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Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Govt defends campaign rules
Govt defends campaign rules JAKARTA (JP): The government is refusing to revise the election campaign rules despite complaints from the United Development Party (PPP)."It is not possible to revise the rules as they are a compilation of the aspirations of all elements in society, including the PPP...
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
ABRI has new spokesman
ABRI has new spokesman JAKARTA: Former Army intelligence officer Brig. Gen. Slamet Supriyadi was installed as chief of Armed Forces' Information Center yesterday, replacing Maj. Gen. Amir Syarifuddin who has been promoted to a supervisory position.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Cocoa output projected to rise to 400,000 tons
Cocoa output projected to rise to 400,000 tons JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian cocoa production is projected to increase to about 400,000 tons a year by 2000 from about 310,000 tons this year, according to the Indonesian Cocoa Association.The association's executive director, P.S.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Moerdiono joins 'clobber' debate
Moerdiono joins 'clobber' debate JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's threat to "clobber" anyone attempting to unconstitutionally unseat him should serve as a warning to potential lawbreakers, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
No need to rush
No need to rush Despite strong opposition from environmentalists, the Indonesian parliament last week passed a bill which paves the way for the country's first nuclear power plant to be built by the turn of the century.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Mar'ie suggests liquidation of ailing banks
Mar'ie suggests liquidation of ailing banks JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday the government would not hesitate to liquidate ailing banks to strengthen the banking industry in the face of financial liberalization in the region.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
RI foreign exchange income rises 4.3%
RI foreign exchange income rises 4.3% JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's foreign exchange earnings from foreign tourists rose by 4.3 percent in January to US$370.2 million from $354.9 million in the same month of the previous year.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Officers welcome Soeharto's 'clobber' statement
Officers welcome Soeharto's 'clobber' statement JAKARTA (JP): Two senior military officers and a retired general expressed support yesterday for President Soeharto's threat to "clobber" anyone attempting to unseat him in an unconstitutional manner.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Perdana to launch housing loan
Perdana to launch housing loan JAKARTA (JP): Perdana Finance, a subsidiary of the publicly listed Perdana Cipta Multi Finance, will launch a 25-year home loan in July.Perdana president Hasan Krisno said yesterday the loan package, aimed at people wanting to buy medium and large houses, would be for...
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Friend says dead Briton no drug user
Friend says dead Briton no drug user JAKARTA (JP): A Briton denied yesterday that an overdose was behind the death of his friend in Menteng Saturday, saying the victim was not a drug user.Garry Staggs told The Jakarta Post yesterday his old friend John, who died in Garry's house on Jl.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Jembatan Lima mart back to normal
Jembatan Lima mart back to normal JAKARTA (JP): A number of Jembatan Lima traders, who recently left the market on the instruction of authorities, have returned to join those who still refuse to move.By the weekend, dozens of traders had returned to reopen their businesses at the West Jakarta...
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Private firms to speed up telephone installations
Private firms to speed up telephone installations JAKARTA (JP): Five private firms with joint operation contracts with state-owned PT Telkom will speed up their projects to install the telephone lines the government requires by March 1999.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Le-Meridien: Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 18-20, Central Jakarta: - Lounge and Lobby Bar, Le Rendez-Vous; Venus Quartet, Monday, 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., Janet Hogarth, Canadian pianist & singer, nightly, except Monday, 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Sritex wins order from NATO
Sritex wins order from NATO JAKARTA (JP): Central Java textile maker PT Sritex has won a Rp 25 billion (US$10.87 million) contract to make 500,000 military uniforms for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) starting this year, a company executive said.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Golkar cadres at village level
Golkar cadres at village levelFrom MerdekaIf the dominant ruling group Golkar come out the winner again in the 1997 general election, it is nothing out of the ordinary.But behind the victory there is something interesting and extraordinary if an analytical observation is made of the struggle of...
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
I'm really sick: Pakpahan
I'm really sick: Pakpahan JAKARTA (JP): Labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan, standing trial for his alleged antigovernment statements, exploded in court yesterday and accused presiding Judge Djazuli P. Sudibyo of ignoring his poor health.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Six men burgle house, stab owner in Bekasi
Six men burgle house, stab owner in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Six men broke into a house at Jati Bening, Bekasi, some 20 kilometers east of here yesterday, stabbed the owner and made off with 60 grams of gold.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Mongolian president in town for three-day visit
Mongolian president in town for three-day visit JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Mongolian President Punsalmagiin Ochirbat, who arrived here yesterday for a three day state visit, will meet President Soeharto today to discuss bilateral issues.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Catholic students warned to beware of provocation
Catholic students warned to beware of provocation JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno warned Catholic Students Association activists yesterday not to be provoked by campaigns aimed at discrediting the government and stirring up political chaos.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Credit card holders, beware!
