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Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Nine people arrested in heroin smuggling case
Nine people arrested in heroin smuggling case JAKARTA (JP): Nine people, including three foreigners, were arrested yesterday for smuggling and distributing some 1.2 kilograms heroin worth around Rp 51 million (US$21,250), the City Police Chief said.Maj. Gen.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film 3:10 Children's Dance 3:35 Music: Paket 27 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Film 4:45 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:25 Variety Show 5:30 Sambung Rasa 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved...
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Executive reports illegal withdrawal
Executive reports illegal withdrawal JAKARTA (JP): A company executive told the City Police yesterday that an unknown woman had stolen Rp 324 million (US$135,000) from his account at Bapindo bank.Andi Sotar Simanjuntak, a director of PT JAS Filling System, said his money was withdrawn without his...
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Managing the environment
Managing the environment In spite of the criticism it has drawn from environmentalists, the proposed bill on environmental management now being deliberated by the House of Representatives is a step in the right direction.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Asian investors wait for signs from Wall Street
Asian investors wait for signs from Wall Street HONG KONG (AFP): Most Asian investors remained cautious yesterday over fears of a U.S. interest rates increase and possible further slides on Wall Street, with local news also affecting trading, brokers said.Malaysian shares were down 2.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
RI records $527 million surplus
RI records $527 million surplus JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's recorded a US$527 million trade surplus in January.The minister of industry and trade, Tunky Ariwibowo, said exports in January reached $4.24 billion, $1.4 billion of which came from the oil and gas sector.Indonesian imports were worth $3.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Sidoarjo's water consortium
Sidoarjo's water consortium ADELAIDE (Reuter): United Water said yesterday it was part of an international consortium which had won a 25-year A$60 million (about US$50 million) contract to build and operate a water treatment plant in Sidoarjo, East Java in Indonesia.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
World experts meet to find ways to save Sumatran tigers
World experts meet to find ways to save Sumatran tigers BOGOR (JP): World and local tiger experts, zoologists and researchers ended a two-day discussion here yesterday with a commitment to preserve the endangered Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae).
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Rumors on Soeharto deplored
Rumors on Soeharto deplored JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas deplored yesterday unfounded rumors fanned by foreign media that President Soeharto was ill, and said they were "engineered".
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Toll road robbery dossiers finished
Toll road robbery dossiers finished BOGOR (JP): Dossiers on two men suspected of being in the 1996 fatal Jagorawi toll road robbery have been sent to the Bogor District Court by the prosecutors' office.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Trauma haunts West Kalimantan, governor says
Trauma haunts West Kalimantan, governor says JAKARTA (JP): Life is slowly returning to normal in the towns and villages of West Kalimantan which were rocked by ethnic riots early this year, provincial governor Aspar Aswin said yesterday.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Texmaco gets US$21m loan
Texmaco gets US$21m loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Mutu Gading Tekstil, a subsidiary of the Texmaco Group, secured a US$21 million syndicated loan from seven local private banks yesterday.The loan was arranged by Bank Nusa International.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Sahid Jaya Hotel, Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta: - Shah Jahan Restaurant; Sham - E - Mehfil, daily except Sunday, 7 p.m. to 12 p.m. - Bengawan Solo Restaurant; Siteran Music, daily, 6.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Indra Lesmana, Gilang Ramadhan release first duet album
Indra Lesmana, Gilang Ramadhan release first duet albumBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): After working together for almost 13 years on an abundance of projects, noted jazz keyboard master and singer Indra Lesmana and singer, drummer, composer and percussionist Gilang Ramadhan released their first duo...
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Bayu-Undan LNG site remains uncertain
Bayu-Undan LNG site remains uncertain SYDNEY (Reuter): The appointment of Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd as operator for the Bayu-Undan oil and gas field had no bearing on whether a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant would be onshore or offshore, Phillips Petroleum Co said yesterday.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Buffalo may not be best friend
Buffalo may not be best friend SERANG, West Java: A water buffalo has killed its 65-year-old owner whose love for the animal earned him the nickname "grandpa shepherd" in his village.He died Wednesday morning when the buffalo was hit by a speeding bus while it ran across a road dragging Jamud, who...
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Officer absent in Zarina's trial
Officer absent in Zarina's trial JAKARTA (JP): A police officer, under whose escort a defendant in an Ecstasy case escaped, did not turn up to testify yesterday because he was sick.Capt. Ade Sutiana, former head of the detectives unit at the Tangerang police precinct, failed to appear in court...
