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Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Sudharmono book launch
Sudharmono book launchJP/afs JAKARTA (JP): Former vice president Sudharmono (left) launched an autobiography and a compilation of biographies on him at his home last night.The books are Sudharmono SH, Pengalaman dalam Masa Pengabdian (Sudharmono SH, Experiences of Service) and Kesan dan Kenangan...
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
'Gulf pilot had heart attack'
'Gulf pilot had heart attack' DUBAI (AFP): The British pilot of a Gulf Air Airbus A-320 which skidded off a runway at Abu Dhabi airport, leaving 86 passengers injured, had a heart attack during takeoff, an aviation source said yesterday.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
ASEAN unity vital: Soeharto
ASEAN unity vital: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has called on ASEAN to remain united in the face of liberalized global trade."If Southeast Asian nations are unable to remain united, we will lose the available opportunities," Soeharto said in his opening address at the first ASEAN...
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Thai army chief talks with Myanmar over refugees' return
Thai army chief talks with Myanmar over refugees' return MAE SOT, Thailand (AFP): Thai army chief Chetta Thanajaro crossed into Myanmar yesterday to discuss border conditions and the return of 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees when fighting in the region stops.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
'Caltex could delay RI becoming net oil importer'
'Caltex could delay RI becoming net oil importer' JAKARTA (JP): PT Caltex Indonesia, the biggest oil producer in Indonesia, said yesterday it could delay Indonesia becoming a net oil importer by eight years by using new technologies.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Delay on nuclear plant development hailed
Delay on nuclear plant development hailed JAKARTA (JP): Legislators hailed yesterday the government's intention to push back the construction of a nuclear power plant to 2020 or 2030, but environmentalists remain cautious over the announcement.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Singapore dollar falls to 18-month law
Singapore dollar falls to 18-month law SINGAPORE (AFP): The Singapore dollar has plunged to levels unseen in 18 months against the U.S. dollar amid market speculation that the government here prefers a weaker currency to boost exports.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Child abuse claims at Bogor safari park
Child abuse claims at Bogor safari park JAKARTA (JP): Supervisors at the famous safari park near the West Java town of Bogor have abused child laborers, two underaged workers who escaped claimed yesterday.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
ASEAN still attracts investors
ASEAN still attracts investors JAKARTA (JP): Former U.S. state secretary Alexander M. Haig said yesterday ASEAN would remain attractive for investors provided it maintained high economic growth.Speaking at the first ASEAN business summit, Haig said ASEAN's economic growth was unmatched anywhere in...
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Woman hypnotized
Woman hypnotized JAKARTA (JP): A thief hypnotized a woman, 24 year-old Nurilah, and ran away with Rp 3.5 million (US$1,458) in cash yesterday, her uncle said.Abdul Kadir said he reported the incident to the Palmerah police precinct in West Jakarta, hoping the police would catch the thief.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Hospital catches fire in earthquake
Hospital catches fire in earthquake MANILA (Reuter): An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao yesterday, triggering a fire that damaged a hospital building but leaving no casualties, officials said.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
RP sugar glut seen easing with import ban
RP sugar glut seen easing with import ban MANILA (Reuter): The Philippine sugar sector, now soaking from a glut due to over importation at cheaper prices, got a reprieve yesterday after the government extended an import ban up to July this year.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
RI to be one of five largest economies by 2019: Hartarto
RI to be one of five largest economies by 2019: Hartarto JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will be one of the world's five biggest economies by 2019 when its current 25-year development plan ends, Coordinating Minister of Production and Distribution Hartarto said yesterday.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Analyst calls for more state firms consolidations
Analyst calls for more state firms consolidations JAKARTA (JP): State-owned companies should carry out huge consolidation measures in order to survive in an increasingly global free trade, an analyst said yesterday.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
'Editorial board legally responsible for content'
'Editorial board legally responsible for content' JAKARTA (JP): The director of the Jakarta-based Dr. Soetomo Press Institute said on the witness stand in the Suara Independen trial yesterday the magazine's editorial board was responsible for the publication.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Quake victims coming home
Quake victims coming home MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Hundreds of the 1992 quake evacuees who had been living in the Sikka regency are streaming back to Babi Island, 23 miles north of here, in the belief the island is finally safe.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Official says Busang causes investors concern
Official says Busang causes investors concern TORONTO (Reuter): A top Indonesian mining official said on Tuesday that the recent battle over the huge Busang gold deposit in East Kalimantan has caused some uncertainty among foreign investors in Indonesia."We realize...
