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Tue, 06 May 1997
Privatization plan of city water firm hampered by talks
Privatization plan of city water firm hampered by talks JAKARTA (JP): Negotiations on investment have hampered the planned privatization of city-owned water company PAM Jaya, deputy governor of economic and development affairs Tb. M. Rais said yesterday.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Prosecutor seeks five years jail for Zarina
Prosecutor seeks five years jail for Zarina JAKARTA (JP): The prosecution has asked the West Jakarta District Court to sentence budding TV actress Zarina to five years jail for possessing Ecstasy.Prosecutor Rizia Djamil said Zarina, 25, violated the 1992 Health Law by possessing Ecstasy but did not...
Tue, 06 May 1997
Marzuki questions PRD trial verdicts
Marzuki questions PRD trial verdicts The court verdicts meted to nine activists of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) charged with subversion, ranging between 18 months to 13 years of imprisonment, have come as a surprise to many.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Hotels occupancy rates drop sharply during campaign
Hotels occupancy rates drop sharply during campaign JAKARTA (JP): The election campaign is increasing political tension and hurting the business of hotels, which are suffering up to 50 percent lower occupancy rates, executives said yesterday.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Female aviator flies here today on global journey
Female aviator flies here today on global journeyBy Aditiatama Santoso Marsoem RALEIGH, North Carolina (JP): If everything goes according to plan, Linda Finch, the second woman to attempt to fly around the world in a Lockheed Electra 10E, will land in Jakarta today.
Tue, 06 May 1997
PDI campaigner sings alone
PDI campaigner sings alone JAKARTA: Many people at rallies do not believe in the parties organizing them. They follow the "fiesta of democracy" for the thrill of joining thousands of people at rallies or for other reasons.
Tue, 06 May 1997
KL speeds up expat permit approval
KL speeds up expat permit approval KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Labor-starved Malaysia simplified yesterday procedures for expatriates to apply for work permits as part of efforts to hasten approvals following complaints from local industries.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Asian palm oil markets at top end of range
Asian palm oil markets at top end of range KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Asian palm oil markets are seen trading firm this week, though demand may begin to dry up as the price of Malaysia's benchmark July futures heads up towards closer to 1,300 ringgit a ton, regional traders said.
Tue, 06 May 1997
More violence in Ujungpandang
More violence in Ujungpandang UJUNGPANDANG (JP): Two people were injured and dozens of traffic lights vandalized in violence here yesterday which marred Golkar's third campaign round.Thousands of Golkar supporters smashed traffic lights and vandalized two vans after a rally in Sambungjawa soccer...
Tue, 06 May 1997
Geologist denies involvement in Busang fraud
Geologist denies involvement in Busang fraud TORONTO (Reuter): Bre-X Minerals Ltd head of exploration John Felderhof said he was not involved in a fraud and personally still thinks there is significant gold at Bre-X's Busang property in Indonesia.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Delay ownership transfer tax law until 1999: REI
Delay ownership transfer tax law until 1999: REI JAKARTA (JP): Real Estate Indonesia (REI), an association of Indonesian developers, asked the government yesterday to delay introducing a tax on land and building transfers until January 1999.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Tile maker gets ISO 9002
Tile maker gets ISO 9002 JAKARTA (JP): Porcelain tile maker PT Intikeramik Alamasri Industri received International Standards Organization (ISO) 9002 certification for its industrial management yesterday.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Rp 15,000 and more for street rallies
Rp 15,000 and more for street rallies JAKARTA: It seems that anyone can capitalize from campaigning these days; a small investment can mean regular income.An ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver in Palmerah, West Jakarta, has bought some green and yellow bandanas, which he carries every day.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Nusamba, Freeport quit Busang gold project
Nusamba, Freeport quit Busang gold project JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Nusamba Group and Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold decided yesterday to quit the Busang gold project after Bre-X Minerals Ltd.'s claim of a huge gold deposit in Busang proved to be a hoax.
Tue, 06 May 1997
'PDI activists are like chicken'
'PDI activists are like chicken' PURBALINGGA, Central Java: Banyumas police chief Col. Binarto complained yesterday about the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) local chapter's decision to cancel its campaign Sunday despite receiving police permits.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Continued support for Palestine urged
Continued support for Palestine urged JAKARTA (JP): A United Nations Asian seminar and Non- Governmental Forum (NGO) forum on Palestine opened here yesterday with calls for continued mobilization of support for the Palestinian cause against what is seen as continued Israeli aggression.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Two-legged Siamese twins Indonesia's first
Two-legged Siamese twins Indonesia's first JAKARTA (JP): Mujito and Eka, who died Saturday night, were the country's first Siamese twins born with only one pair of legs, the chairman of the Indonesian Medical Association, Azrul Azwar, said yesterday.