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
One man to run prison
One man to run prison MANATUTO, East Timor: The local administration is so eager to lock up criminals that it opened a prison Wednesday that has only one employee.The Rp 900 million (US$380,000) prison, designed to hold 50 people, on a four hectare site was opened by local justice ministry chief...
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
RI, Australia urged to remove barriers
RI, Australia urged to remove barriers JAKARTA (JP): The Australian and Indonesian governments should lift trade and investment barriers and offer more incentives for private firms to invest in and trade with Indonesia's eastern provinces and Australia's Northern Territory.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Merpati operates Airbus A-310
Merpati operates Airbus A-310 JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara, a Garuda Indonesia subsidiary, has begun operating a new Airbus A-310 jet, allowing same-day connecting flights between cities in the country's east and regional destinations via Jakarta.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
C-C Amatil makes deal with San Miguel
C-C Amatil makes deal with San Miguel SYDNEY (Reuter): Australian beverage group Coca-Cola Amatil transformed itself yesterday into the largest Coca-Cola bottler outside the United States by unveiling an A$3.4 billion (US$2.6 billion) deal with San Miguel Corp of the Philippines.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
RI cautious of European 'pencak silat' athletes
RI cautious of European 'pencak silat' athletes JAKARTA (JP): A national coach has warned that Indonesia should be cautious on the strength of the European pencak silat athletes in the coming World Cup championship in Kuala Lumpur, April 23-30.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Sawah Besar fire destroys 100 houses
Sawah Besar fire destroys 100 houses JAKARTA (JP): A fire destroyed at least 100 houses in the crowded Kartini subdistrict in Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta yesterday, leaving hundreds of people homeless.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Germans missing on Mt. Sibayak
Germans missing on Mt. Sibayak MEDAN, North Sumatra: Two Germans, Hans Jorg Eichhorn, 27, and Cristina Eichhorn, 30, have been reported as missing on Mount Sibayak, Brastagi, some 70 kilometers southeast of here.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Poll campaign schedule agreed
Poll campaign schedule agreed JAKARTA (JP): After weeks of heated debate, leaders of the three parties approved a schedule yesterday for the broadcast of campaign messages and debates from April 27 to May 23.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
PUDI's activists released but remain under suspicion
PUDI's activists released but remain under suspicion JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office released two leaders of the Indonesian Democratic Union Party (PUDI) yesterday, but said they would remain suspects in an on-going investigation into subversion.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Cirebon plans inland port
Cirebon plans inland port JAKARTA (JP): A dry port has been proposed to be built in Cirebon to spur the economic growth of the West Java city.Cirebon Regent, Rachmat Djoehana, said yesterday that the dry port would be constructed near the district's 1,500 hectare Kapetakan industrial estate to...
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Gaikindo opposes idea to limit car sales in city
Gaikindo opposes idea to limit car sales in city JAKARTA (JP): Limiting the number of cars sold in Jakarta in order to ease the chronic traffic problem is impossible, the chairman of the Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries (Gaikindo) said yesterday.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Policeman killed in brawl
Policeman killed in brawl UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Mamuju police subdistrict chief Sgt. Maj. Mustamin was stabbed to death while trying to break up a brawl in a karaoke lounge Tuesday, police said yesterday.He died on the way to Mamuju Hospital.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Soeharto asks students to vote
Soeharto asks students to vote JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto asked Indonesian students yesterday to vote in the May election and help make next year's presidential election a success.Speaking at his office before 98 rectors of private universities, the President said the two five-yearly...
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
The Listening Post
The Listening Post "Building English Skills Through Newspaper+Radio" Produced by American Language Center in cooperation with The Jakarta Post and Radio Sonora FM 100.9 Mhz While rules are not exactly made to be broken, language teachers frequently find that exceptions give rise to anarchy in what...
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
China, Vietnam to discuss dispute
China, Vietnam to discuss dispute HANOI (AFP): China and Vietnam will meet in Beijing on April 9 to discuss a maritime dispute triggered by a Chinese oil rig drilling outside the Tonkin Gulf, a foreign ministry spokesman said yesterday.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Papua New Guinea's climax relieves Canberra
Papua New Guinea's climax relieves CanberraBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): After 10 days of crisis, Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan announced on March 26 that he and two of his ministers, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chris Haiveta and Defense Minister Mathias Ijape...