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Ramos returns from 10-day tour
Ramos returns from 10-day tour MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos arrived in the Philippines yesterday after a 10-day, five-nation tour through South Asia and the Middle East which he said had expanded the country's export and investment potential.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Broadcasting Law to improve treatment of women?
Broadcasting Law to improve treatment of women?By Lucia Esti Elihami YOGYAKARTA (JP): Television, along with radio and other means of broadcasting, has an increasing influence on Indonesian society today.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Fiat enters India
Fiat enters India NEW DELHI (AFP): Indian government yesterday cleared a plan by Fiat SpA of Italy to manufacture a passenger car model in India, a government spokesman said.The spokesman said Fiat will hold a majority stake of 74 percent equity in the joint venture company which has local Premier...
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Argo Pantes' investment
Argo Pantes' investment We refer to the article Argo Pantes doubles annual capacity to 24 million yards (March 3, 1997).We would like to inform you that an incorrect statement made by Mr. Chan Wing Wah was printed on the article.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
KL asks Lee to drop criticism
KL asks Lee to drop criticism KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia yesterday demanded Singapore Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew retract criticism of the southern state of Johor which he said was "notorious for shootings, muggings and car-jackings.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Gymnasts to compete overseas before Games
Gymnasts to compete overseas before Games JAKARTA (JP): Local gymnasts will compete overseas in the lead-up to the 19th SEA Games, the secretary-general of the Indonesian Gymnastics Association (Persani) said yesterday.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Bureaucracy affects press language
Bureaucracy affects press languageBy Ignas Kleden JAKARTA (JP): A seminar titled "The role of the mass-media in promoting the Malay-Indonesian language" recently examined bureaucracy and its influence on language and the media.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Indofood to cuts purchase price
Indofood to cuts purchase price JAKARTA (JP): The Salim Group's publicly listed Indofood Sukses Makmur has cut the price of buying its sister companies from Rp 1.7 trillion to Rp 1.5 trillion (US$633 million).
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Growing living costs
Growing living costsFrom MerdekaWe were informed recently that Indonesia's population has now reached 200 million souls. State Minister of Population/Chairman of the National Family Planning Board Dr. Haryono Suyono had been anticipating the birth of the country's 200 millionth citizen.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Radisson Hotel, Jl. Pecenongan 72, Central Jakarta: - Lobby Lounge Bar; Vino on Bass and Yudi on Piano, Mona and Nongky (Singers), Monday to Saturday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. * Ancol Travelodge, Jl. Lodan Timur No.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
House ratifies SE Asia nuclear weapon treaty
House ratifies SE Asia nuclear weapon treaty JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia ratified yesterday the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, thus becoming the decisive seventh country needed for the treaty's implementation.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
RI cruises to Fed Cup qualifying semifinals
RI cruises to Fed Cup qualifying semifinals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Federation Cup tennis team cruised to the Asia Oceania Qualifying Group I semifinals by eliminating India 3-0 yesterday in round-robin matches in Wellington, New Zealand.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Phone disruptions in Cipondoh
Phone disruptions in Cipondoh JAKARTA (JP): The road widening project on Jl. Raya Cipondoh and its surrounding areas in Tangerang, west of here, will disrupt telephone lines beginning with 551, 552, 553 and 554 prefixes, state-owned PT Telkom said.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Malaysian minister urges ASEAN to form consortia
Malaysian minister urges ASEAN to form consortia JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia's Minister of International Trade and Industry, Rafidah Aziz, has called on ASEAN's business communities to form ASEAN consortia to enter developed markets and attract large international players as partners.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
BI lowers discount rate
BI lowers discount rate JAKARTA (JP): The central bank, Bank Indonesia, has lowered its discount rate for short-term money market securities (SBPU) yesterday by 50 basis points.The central bank did not announce the cut but money dealers said the key rate for one-week securities was cut to 14.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Sawah Besar residents want higher land compensation
Sawah Besar residents want higher land compensation JAKARTA (JP): Residents of the Sawah Besar district in Central Jakarta asked the city council Tuesday for higher compensation for land appropriated for a planned river widening project.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Art events
Art events Painting Exhibition by Krijono at Duta Fine Arts Foundation, Jl. Kemang Utara 55A, South Jakarta, Ph. 7990226. March 9 through March 30 (10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays and Mondays).