Tue, 06 May 1997
PPP uses Megawati's name at election rally in Semarang
PPP uses Megawati's name at election rally in Semarang SEMARANG (JP): An United Development Party (PPP) rally took an interesting twist here yesterday when it used the name of the ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) chief, Megawati Soekarnoputri, to attract voters.
Tue, 06 May 1997
SE Asian rubber market looks grim
SE Asian rubber market looks grim SINGAPORE (Reuter): The end of a strike at U.S. tire-maker Goodyear and a Thai price rise could give the Southeast Asian rubber market a temporary boost, but the underlying mood is fairly grim, regional traders said yesterday.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Indonesia and the Internet
Indonesia and the Internet This is a postscript to my earlier letter describing great difficulties in connecting to the Internet, and it may serve as advice for readers experiencing similar problems.The problem was that with Meganet, I could connect easily at my office, but at home, connection was...
Tue, 06 May 1997
Death of legislator in Saudi Arabia probed
Death of legislator in Saudi Arabia probed JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Indonesia has offered to fly four children of a legislator and his wife who died while on the haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia to pay their last respects to the couple.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 5, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 41,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,125 0 129,000 Alumindo...
Tue, 06 May 1997
ASEAN starts course for diplomats
ASEAN starts course for diplomats JAKARTA (JP): The ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta yesterday began a five-day course for junior ASEAN diplomats aimed at forging a better understanding of the region's foremost organization.
Tue, 06 May 1997
China urged to exercise restraint over Spratlys
China urged to exercise restraint over Spratlys KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has urged China to exercise restraint in the Spratly islands after a recent row with the Philippines but does not believe Beijing poses a security threat to the region, reports said yesterday.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Soerjadi's men run half naked
Soerjadi's men run half naked SEMARANG: Ten youths loyal to Soerjadi, the government- recognized chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), who took to the streets waving PDI banners yesterday were stripped of their party T-shirts by Megawati loyalists.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Golkar campaigner quizzes reporters
Golkar campaigner quizzes reporters JAKARTA: Golkar campaigners are trying everything to win the hearts and minds of reporters, including playing question and answer for prizes.Kemala Motik Abdul Gafur, the chief of Indonesian Women for Development, Golkar's women's wing, quizzed journalists about...
Tue, 06 May 1997
Indonesia to ratify Bern Convention on copyright
Indonesia to ratify Bern Convention on copyright JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon ratify the 1886 Bern Convention on copyrights protection, the vice cabinet secretary of the State Secretariat Bambang Kesowo said yesterday.
Tue, 06 May 1997
At least 250 job seekers cheated by brokers: Soni
At least 250 job seekers cheated by brokers: Soni JAKARTA (JP): At least 250 people applying for the State Minister of Agrarian's office/National Land Agency have been cheated by brokers, Minister Soni Harsono said yesterday.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Korean Red Cross negotiations fail to secure accord
Korean Red Cross negotiations fail to secure accord BEIJING (Reuter): Negotiators from the Red Cross organizations of rival North and South Korea failed yesterday to reach agreement on shipments of grain aid to the hungry and isolated North, officials said.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Hyundai gets new contract
Hyundai gets new contract SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's Hyundai Precision Industries Co. has concluded a contract to sell jeeps to China, Yonhap News Agency reported yesterday.Under the contract with a provincial firm in Shandong, 200 Galloper V-6 jeeps will be exported this year, with the number...
Tue, 06 May 1997
Busang gold find a hoax: Report
Busang gold find a hoax: Report TORONTO (Reuter): The Busang gold discovery in Indonesia -- touted by Canada's Bre-X Minerals Ltd. as the richest find of the century -- was falsified on a scale "without precedent in the history of mining" according to a report released on Sunday.
Mon, 05 May 1997
Hundreds crowd alleged killer's home
Hundreds crowd alleged killer's home MEDAN (JP): Hundreds of people yesterday surrounded the house of the shaman of Deli Serdang who allegedly killed up to 40 women.Police are guarding the home in Aman Damai village, Sei Semayang, 16 kilometers from here, from the crowd which included relatives of...
Mon, 05 May 1997
Bali is Bali
Bali is Bali Referring to the letter Nice boys, a thing of the past (May 2, 1997) I would like to give some comments.It was a pity that Mrs. Margaret Gaspers had to experience such a rude treatment from a vendor in Kuta, Bali. There are a lot of tourists who agree with her.
Mon, 05 May 1997
Campaign schedule for Indonesia for May 5, 1997:
Campaign schedule for Indonesia for May 5, 1997: Party Campaign area Important campaigners ---------------------------------------------------------------- PPP Java, Maluku, Irian Jaya Aisyah Amini, Hamzah Haz, Djufrie Asmoredjo, Jusuf Syakir, Tosari Widjaja, Muhammad Buang, Yusuf Hasyim, Alawy...