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
'Mbak' Tutut seen as unlikely VP
'Mbak' Tutut seen as unlikely VP JAKARTA (JP): Political analyst Arbi Sanit discounted yesterday the chances of Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, President Soeharto's eldest daughter, becoming the next vice president.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Traffic in Jakarta
Traffic in JakartaFrom Suara KaryaSuara Karya of March 20 reported the dire state of traffic in Jakarta. There is no one solution to the problem while motor vehicle production increases unabatedly.The problem is not hard to solve if the Jakarta administration has the pluck to take the following...
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
New cruiser to serve Bali
New cruiser to serve Bali JAKARTA (JP): Spice Island Cruises, the country's first international cruise operator, will operate a ship in Bali in July.The company said yesterday that the 120-passenger ship was bought from Tokyo's Showa Lines.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Eradicating corruption
Eradicating corruption The report published by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy Ltd. of Hong Kong has named Indonesia as the most corrupt country in Asia.But despite the discredit to Indonesia, there have been few reactions. Those who did react tended to agree.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Buy rating on Jababeka
Buy rating on Jababeka JAKARTA (JP): Securities firm Socgen-Crosby has assigned a buy rating on Jababeka's shares as it forecast the industrial estate developer's earnings would grow by 22 percent in the next two years.
Fri, 04 Apr 1997
Chan's 'win-win strategy' succeeds
Chan's 'win-win strategy' succeedsBy Ikrar Nusa Bhakti JAKARTA (JP): The first stage of Papua New Guinea's political drama was over on March 26, 1997, when Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan temporarily resigned after he survived in the motion of no confidence in parliament the day before.
Thu, 03 Apr 1997
Ministries to take steps to save parks
Ministries to take steps to save parks BONTANG, East Kalimantan (JP): The government will revise the 1989 joint ministerial decree on mining exploration inside national parks, an effort to strengthen their legal status.
Thu, 03 Apr 1997
Forest concession closed
Forest concession closed JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry has closed North Sulawesi to new forest concessionaires because of forests' poor conditions and limited forest areas.The ministry's provincial office chairman, Bambang Hendriyo, said in Manado yesterday that forest conditions in the...
Thu, 03 Apr 1997
Asia Inti Selera to sell 45 percent of its shares
Asia Inti Selera to sell 45 percent of its shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Asia Inti Selera plans to offer 45 million shares or 35 percent of its capital to the public to raise Rp 50 billion (US$21 million) in fresh funds.
Thu, 03 Apr 1997
Palm Oil group backs govt's decision
Palm Oil group backs govt's decision JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Palm Oil Producers fully backs the government's decision to ban new foreign investment in oil palm plantations, the association's chairman said.
Thu, 03 Apr 1997
MAS expects 15% hike in load factor growth
MAS expects 15% hike in load factor growth JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia Airlines (MAS) expects a 15 percent increase in its Jakarta-Kuala Lumpur load factor this year because of an improvement in trade relations, an airline executive said yesterday.
Thu, 03 Apr 1997
Tempo and NatMut join forces
Tempo and NatMut join forcesJP/afs Indonesia's Tempo Group and Australia's National Mutual Group announced yesterday the operation of their joint life insurance venture, PT Tempo National Mutual Life (TNML), with an authorized capital of Rp 30 billion (US$12.48 million).
Thu, 03 Apr 1997
Soeharto 'should accept renomination'
Soeharto 'should accept renomination' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto should accept his renomination for another term of office to help ensure a safe and smooth national leadership succession, according to a political observer.
Thu, 03 Apr 1997
Foundation builds 800 mosques
Foundation builds 800 mosques LOMBOK, West Nusa Tenggara: The Yayasan Amal Bhakti Muslim Pancasila Foundation, chaired by President Soeharto, has built 807 mosques across the country, Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo said here Monday evening.
Thu, 03 Apr 1997
Surjadi reminds city officials not to abuse power
Surjadi reminds city officials not to abuse power JAKARTA (JP): The new head of the public order office was given a special welcome at his installation ceremony as Governor Surjadi Soedirdja quoted reports of public order officials asking for money and sex.
Thu, 03 Apr 1997
Soeharto warns the public of communist remnants
Soeharto warns the public of communist remnants JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto told Indonesians yesterday to maintain their vigilance against remnants of the outlawed Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) which were lurking in the dark.
Thu, 03 Apr 1997
Canadian firms aims to reveal Busang gold
Canadian firms aims to reveal Busang gold TORONTO (Reuter): While the Busang gold controversy panics investors and crashes trading computers, a tiny Canadian consulting firm is quietly working to answer a crucial question -- Is the gold there?Strathcona Mineral Services Ltd.