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Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Busang gold deposits overstated
Busang gold deposits overstated JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Nusamba business group has confirmed that analyses of seven core holes drilled in the Busang II parcel in East Kalimantan over the past three weeks indicated insignificant amounts of gold.
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Chronology of Busang gold find
Chronology of Busang gold find TORONTO (Reuter): Following are important events related to the discovery of one of the world's biggest gold finds, in the Busang area of East Kalimantan, and the subsequent controversy over its ownership and development:1993:- Small Calgary-based exploration company...
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Duo pianists at Erasmus Huis
Duo pianists at Erasmus Huis JAKARTA (JP): Dutch couple Martijn and Mieke van den Hoek will give a concert at Erasmus Huis on Jl. HR Rasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta, on April 1.The concert will start at 7:30 p.m. and will feature pieces from Franz Schubert, Maurice Ravel and Igor Stravinsky.
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Indonesia halts meat imports from Australia
Indonesia halts meat imports from Australia JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Agriculture has stopped importing meat and live cattle from Australia's states of Victoria and New South Wales.The ministry's director general of animal husbandry, Erwin Soetirto, said Thursday the ban, effective as of March...
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Power centralization curbs democracy: Scholar
Power centralization curbs democracy: Scholar JAKARTA (JP): The government's favoring of the strongest political and economic groups seriously hampers democratization in Indonesia, a scholar said Thursday.
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Audi may open assembly plant in India to boost Asian market
Audi may open assembly plant in India to boost Asian marketBy Alexander Corne AUDI AG is considering establishing an assembly plant in India to boost its presence in the growing Asian car market.Audi may decide to go it alone if it signs off on a plant in India in the next few months.
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Employment law
Employment lawFrom RepublikaArticle 14, paragraph 12 of Law No.1, 1951 which confirmed the enactment of Law No.12, 1948 (known as the Employment Law) reads: "Workers who have been employed for six consecutive years by one company are entitled to a three-month-long leave.
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Motorcycle taxis
Motorcycle taxisFrom NeracaJakarta badly needs the services of ojek (motorcycle taxis) for transporting people who live in areas which cannot be reached by public transportation.But the bad side of the ojek is that the drivers are usually careless and tend to drive fast which can endanger other...
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Mahathir inspects Matsushita's expo
Mahathir inspects Matsushita's expo TOKYO (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday toured a technical exhibition in the western Japanese city of Osaka, sponsored by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Experts call for revision of new manpower bill
Experts call for revision of new manpower bill JAKARTA (JP): More experts have called for a revision of the newly-drafted bill on manpower, warning of possible labor unrest if the House of Representatives endorses the document.
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Constitution allows early nomination of leaders
Constitution allows early nomination of leaders Debating when is the right time to discuss presidential candidates may be a non-issue in many countries but it is a current controversy in Indonesia. Political scientist Amien Rais of Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University and chairman of the...
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Another rebel shot
Another rebel shot LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh: Troops shot dead a member of Aceh's secessionist movement Wednesday after he reportedly resisted arrest near his house in Matang Sijuek Teungoh village in northern Aceh.Abu Salam, 35, was suspected of committing a number of crimes in the province, Lt. Col.
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Bus fares
Bus faresFrom PelitaCheap transportation seems to be elusive for low-income people. I live in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, and work in Pulogadung, East Jakarta. Every day I have to wait for more than one hour to get the Pulogadung-Pasar Minggu bus to go home.
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Subversion defendands treated poorly: Relatives
Subversion defendands treated poorly: Relatives JAKARTA (JP): The relatives of some jailed activists standing trial for subversion protested Thursday the courts' alleged poor treatment of the defendants.
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
New silkworm variety discovered
New silkworm variety discovered YOGYAKARTA: A university researcher announced Tuesday the new discovery of three silkmoths with a much higher value and superior quality than the existing variety.Jesmandt Situmorang of Gadjah Mada University said during a seminar that the three wild silkmoths, known...
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Wynne cruises to semis of Astra tennis c'ships
Wynne cruises to semis of Astra tennis c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Top seeded Wynne Prakusya of Indonesia cruised to the semifinals while defending champion Peter Handoyo, also of Indonesia, crashed at yesterday's quarterfinals of the 11th Indonesia Astra International Junior Tennis Championships at the...
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Police arrest 31 for unrest in Pekalongan
Police arrest 31 for unrest in Pekalongan JAKARTA (JP): The number of people detained in the Central Java coastal town of Pekalongan rose to 31 yesterday as the town began to return to normal.Residents in the batik town said fewer police were seen in public places but soldiers were still patrolling...
