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Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Indonesian art boom starts leveling out
Indonesian art boom starts leveling outBy Amir Sidharta SINGAPORE (JP): The results of the most recent auction of Southeast Asian paintings in Singapore last weekend indicated that the so-called Indonesian art boom is starting to level out and stabilize.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Govt defends Bintang's arrest
Govt defends Bintang's arrest JAKARTA (JP): The government defended in court yesterday the arrest of rebel politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas as complying with the Criminal Code Procedures.In a pretrial hearing at the South Jakarta District Court, lawyers for the Attorney General's Office presented...
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Soeharto wants smooth election
Soeharto wants smooth election JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto told top military leaders yesterday that he does not want to see anyone threaten next month's general election.The election is a channel for people to express their political wishes, the President said when meeting with top military...
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
85 million hectares of forest mapped
85 million hectares of forest mapped JAKARTA (JP): PT Mapindo Parama has taken aerial photos of about 85 million hectares of Indonesia's forests since 1990, the company's chief executive said yesterday.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Senayan office space to be ready in October: Developer
Senayan office space to be ready in October: Developer JAKARTA (JP): The growing number of multinationals here are expected to be the main tenants of new office and apartment space in Senayan, Central Jakarta.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Police defend shooting officer
Police defend shooting officer JAKARTA (JP): The National Police Headquarters defended the recent shooting of one of their off-duty officers, who had extorted money from public transport drivers in East Jakarta.Spokesman Brig. Gen.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Impeachment seminar not until 1998
Impeachment seminar not until 1998 JAKARTA (JP): A controversial seminar on the impeachment of Indonesia's first president Sukarno will not be held until after next year's presidential election.Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono told reporters yesterday the decision was made in view of the public...
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Government revokes Jambi's approval
Government revokes Jambi's approval JAMBI (Antara): The Indonesian government has revoked its approval of a Malaysian company's investment in a 27,000-hectare oil palm plantation in Tanjung Jabung district, Jambi province.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Electronics market fire kills fireman
Electronics market fire kills fireman JAKARTA (JP): A firefighter was killed in a big fire that destroyed the four-story Harco electronics shopping center on Jl. Mangga Dua, Sawah Besar district, Central Jakarta yesterday.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
C. Java's steel plant
C. Java's steel plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Sawunggaling Ferindo Steel will build a Rp 178.2 billion (US$75 million) iron and basic steel plant in Purworejo, Central Java this year, an official said yesterday.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Gus Dur defends close relations with Tutut
Gus Dur defends close relations with Tutut JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the 30-million strong Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem Organization, Abdurrahman Wahid has defended his close relations with Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, deputy chief of the Golkar party.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Freeport's copper deposit
Freeport's copper deposit JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia, a major copper producer in the world, has announced the discovery of new copper deposits in Kucing Liar Amole, Timika district.According to Antara, the discovery of the Kucing Liar Amole copper deposits is the most important one in the...
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Fashionable Kemang
Fashionable Kemang More by accident than by design, Kemang has developed this past decade to become undoubtedly the most fashionable area of Metropolitan Jakarta. The 30 or so theme restaurants and cafes dotting the tree-lined Jl. Bangka and Jl.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Young girl found dead in sack
Young girl found dead in sack JAKARTA (JP): A four-year old girl was found dead in a sack by locals in Cibadak village, Bogor, around 30 kilometers south of here.The locals who found her body identified her as Dina, the third child of Didin, Antara reported Thursday.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
'Pesta Terakhir' unravels the ugly side of human nature
'Pesta Terakhir' unravels the ugly side of human natureBy Oei Eng Goan JAKARTA (JP): Ratna Sarumpaet's latest play Pesta Terakhir (The Last Rites) depicts a tragedy that befalls a self-assertive woman, Haryati, who, having the illusion that her father was a respectable man, plans to administer the...
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Two escape from jail
Two escape from jail PADANG, West Sumatra: Two convicts escaped from Pariaman prison at about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday after they bent their cell bars, Antara reported yesterday.Quoting prison sources, Antara said the jailbreakers, Amri, 33, and Sabar, 25, escaped by clambering the unguarded back walls...