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
PDI banners burned
PDI banners burned SEMARANG: People claiming to be Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) activists frustrated by the party's interminable leadership conflict have burned hundreds of PDI banners in the Blora regency.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Harmoko tour reveals region's political color
Harmoko tour reveals region's political colorBy Ainur R. Sophiaan JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko has made it clear time and again that his annual Ramadhan safari is meant to disseminate information about national development and gauge the grassroots' response to it.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
New telephone line
New telephone line We thought that an extra telephone line would be a good idea, especially as PT Telkom was offering a special low price for new lines in our area. Our new line was operational on Jan. 29, 1997 but when we went to pay the bill we were told that we had not paid for two months...
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 12, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 70,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,200 -25 345,000...
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Politicians agree Constitution forbids opposition
Politicians agree Constitution forbids opposition JAKARTA (JP): Politicians and observers agreed yesterday the 1945 Constitution did not recognize opposition, but some of them underlined the need for greater democratization.
Thu, 13 Mar 1997
Local judokas aim to learn from world championship
Local judokas aim to learn from world championship JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's best judokas, Kresna Bayu and Aprilia Marzuki, expect to learn a lot at the World Judo Championships in Warsaw, Poland, on March 14 and March 15."I want to learn the European style because I have studied Asian style.
Wed, 12 Mar 1997
Conglomerates 'may not control economy'
Conglomerates 'may not control economy' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto insisted yesterday conglomerates would not be allowed to control the national economy and called for more emphasis on the development of small businesses and cooperatives.
Wed, 12 Mar 1997
PT Indorama secures US$175 million in loans
PT Indorama secures US$175 million in loans JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed polyester maker PT Indorama Synthetics has obtained syndicated loans worth US$175 million from 13 international banks.The company said the agreement for the loans, which mature in three years, was signed in Singapore...
Wed, 12 Mar 1997
Workers protest unjust treatment
Workers protest unjust treatment JAKARTA (JP): At least 150 PT Intermitra Ragamulia Industries's workers protested at the House of Representatives Monday about threats of arbitrary dismissal from their employer.
Wed, 12 Mar 1997
Documented insanity delays murder trial
Documented insanity delays murder trial JAKARTA (JP): The Los Angeles triple murder case trial was delayed yesterday after proof that the defendant had twice been hospitalized for 'mental disorder' was read in court.Prosecutor J.
Wed, 12 Mar 1997
Newly returned bishop meet ABRI leaders
Newly returned bishop meet ABRI leaders DILI (JP): Mgr. Basilio do Nascimento, the newly ordained bishop of Baucau, East Timor, spent his first full day home after his January ordination in Rome meeting with local military officers.
Wed, 12 Mar 1997
Soeharto says critics ignorant of govt system
Soeharto says critics ignorant of govt system JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday that his administration's critics did not seem to understand the basics of Indonesia's political system.The President said certain people were eager to propose an overhaul of the system but the alternative...
Wed, 12 Mar 1997
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: BookJP/byiOLD PALS: Three senior journalists, Rosihan Anwar (left to right), Muchtar Lubis and Jakob Oetama, chat during the launching of Tajuk Tajuk Muchtar Lubis, a new book published by the Obor Foundation to commemorate Lubis's 75th birthday.
Wed, 12 Mar 1997
Poll watchdog denies calling for boycott
Poll watchdog denies calling for boycott BOGOR (JP): The unrecognized Independent Election Monitoring Committee denied yesterday circulating anonymous leaflets urging townspeople to boycott the May 29 general election.
Wed, 12 Mar 1997
Govt to restrict air ticket sales
Govt to restrict air ticket sales JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to stop travel agents selling airline tickets to avoid price manipulation, a senior official said yesterday.The Director General of Air Transportation, Zainuddin Sikado, said travel agents running tour packages and selling airline...
Wed, 12 Mar 1997
Rendani airport to be renovated
Rendani airport to be renovated MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: The Ministry of Transportation is to set aside more than Rp 1 billion (approximately US$426,439) this year to renovate Rendani Airport, in Manokwari regency, Irian Jaya.