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Japfa signs $152m loans
Japfa signs $152m loans JAKARTA (JP): PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia, a publicly-owned animal feed processing firm, has secured a US$152 million credit facility from a group of syndicating banks.The company said here Thursday that the loans were extended to Japfa and its subsidiary, Japfa Comfeed...
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Partnership program ineffective: Analyst
Partnership program ineffective: Analyst JAKARTA (JP): An economist has criticized the government's policy of helping small companies, saying the existing partnership program is ineffective.Prof. Anwar Nasution of the University of Indonesia's School of Economics said Thursday the government's...
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Pfizer forges alliance
Pfizer forges alliance JAKARTA (JP): PT Pfizer Indonesia, a subsidiary of Panama's Pfizer Inc., has agreed to cooperate with PT Dexa Medica in the manufacturing of Tensivask, with the active ingredient amlodipine.
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Sihanouk not against ASEAN
Sihanouk not against ASEAN PHNOM PENH (Reuter): King Norodom Sihanouk is not opposed to Cambodia's entry into the Association of South East Asian Nations, the royal palace said yesterday.But the king, in documents released by the royal palace, said he fears the social and economic costs of joining...
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
RI must learn from Busang issue: Amien
RI must learn from Busang issue: Amien YOGYAKARTA (JP): Moslem scholar Amien Rais has said that Indonesians had to control, guide and supervise the exploitation of their country's natural resources."The Busang case should serve as a moral lesson for us," he told reporters on Wednesday.
Sat, 29 Mar 1997
Rights body faults use force in E. Timor protest
Rights body faults use force in E. Timor protest DILI, East Timor (JP): The use of force to quell the March 23 peaceful demonstration in the East Timorese capital has drawn fire from National Commission on Human Rights members.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Nominate candidates early: Rudini
Nominate candidates early: Rudini JAKARTA (JP): Nominations for president and vice president should be made during the election campaign, from April 27, because it will help the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) elect the nation's leaders next March, former minister of home affairs Rudini said...
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Clarification on Busang required
Clarification on Busang required Busang, a mere dot on the map of Kalimantan's interior, has come to our attention again. The controversy is over the gold deposits that are buried underneath the earth's surface at Busang.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Indonesia to host Indian Ocean Tourism Fair
Indonesia to host Indian Ocean Tourism Fair JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host the second annual tourism fair of the 24-member Indian Ocean Tourism Organization next month.The fair will be held between April 24 and April 28 at the Jakarta Convention Center and have over 600 participants from 25...
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Endangered cats found in Lampung
Endangered cats found in Lampung BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Conservationists recently discovered several endangered marble cats, Pardofelis marmorata, known locally as kucing marmer, in the Way Kambas National Park, Central Lampung, Antara reported yesterday.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
RI players dominate Astra Tennis C'ships
RI players dominate Astra Tennis C'ships JAKARTA (JP): Four local boys and seven girls cruised to the second round of the 1997 Indonesia Astra International Junior Tennis Championships at the Hilton tennis courts yesterday.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Rp 25 coin
Rp 25 coinFrom NeracaThe government needs to review the policy of issuing a Rp 25 coin. On a day to day basis it is rarely used. In fact it is difficult to spend a Rp 25 coin as most traders are reluctant to accept them. Even in buses these coins are hardly seen.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Busang gold mine and DPR
Busang gold mine and DPRFrom AdilThe Busang gold project in East Kalimantan has triggered a lot of debate in society. Some based their arguments on Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution. And since the mega project will involve a huge profit, it is hoped the government will make a wise decision, just...
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Govt guarantees regular bus fares won't rise
Govt guarantees regular bus fares won't rise JAKARTA (JP): The government promised again yesterday not to raise public bus fares before the general assembly next year and to penalize bus operators that fail to provide regular buses.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Esmaco, Bhuwanatala tie up
Esmaco, Bhuwanatala tie up JAKARTA (JP): Property company PT Bhuwanatala Indah Permai has appointed Singapore's Esmaco Pte Ltd to maintain and manage its Indonesian shopping centers.Bhuwanatala announced yesterday that under a cooperation agreement signed in Singapore earlier this month, Esmaco...