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Old ammunition dredged up
Old ammunition dredged up JAKARTA (JP): Two cannon shells, one mortar and two artillery mortar projectiles believed to date back to World War II were found at Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta.They were dredged up by KM Kalimantan II as it was dredging mud, Capt.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Standing ovation for Van den Hoek
Standing ovation for Van den HoekBy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): "Pleasure," said Martijn van den Hoek, "is where you're not." He then sat down facing the 88 white and black keys and did everything to prove himself wrong.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Jababeka to build estate in Cilegon
Jababeka to build estate in Cilegon JAKARTA (JP): PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk., a publicly listed industrial estate and housing developer, plans to build an industrial estate in Cilegon, West Java.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
WHO to make guidelines on emerging diseases
WHO to make guidelines on emerging diseases JAKARTA (JP): The World Health Organization (WHO) will issue guidelines dealing with emerging diseases of the 21st century, WHO representative to Indonesia Robert Kim-Farley said.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Heroic fireman killed fighting Mangga Dua fire
Heroic fireman killed fighting Mangga Dua fire JAKARTA (JP): A group of firemen cried yesterday as the body of their team leader, Danu Sisworo, who was killed fighting a fire yesterday was shouldered by their colleagues onto a stretcher.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Grand Hyatt Jakarta, Jl. MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta: - Fountain Lounge: This & That from the Philippines, daily (except Tuesday), 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Classical Solo, Reyner Sahatua (pianist), daily, 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Bre-X saga shows wild side of Canadian mining
Bre-X saga shows wild side of Canadian miningBy David Crary TORONTO (AP): The Borneo jungle on Indonesia's East Kalimantan province where Bre-X Minerals claimed to have found a gold mother lode of epic size, might seem tame to those on the hunt for windfalls in the wild world of Canadian mining...
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
BBD apologizes
BBD apologizes Referring to Mr. Max H. Fa'ah's letter published in The Jakarta Post on April 2, 1997, we would like to apologize for the inconvenience you encountered at one of our branches.Our ultimate goal is to provide better service to our customers, therefore we would appreciate it if you...
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Panin Bank reports 60% rice in net profit
Panin Bank reports 60% rice in net profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Panin Bank posted a 60 percent increase in net profit to Rp 80.2 billion (US$33.69 million) in 1996 from Rp 50.04 billion in 1995.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Thailand-Laos rail deal
Thailand-Laos rail deal BANGKOK (DPA): Thailand and Laos signed a transportation agreement yesterday paving the way for the two countries to be linked by railway, Thai radio reports said.The agreement was signed in Vientiane, Laos, by Lao Transportation Minister Phao Bounnaphol and his Thai...
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Stephen Orr
Stephen OrrCorrection: The photo caption on this page yesterday erroneously identified an Australian delegation as Stuart C. Cave. He should have been identified as Stephen Orr, vice president of Indonesia- Australia Business Council and Jakarta representative of Westpac Bank.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Tree cutting angers elephants
Tree cutting angers elephants BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The continuing destruction of resin trees for oil palm plantation projects has driven wild elephants to rampaging residential areas in western Lampung, farmers said yesterday.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Foreign carriers ordered to divest in India
Foreign carriers ordered to divest in India NEW DELHI (AFP): India yesterday ordered foreign airlines to withdraw their investments from Indian domestic carriers within six months.Aviation Minister C.M.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Asian markets still wary over U.S. rates
Asian markets still wary over U.S. rates HONG KONG (AFP): Asian markets closed yesterday with trade marked by bargain hunting after losses earlier in the week triggered by a fall on Wall Street and caution over fears of a change in U.S. interest rates.In Jakarta, share prices closed 0.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Workers told to lobby House over labor bill
Workers told to lobby House over labor bill CIBITUNG, Bekasi (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief urged workers yesterday to lobby the House of Representatives if they are not happy with the government-sponsored bill on manpower.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Not all policemen are bad
Not all policemen are badFrom Pikiran RakyatBasofi Sudirman once sang a song that began with the line, "not all men." But, if I was Doel Sumbang, I would certainly have swooned, "not all policemen." I have recently had a positive experience with the police.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Bogor wok makers supply households and restaurants
Bogor wok makers supply households and restaurantsBy Joko Sarwono BOGOR (JP): Clang.. clang.. clang.. The repeated sound of beaten metal rings in your ears as you enter Cibadak village in Bogor. This is the wok makers' village in the Tanah Sereal district, and the noise is them pounding old drums.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Rp 800 billion dam in South Sulawesi nears completion
Rp 800 billion dam in South Sulawesi nears completion UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Construction of an Rp 800 billion (US$340 million) dam in Bilibili, 30 kilometers east of here, will soon be completed but dam management is still causing headaches.
