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Four people killed in separate incidents

Four people killed in separate incidents JAKARTA (JP): Four men were killed in four separate incidents Monday morning in West Jakarta, South Jakarta and North Jakarta.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said Monday that in the first incident on Jl.

Deforestation shrinks animal habitat

Deforestation shrinks animal habitat TANJUNG PUTING, Central Kalimantan (JP): From the window of the noisy twin-propeller plane, the most striking feature of the land below was not the legendary virgin forests of Kalimantan, but the lack of them.

Jakarta's Gapensi wants jobs on Manggarai project

Jakarta's Gapensi wants jobs on Manggarai project JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Builders' Association (Gapensi) wants to be involved in the planned Manggarai Integrated Terminal project.

NatSteel-LKN tie up

NatSteel-LKN tie up SINGAPORE (Reuter): NatSteel Ltd and construction based Lim Kah Ngam (LKN) and two other partners have set up a marketing and management company, Unimar Marketing Pte Ltd, a NatSteel statement said yesterday.

Seminar on 'Nawaksara'

Seminar on 'Nawaksara'From JayakartaOn March 31, 1997, the city media published a news item that Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman was planning to hold a seminar on Nawaksara, a speech delivered by Bung Karno in April 1966, as an accountability of his government, which was rejected...

Preachers urged not to incite violence

Preachers urged not to incite violence JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tamizi Taher called on religious leaders yesterday to refrain from delivering inflammatory sermons that may incite violence.

National park project involves locals

National park project involves locals TANJUNG PUTING, Central Kalimantan (JP): Even after the orangutans have arrived at Tanjung Puting, they are not entirely beyond the reach of human need or greed.Recognizing that the park's borders are threatened by the lack of economic development in the...

Denada and her orangutan

Denada and her orangutanFrom Media IndonesiaA news item in Media Indonesia, on March 25, informed readers that Denada is keeping an orangutan as a pet, which goes by the name of Bejo. The article did not explain, though, if Denada has a license to keep an orangutan.

Yemen satisfied with 0-0 draw against RI

Yemen satisfied with 0-0 draw against RI JAKARTA (JP): Yemeni soccer coach Hazim Jassam said he was satisfied with his team's 0-0 draw against Indonesia in Sunday's World Cup Asian zone qualifier at the Senayan stadium.

PT Amsteel to launch two mutual funds

PT Amsteel to launch two mutual funds JAKARTA (JP): PT Amsteel Securities Indonesia will launch two mutual funds by the end of the year.Amsteel's director, Eric Y Nasution, said yesterday the company aimed to collect about Rp 200 billion (US$84.

New flood controls for N. Jakarta

New flood controls for N. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Residents in North Jakarta can look forward to an end to the constant flooding in their area thanks to three new flood control projects to begin this week.

Workers' burnt bodies arrive

Workers' burnt bodies arrive SURABAYA: The charred bodies of two Indonesian women workers arrived here last night from Hong Kong, Antara reported yesterday.Sunarlik, 29, was a resident of Trenyang village in Sumber Pucung, Malang, while Rukayah Dul Basir was from Sumber Rejo village in Sanan Kulon,...

Golkar to spend Rp 1.5b for artists

Golkar to spend Rp 1.5b for artists JAKARTA (JP): The city-chapter of the ruling Golkar estimates it will spend Rp 1.5 billion (US$652,173) to pay the 300 artists participating in Golkar's nine campaign rounds.

President delays contract of work for Busang mine

President delays contract of work for Busang mine JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has delayed the issue of the contracts of work (COW) for Bre-X and its partners to develop its Busang gold mine in Kalimantan, the minister of mines and energy, I.B. Sudjana, said yesterday.

7,500 trees planted in Jember

7,500 trees planted in Jember JEMBER, East Java: Hundreds of youth organizations, teachers, musicians and other members of the community worked together Sunday to plant 7,500 trees along the Bedadung River.

KL to use spies to curb corruption

KL to use spies to curb corruption KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia's Home Ministry will appoint "spies" in several of its departments in a bid to curb corruption especially among police and immigration officials, news reports said yesterday.

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 14, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,025 -25 1,014,000 Alumindo...

The Jagorawi robbery and murder trial begins

The Jagorawi robbery and murder trial begins BOGOR (JP): The trial of two men charged with being accessories to robbery and murder on the Jagorawi toll road last October began yesterday.The trial is being conducted at the Bogor District Court in two separate rooms with the same prosecution teams.