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Social scientists face restraints
Social scientists face restraintsBy Arief Budiman SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): Addressing a national congress recently President Soeharto criticized Indonesian social scientists saying "it is rare to find analysis which helps clarify and settle a problem.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Printer faces four years for defaming Soeharto
Printer faces four years for defaming Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): A state prosecutor asked the South Jakarta District Court yesterday to sentence a printer to four years imprisonment for defaming President Soeharto.Prosecutor D.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Bank Bali ad
Bank Bali adFrom PelitaAs a lawyer, I am astonished to hear an advertisement aired by some private radio stations. The ad, about Bank Bali's Serba Guna credit card, is insulting to the profession of public prosecutors as agents of law enforcement.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Bribery in Indonesia
Bribery in IndonesiaFrom RepublikaThe problem that to become a civil servant you must pay bribes is a real one. No less a person than the secretary-general of the Ministry of Home Affairs has stated that bribery and nepotism in the recruitment of new employees still exists.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Paintings by Raden Saleh, Spies to be auctioned
Paintings by Raden Saleh, Spies to be auctionedBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): In the upcoming Sotheby's and Christie's auctions in Singapore of Southeast Asian paintings, four Raden Saleh paintings and two by Walter Spies will be offered at this weekend.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
IPTN sells 159 helicopters
IPTN sells 159 helicopters BANDUNG (JP): State-owned PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) has sold 159 helicopters domestically so far, a company executive has said.IPTN's vice president for marketing, Pudji Sulaksono, said yesterday 113 were NBO-105 helicoptersHe said the helicopters were...
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Women's rights activists attack judiciary on attitudes to rape
Women's rights activists attack judiciary on attitudes to rape JAKARTA (JP): Law enforcers and judges are prejudiced against women when dealing with rape cases, women's rights activists said yesterday.In a discussion sponsored by 16 non-governmental organizations specializing on women's rights, the...
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Pertiwi's rights issue
Pertiwi's rights issue JAKARTA (JP): PT Duta Pertiwi extraordinary shareholders have approved the issue of 693,750,000 rights.PT Duta Pertiwi is part of the Sinar Mas Group.The firm's director, Anisa Himawan, said Tuesday the issue would entitle shareholders to subscribe to one new share for every...
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
ASEAN SAR experts hold talks
ASEAN SAR experts hold talks SINGAPORE (AFP): Search and rescue experts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its dialogue partners began talks here yesterday on saving sea disaster victims in the region.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Two arrested for handphone fraud
Two arrested for handphone fraud JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested two West Jakarta men for illegally copying handphone cards causing a loss of Rp 1 billion (US$416,666) to the telephone operator and several customers.Chief of the City Police Detectives Col.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Vessel income tax erased
Vessel income tax erased JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has approved the National Maritime Council's proposal to exempt gains from the sale of ships from income tax if the money is used to buy new ships.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Malaysia freezes fresh dealings with Singapore
Malaysia freezes fresh dealings with Singapore KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia said Wednesday it was freezing fresh dealings with Singapore, including awarding new contracts to Singapore firms, over unkind remarks made by elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew about a Malaysian state.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Pakpahan seeks cure overseas
Pakpahan seeks cure overseas JAKARTA (JP): Jailed labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan is seeking permission to go abroad for medical treatment for a growth in his lungs, his lawyer said yesterday.Munir, who is affiliated with the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation, said he had sent a letter to the minister...
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Soeharto plans to launch expo
Soeharto plans to launch expo JAKARTA: President Soeharto is to open an exhibition of products produced by poor families receiving subsidized credits, Antara reported yesterday.The exhibition will be held in Cilacap, Central Java, on April 17, State Minister of Population Haryono Suyono said...
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
PT Tripatra wins $316 million contract
PT Tripatra wins $316 million contract JAKARTA (Antara): PT Tripatra Engineers and Constructors has been awarded a contract worth US$316 million to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility for Mobil Exploration in Arun, Lhokseumawe, Aceh province.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Military denies fatalities in East Timor protest
Military denies fatalities in East Timor protest DILI, East Timor (JP): The military denied reports yesterday that two people died when it broke up a demonstration of local youths Sunday during the visit of United Nations special envoy Jamsheed Marker.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
Activists face heavy sentences
Activists face heavy sentences SURABAYA, East Java: Prosecutors demanded eight years and six years imprisonment for two local members of the unrecognized Democratic People's Party (PRD) for alleged subversion.
Thu, 27 Mar 1997
RI, Netherlands agree on expert exchange
RI, Netherlands agree on expert exchange JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Netherlands' Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sports have agreed to exchange experts and coaches in seven sports.