Mon, 05 May 1997
Armed robbers strike again
Armed robbers strike again JAKARTA (JP): Armed thieves stole gold from a jewelry shop in Central Jakarta Saturday and cash and goods from a house in South Jakarta Sunday.In the first incident four thieves fired four shots into a display counter of the "Queen" gold shop on Jl. Paseban Raya no.
Mon, 05 May 1997
PPP's boycott 'meant to resist pressure'
PPP's boycott 'meant to resist pressure' JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) recent refusal to campaign in Jakarta and Yogyakarta was meant to show it could resist government pressure and reject Golkar's domination, analysts say.Academics Loekman Soetrisno and M.
Mon, 05 May 1997
Govt development tax well below target
Govt development tax well below target JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications got Rp 47.16 billion (US$19.4 million) in development tax in the past three years, less than 20 percent of the targeted Rp 239.74 billion.The ministry's data shows just Rp 5.
Mon, 05 May 1997
Analyst warns possible property crash in Indonesia
Analyst warns possible property crash in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): A serious property crash may hit Indonesia in the year 2003 if the government fails to take effective preventive measures, a property analyst warned here over the weekend.
Mon, 05 May 1997
Wiyono, Catherin win Peugeot meet
Wiyono, Catherin win Peugeot meet JAKARTA (JP): Wiyono and Catherin M. of Indonesia won the overall best net in the men's and women's events of the Peugeot golf tournament at Pantai Indah Kapuk course, North Jakarta, yesterday.
Mon, 05 May 1997
Siamese twins die in Jakarta
Siamese twins die in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Siamese twins, born Wednesday, died Saturday night at the Jakarta Islamic General Hospital in Central Jakarta.Hospital director, A. Sanusi Tambunan, told The Jakarta Post that the girls shared a heart which doctors had thought would fail.
Mon, 05 May 1997
Four killed in PPP road campaign
Four killed in PPP road campaign PEMALANG, Central Java: Four United Development Party (PPP) supporters were killed and 17 injured when their truck plunged into a ravine on the way to a rally, a party official said Saturday.
Mon, 05 May 1997
Not voting a sign of disobedience?
Not voting a sign of disobedience?By Makmur Keliat SURABAYA (JP): In the context of a modern state, an election serves to symbolize the presence of democracy. It is believed that by holding an election through a multiparty system people will come to know the will of the majority.
Mon, 05 May 1997
Pakuwon to build hotel and mall in Surabaya
Pakuwon to build hotel and mall in Surabaya JAKARTA (JP): PT Pakuwon Jati, a Surabaya-based property developer, will soon begin construction of an integrated shopping center and hotel in the heart of Surabaya, East Java, the company's executive said.
Mon, 05 May 1997
NIB's Spore joint venture
NIB's Spore joint venture THE HAGUE (Reuter): Dutch Nationale Investeringsbank NV (NIB) said on Friday it would set up a joint venture in Singapore with state-owned Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd.The jointly owned company will provide venture capital to Dutch companies which want to invest in China or...
Mon, 05 May 1997
Soerjadi faces strife in E. Java
Soerjadi faces strife in E. Java JEMBER, East Java (JP): Soerjadi, chairman of the government- sanctioned faction of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), made his first campaign appearance in East Java yesterday, a stronghold of ousted party chief Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Mon, 05 May 1997
Violence troubles PPP's campaign in Ujungpandang
Violence troubles PPP's campaign in Ujungpandang UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Violence marred the United Development Party's (PPP) campaign here yesterday as thousands of supporters vandalized dozens of shop-houses and a karaoke bar, fought locals and burned a car.
Mon, 05 May 1997
Ten officers promoted
Ten officers promoted JAKARTA (JP): Ten ABRI officers were promoted a rank, the Antara news agency reported yesterday.A release from ABRI's Information Center said the promotion would be reported to Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung today.
Mon, 05 May 1997
Haj flights begin to arrive on time: Garuda Indonesia
Haj flights begin to arrive on time: Garuda Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Indonesia's planes carrying haj pilgrims home from Saudi Arabia have seen fewer and shorter delays starting this weekend, an airline official said.
Mon, 05 May 1997
Discriminating campaign rules blamed for violence
Discriminating campaign rules blamed for violence The first week of the campaign period has been marred by violence. It has been argued that violence is a reflection of the public's discontent with today's social and political situation.
Mon, 05 May 1997
Controversy continues over Timor car program
Controversy continues over Timor car programBy Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's national car program has long driven controversy domestically and internationally.But the controversy has died domestically with the remaining question being whether or not the program will succeed on time.