Sugar plant in Sulawesi

Sugar plant in Sulawesi JAKARTA (JP): PT Sumber Madu Bukari will build a Rp 200 billion (US$82.6 million) sugar plant in Southeast Sulawesi later this month.The head of the provincial administration's plantation agency, Soewondo, was quoted yesterday by Antara as saying the company had secured...

Rp 4.6t for mutual fund

Rp 4.6t for mutual fund JAKARTA (JP): PT Astek, the state-owned social worker insurance company under Ministry of Manpower supervision, will invest about Rp 4.6 trillion (US$1.93 billion) in mutual funds.The company has assets of Rp 7 trillion.

FAST FACT FILE

FAST FACT FILE Name of golf club : Finna Golf and Country ClubAddress : Jl. Raya Barsari Prigen, Pandaan 67156, Ja-Tim, IndonesiaTelephone : 62 343 632153-5 Fax: 62 343 632156Developer : Pacific GolfCourse Designer : Peter Thomson, Michael Wolveridge, Ross PerrettDate Opened : 12 December 1993Total...

Tight security urged for election campaigns

Tight security urged for election campaigns JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP), which has denied triggering recent unrest in Central Java, urged the Armed Forces yesterday to secure the April 27 to May 23 election campaigns.

Kalimantan Madurese may be resettled

Kalimantan Madurese may be resettled JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of Madurese migrants may be moved to another province in the wake of the recent ethnic clashes in West Kalimantan, a cabinet minister said yesterday.

Government mulls tax incentives for timber estates

Government mulls tax incentives for timber estates JAKARTA (JP): The minister of forestry, Djamaluddin Suryohadikusumo, said yesterday he was looking at tax incentives to encourage investors to develop industrial timber estates.

Few rescued orangutans go back to natural wild

Few rescued orangutans go back to natural wild TANJUNG PUTING, Central Kalimantan (JP): Before Gistok was brought to Tanjung Puting National Park and orangutan rehabilitation center, he wore clothing over his long red hair and ate tea and cakes with the children of a family in Central Kalimantan.

Holidays, weak demand to hit SE Asia rubber prices

Holidays, weak demand to hit SE Asia rubber prices SINGAPORE (Reuter): A string of holidays in Southeast Asia along with soft demand will keep rubber prices in the doldrums this week, regional traders said yesterday."It's going to be a terrible week.

200,000 welcome victorious team

200,000 welcome victorious team DHAKA (AFP): About 200,000 people packed central Dhaka yesterday to welcome the Bangladesh cricket team that produced the country's greatest sporting moment by winning the ICC Trophy.

Death knell sounded for Asia's only coffee contract

Death knell sounded for Asia's only coffee contract SINGAPORE (AFP): Two years after its high-profile launch, Asia's sole coffee futures contract is on its death bed amid poor support from traders whose links with liquidity driven Western exchanges are firmly rooted.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Berenstain Bears 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:10 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:35 Music: Lagu Pop Daerah 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Science and Technology Program 5:00 English Lessons 5:25 Variety Show...

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Horison, Jl. Pantai Indah, Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, North Jakarta: - The Anging Mamiri Garden: Fantastic Group from Philippines, Ever Green Hawaian Band / Orkes Keroncong, Hula-hula Dances, every Saturday Night, 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

SembCorp may offer shares for Jurong

SembCorp may offer shares for Jurong SINGAPORE (Reuter): SembCorp Ltd said yesterday it was considering offering new SembCorp shares and cash as an alternative to just cash in its takeover offer for Jurong Shipyard.

Telkomsel or not Telkomsel

Telkomsel or not Telkomsel On March 28, I bought a Kartu Halo handphone card (No.823239) from a Telkomsel promotion stand in Bintaro Plaza. I produced all required identification and took my new card home, assured by the sales staff that it would be active that evening.

Marubeni funds RI coal

Marubeni funds RI coal TOKYO (Reuter): Marubeni Corp and Sumitomo Corp said yesterday they would provide US$100 million for Indonesia's P.T. Indominco Mandiri's coal mine project in Kalimantan.A statement said each of the Japanese companies would provide $35 million in 10-year loan and acquire $15...

Anthony Salim to join reclamation project

Anthony Salim to join reclamation project JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Economic and Development Affairs Tb.M. Rais said yesterday that Anthony Salim of the widely diversified Salim group would join the reclamation project in the Jakarta Bay.

