama and Mexico yesterday.Ramos, accompanied by his wife Amelita, Foreign Affairs Secretary Domingo Siazon, Trade Secretary Cesar Bautista and Press...
Wed, 07 May 1997
PDI chief Soerjadi denies losing public sympathy
PDI chief Soerjadi denies losing public sympathy DONGGALA, Central Sulawesi (JP): The government-sanctioned faction of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) insisted yesterday that it had not lost the public's support despite the party's split.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Pegadaian's rating outlook
Pegadaian's rating outlook JAKARTA (JP): Local credit rating agency, PT Pefindo, has said it is considering upgrading the BBB rating of the bond issued by state-owned pawn company Perum Pegadaian.Pefindo said its was considering the upgrade because the company's performance had improved.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Local products
Local products I am writing in reference to the editorial Championing local products which was published on May 2. Your recommendation for the government's extension of long-term, low interest loans to the buyers of capital goods through the central and state banks is indeed laudable, but...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Reclamation project study 'still in process'
Reclamation project study 'still in process' JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the North Jakarta Reclamation Project board said yesterday he had not been informed of the rejection of any of the project's regional environmental impact studies.M.
Wed, 07 May 1997
SEA Games stickers
SEA Games stickersFrom Bisnis IndonesiaMinister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana says that the purchase of SEA Games stickers is voluntary. Fellow ministers should do the same, including the Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Surjadi installs new spokesperson
Surjadi installs new spokesperson JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja urged the city's new spokesperson to foster better communication with the press in order to improve the city's image."Synergy would prevent misunderstandings caused by incomplete information," Surjadi said after installing...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Activist walks out of courtroom
Activist walks out of courtroom JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court continued a hearing on Monday despite the weak condition of an activist who has refrained from eating since Thursday.Presiding judge I Made Somya decided to continue the hearing even though defendant I Gusti Anom Astika...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Sorong needs more electricity
Sorong needs more electricity SORONG, Irian Jaya: Only 31 out of 266 villages in Sorong regency, Irian Jaya, have been provided with electricity, the head of the local state-owned electricity company (PLN) said here yesterday.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Gold fluctuates as Busang effect ebbs
Gold fluctuates as Busang effect ebbs LONDON (Reuter): Gold prices were higher in London but surrendered some of the gains racked up in New York as the effect of the uncovering of the fraudulent claims for the Busang gold deposit faded away.
Wed, 07 May 1997
RI selects SEA Games volleyball team
RI selects SEA Games volleyball team JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Volleyball Association selected its 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games men's indoor final team on May 1, volleyball training director, Sutardiono, said yesterday.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Djajanti buys fishing firm
Djajanti buys fishing firm JAKARTA (JP): The Djajanti Group has taken over PT MTI, a large foreign fishing joint venture in Biak, Irian Jaya, that had stopped operation and dismissed its employees, an official said yesterday.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Improving workers' skills important: GE executive
Improving workers' skills important: GE executive SURABAYA (JP): PT GE Lighting Indonesia, a lighting producer owned by the U.S. General Electric, believes improving workers' skills and welfare is one of the most important strategies in raising its market share in the country.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Hari Darmawan buys another 5 percent of Multipolar
Hari Darmawan buys another 5 percent of Multipolar JAKARTA (JP): President of the publicly listed Matahari Putra Prima, Hari Darmawan, bought yesterday another 5 percent of Multipolar through his investment firm PT Haritama Bakti Persada.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Water company hotline
Water company hotline JAKARTA (JP): City-owned water company PAM Jaya has installed a hotline telephone number to attract more consumers, company director Rama Budi said yesterday."A week after installing the hotline, we have gained 1,000 new customers," Rama said.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Bakun dam boss sues journalist
Bakun dam boss sues journalist KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The chairman of Malaysia's mammoth Bakun dam project has sued a local journalist for 100 million ringgit (US$40 million) for defaming him on the Internet, legal sources said yesterday.The suit by Ekran Bhd.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Siswanto faces death sentence
Siswanto faces death sentence JAKARTA (JP): The prosecutor demanded that the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday to sentence Siswanto to death for murdering six boys after sodomizing them.Prosecutor Suriansah said Siswanto alias Robot Gedek, 33, was guilty of first degree murder under article...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Political revival seen as most important theme
Political revival seen as most important theme JAKARTA (JP): The most significant thing to come out of the election campaign so far is the need for political revitalization, political observer J. Kristiadi said yesterday.
Wed, 07 May 1997
PPP supporters' violence incited by outsiders: Tosari
PPP supporters' violence incited by outsiders: Tosari JAKARTA (JP): An United Development Party (PPP) leader defended yesterday the party's supporters accused of campaign violence and vandalism by saying "outsiders" had provoked them.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 6, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 0 7,500 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 75,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,100 -25 152,500...
Wed, 07 May 1997
No paper
No paper In observance of the Ascension Day of Jesus Christ and the Islamic New Year, The Jakarta Post will not be published tomorrow. The Post will reappear on Friday. -- Editor
Wed, 07 May 1997
Golkar hat causes trouble
Golkar hat causes trouble BOGOR, West Java: A roadside vendor and a Golkar supporter almost came to blows yesterday over a yellow hat bearing a picture of a banyan tree, the symbol of Golkar.The Golkar supporter, taking part in a convoy, snatched one of the hats piled up on a pavement because he...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Belo won't vote, says governor
Belo won't vote, says governor DILI, East Timor (JP): Dili Bishop Filipe Carlos Ximenes Belo has confirmed he won't vote in the May 29 general election because he will be in the United States, East Timor Governor Abilio Soares said yesterday.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Telagamas, Cipta tie up
Telagamas, Cipta tie up JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Telagamas Pertiwi, a producer of shoes and related components, has agreed to take over 40 percent of finance company PT Cipta Inti Multiperdana to diversify its business into consumer financing.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Hale-Bopp above again
Hale-Bopp above again BANDUNG: Bandung-based Boscha Observatory has not yet seen the Hale-Bopp commet but a South Kalimantan man claims to have seen it with the naked eye.The man, Iriano, telephoned Prof. Bambang Hidayat at the observatory to say he had seen the commet at 7:15 p.m.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Campaign schedule for Indonesia for May 7, 1997:
Campaign schedule for Indonesia for May 7, 1997: Party Campaign area Important campaigners ------------------------------------------------------------- PPP Kalimantan, Sulawesi Aisyah Aminy, Hamzah Haz, Yudo Paripurno, Zain Badjeber, Alawy Muhammad, Djafar Siddiq Golkar Sumatra, Bali, West and...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Ginandjar learns 'dangndut' dancing
Ginandjar learns 'dangndut' dancing TASIKMALAYA, West Java: State Minister of National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita is proud of learning how to dance yesterday to Dangndut music, often sneered at as music for poor people with no taste.