Sat, 05 Apr 1997
Pupuk Iskandar Muda to increase capacity
Pupuk Iskandar Muda to increase capacity JAKARTA (JP): State-owned fertilizer company PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, will start building its second production unit in October with a capacity of 600,000 tons a year.The company's president, Omay Kumar Wiraatmadja, said the new US$252.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 3, 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 1,050 -25 201,000 Alumindo...
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Middle East tension likely to persist
Middle East tension likely to persistBy Riza Sihbudi JAKARTA (JP): There is a good chance that the current Palestinian-Israeli dispute will plunge the Middle East into further conflict.The most recent tensions emerged with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to build settlements in...
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Indonesia, New Zealand vie for Davis Cup victory
Indonesia, New Zealand vie for Davis Cup victory JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and New Zealand are confident of winning today's opening singles of the Asia Oceania Group I Davis Cup tie second round at the Senayan tennis courts.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Mabua, Detroit Diesel to make diesel engines
Mabua, Detroit Diesel to make diesel engines JAKARTA (JP): PT Mahasara Buana (Mabua), a subsidiary of Humpuss Group Indonesia, plans to team up with U.S. firm Detroit Diesel Corporation to make diesel engines for local and regional markets.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Social injustice 'threatens national integration'
Social injustice 'threatens national integration' JAKARTA (JP): Widespread social injustice is threatening national integration so it must be properly addressed, Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo said yesterday.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Concessionaires warned against forest fires
Concessionaires warned against forest fires JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry warned forest concessionaires yesterday to avoid using fire to clear land during the dry season which will last until October."Forest fires in Indonesia have been mainly caused by forest clearances and sloppiness.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and Entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Poolside - Pasar Senggol, daily, 6.30 p.m. Kecak Dance, Friday and Tuesday, Legong Dance, Saturday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday, 7 p.m.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
MasterCard upbeat on RI prospect
MasterCard upbeat on RI prospect JAKARTA (JP): MasterCard International is bullish that it can sustain its debit and credit card businesses' high growth rate in Indonesia, a senior executive of its Singapore-based Asia Pacific headquarters said yesterday.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Seminar on Sukarno's speech gains support
Seminar on Sukarno's speech gains support JAKARTA (JP): The seminar on the last public speech given by the late president Sukarno in 1966 should go ahead to reveal the truth surrounding his impeachment, a student leader in the 1960s said yesterday.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Riots
RiotsFrom MerdekaWe hear of further riots and unrest. Riots hit several areas in Indonesia at the start of the year. The riots claimed lives and a large amount of property. It is all painful.Our thoughts and inner feelings were deeply affected.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Shareholders' meeting okays Indofood's Rp1.55t acquisition
Shareholders' meeting okays Indofood's Rp1.55t acquisition JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed noodle maker PT Indofood Sukses Makmur (ISM) of the Salim Group obtained approval from its shareholders yesterday to buy 80 percent of the shares in each of its six sister companies for Rp 1.55 trillion (US$651.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Bogor administration negligent
Bogor administration negligentFrom MerdekaThe bupati (regent), the chairman of the regency legislative assembly, the head of Public Works of the regency of Bogor have been negligent in their control of contractors for road repairs and maintenance.There were three letters (Jan. 1 and 9 and Feb.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
JSX index plummets 1.4 percent
JSX index plummets 1.4 percent JAKARTA (JP): Shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) plunged yesterday as the JSX composite index lost 9.26 points or 1.4 percent to close at 641.62 amid rumors President Soeharto was sick.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Elmi Hotel: Jl. Panglima Sudirman No. 42-44: - Qemi Club: Karaoke/Disco, Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Master Band, Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Atlantic Band, Tuesday and Saturday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Textile plants moving from West Java to Central Java
Textile plants moving from West Java to Central Java JAKARTA (JP): Several small and medium producers of textile and textile-related products in West Java are relocating their factories to Central Java where business costs are cheaper.