Singapore rubber quiet

Singapore rubber quiet SINGAPORE (Reuter): The Singapore rubber market was largely quiet at the close yesterday although some consumers were said to have done some spot deals for SIR20 rubber from Indonesia, dealers said."I heard there was some buying for SIR20 rubber from Indonesia," a dealer said.

Plan to review ABRI's role meet mixed reactions

Plan to review ABRI's role meet mixed reactions JAKARTA (JP): Army generals want the Armed Forces (ABRI) to give Golkar greater independence, a military analyst said yesterday.J. Kristiadi of the Center for Strategic and International Studies said the generals were concerned by ABRI's partiality...

Stiffer penalties for criminals

Stiffer penalties for criminalsFrom RepublikaCriminals are increasingly becoming vicious, without any regard to who their victims are. Among their victims are officials. Just take, for instance, the fatal incident in which a resort police chief of Mamuju district, South Sulawesi, lost his life,...

'Governor a model for subordinates'

'Governor a model for subordinates' JAKARTA (JP): Inspector General of the Ministry of Home Affairs said that Governor Surjadi Soedirdja was an exemplary model for his subordinates.Soedardjat Nataatmaja, however, said that Soedirja was not supported by officials of equal quality.

PDI members told to cast their votes

PDI members told to cast their votes JAKARTA (JP): The government-backed leadership of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) joined the chorus yesterday against calls for a boycott of the election.The PDI chairman Soerjadi said in a speech delivered in the party's 24th anniversary celebration in...

Prosecutor demands 15 years jail for youth activist

Prosecutor demands 15 years jail for youth activist JAKARTA (JP): The prosecutor in the subversion trial of youth activist Budiman Sudjatmiko asked the court yesterday to sentence him to 15 years in jail for his alleged role in undermining the state ideology Pancasila.

Illegal pet trade persists despite regulations

Illegal pet trade persists despite regulations TANJUNG PUTING, Central Kalimantan (JP): The existence of Tanjung Puting and four other rehabilitation centers in Indonesia and Malaysia is proof enough that the illegal orangutan trade still thrives.

250 supervisors for Day of Sacrifice

250 supervisors for Day of Sacrifice JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will send 200 university students and 50 veterinarians to check the health of animals to be slaughtered on the Islamic day of Sacrifice on April 18.

Sinar Mas' CPO plants

Sinar Mas' CPO plants JAKARTA (JP): The Sinar Mas Group will build two more crude palm oil refineries in South Kalimantan to accommodate the expansion of its oil palm plantations in the province.Sinar Mas' director, Tan Siaw Liang, said yesterday his group would open 6,500 hectares of new oil palm...

Court cross-examines Zarina in Ecstasy trial

Court cross-examines Zarina in Ecstasy trial JAKARTA (JP): The defendant in an Ecstasy case admitted yesterday that she did have keys to a safe containing 29,677 pills, contradicting her earlier claims.But two different keys were needed to open the safe and she only had two copies of one of them.

Neptune to be major global carrier

Neptune to be major global carrier SINGAPORE (Reuter): Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL)'s US$825 million takeover of U.S. container carrier APL Ltd will make NOL a major global carrier with more clout on the trans-Pacific route, NOL officials said yesterday.

HK still needs Indonesian workers despite handover

HK still needs Indonesian workers despite handover JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong's reunification with China in July will not affect the demand for Indonesian workers, Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief said yesterday.

Primaswadana Finance gets Rp 60b loan

Primaswadana Finance gets Rp 60b loan JAKARTA (JP): Finance company PT Primaswadana Perkasa Finance, a PSP Group subsidiary, secured a Rp 60 billion (US$24.76 million) syndicated loan yesterday.Primaswadana's president, Robert Sutanto, said his company would use the loan to supply motor vehicle...

Legislators promise to deliberate all bills

Legislators promise to deliberate all bills JAKARTA (JP): The clock is ticking away for members of the House of Representatives, whose term ends on Sept. 30, but they have promised to complete all bill deliberations in August so as not to leave unfinished work for their successors.

Indonesia and Australia linked by fiber optic cable

Indonesia and Australia linked by fiber optic cable JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Australia have been linked by a 2,800-kilometer submarine fiber optic cable that will improve telecommunications and broadcasting services between the two countries.

Sahid Makassar opens

Sahid Makassar opens UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): The four-star, 250-room Hotel Sahid Makassar was opened here Saturday by South Sulawesi Governor Z.B. Palaguna.The Sahid group owns 60 percent of the hotel, and the Kalla group 40 percent.