Credit card holders, beware!From KompasLast month I went to Pondok Indah Mall in South Jakarta where I met a group of five men. They told me they acted on behalf of their boss who was looking for a mugger and a lost credit card belonging to his son. They said I was the culprit.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
LBH lawyer wants tough measures for stubborn firms
LBH lawyer wants tough measures for stubborn firms JAKARTA (JP): Employers here will be beyond the reach of the law if the proposed revision of the Labor Law is passed by the House of Representatives, a lawyer said.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Thais send 846 athletes to retain SEA Games title
Thais send 846 athletes to retain SEA Games title JAKARTA (JP): Thailand will deploy 846 athletes--496 men and 350 women--in its bid to retain the overall title at the 19th SEA Games here in October.Three countries have so far submitted their entry forms: Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Food poisoning at wedding
Food poisoning at wedding BANDUNG: At least 200 people from the Bojongkoneng district near here were rushed to hospital Sunday after coming down with food poisoning at a wedding reception attended by more than 600 guests.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Ruwiyati eyes victory at Malang
Ruwiyati eyes victory at Malang JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian marathon runner Ruwiyati hopes to win East Java's Malang International Marathon in April.Alwi Mugiyanto, trainer and manager of the Tiger Lokomotiv Salatiga athletics club, said on Sunday that Ruwiyati is currently training for the event at...
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
RI not ready for ASEAN financial liberalization
RI not ready for ASEAN financial liberalization JAKARTA (JP): The weak capitalization of Indonesia's banks and insurance companies will inhibit them competing in other ASEAN countries when the financial services within the group are liberalized, bank executives said yesterday.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Myanmar ready to join ASEAN in July
Myanmar ready to join ASEAN in JulyBy Michele Cooper YANGON (AFP): Myanmar says it is ready, although not desperate, to join ASEAN in July but analysts say there is a lot riding on entry to the regional group for the country, its economy and its leaders.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Berenstain Bears 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Children's Program: Gemar Membaca 3:30 Science Film: Four Minute Mile 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science and Technology Film: Science World 4:30 TV Drama: Pelangi Budaya 5:00 Regional...
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Patriotic songs
Patriotic songsFrom MerdekaBeing a member of the younger generation, I am concerned with the media's recent coverage of situations which are packed with violence and stark brutality.These incidents should not be emphasized with expressions like "social disparity", or should not blame a certain...
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
RI offers Iranian quake victims aid
RI offers Iranian quake victims aid JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has offered assistance to victims of the recent earthquake in Iran which claimed more than 550 lives.The offer came yesterday during a meeting at Merdeka Palace between President Soeharto and visiting Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar...
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Pilgrims demand better services
Pilgrims demand better services JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher said yesterday that most of the 200,000 Indonesian haj pilgrims going to Saudi Arabia this year were poor people in need of better government service and protection."Three quarters of the pilgrims are not rich.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Legal aid course opened
Legal aid course opened JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's Legal Aid Institute (LBH) begins a law course for 50 law graduates and students today.The five-week course, called Kalabahu 1997, is at LBH's office on Jl. Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, Luhut Pangaribuan, LBH's director, said yesterday.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Edward discovers oil
Edward discovers oil JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian businessman Edward Soeryadjaya, whose bank was liquidated in 1993 for bankruptcy, said his company has discovered huge oil reserves in Mongolia through Soco Tamstag Mongolia, Inc. (Sotamo).
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Hero's burial sought for Ferdinand Marcos
Hero's burial sought for Ferdinand Marcos MANILA (AFP): The widow of Ferdinand Marcos yesterday demanded a hero's burial in Manila for the late dictator after the government cut off power to a refrigerated crypt holding his remains because of the family's unpaid electric bills.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
WTO IT agreement wins crucial support
WTO IT agreement wins crucial supportTani Freedman GENEVA (AFP): A draft pact to free trade in information- technology products won vital support from six countries at the weekend and can now be put into effect, trade officials said here yesterday.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Legislators protest governor's project
Legislators protest governor's project SEMARANG: The United Development Party faction in Central Java's legislature have strongly protested Governor Soewardi's plan to build a family welfare monument worth Rp 3.5 billion (US$1.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
PPP edict draws mixed responses
PPP edict draws mixed responses JAKARTA (JP): A call by the United Development Party (PPP) for ulemas from all three political groups to issue an edict on the general election received mixed reactions yesterday.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
House set to ratify nuclear treaty
House set to ratify nuclear treaty JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives is ready to ratify a bill that would help turn Southeast Asia into a nuclear weapons-free zone.In a plenary meeting held to deliberate the bill on the Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone, attended by...
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Muliasentra to issue five-year bonds
Muliasentra to issue five-year bonds JAKARTA (JP): PT Muliasentra Gunaswakarya, which owns 59.3 percent of publicly listed property firm Mulia Land property, will issue five-year bonds worth between Rp 150 billion (US$63.02 million) and Rp 250 billion later this month.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Moslems protest film on maid's life
Moslems protest film on maid's life MANILA (AFP): Moslem groups said yesterday they would protest the showing of a film on a Filipina Moslem maid who was jailed in the United Arab Emirates for murder because it violated Islamic principles.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
New land taxation needed
New land taxation needed JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Agrarian Affairs Soni Harsono has called for a new land tax system to stop speculation and the dereliction of land."The current land taxation system tends to encourage speculation among buyers and owners because it is only based on the land's...
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
City should get govt funding: Councilor
City should get govt funding: Councilor JAKARTA (JP): A councilor backed the administration's appeal to the government to help fund the city's large projects.Amarullah Asbah, secretary of the council's commission C for financial affairs, said the government should immediately respond to the appeal.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Nine people arrested over Ambeno riot
Nine people arrested over Ambeno riot DILI (JP): Nine East Timorese have been arrested for their roles in the Feb. 21 riot in the western town of Ambeno that claimed one life, police said yesterday.East Timor Police Chief Col.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Indoprom apologizes
Indoprom apologizes I am writing in reference to the letter of complaint (Feb. 26) regarding our service. We would like to apologize for what happened to Soren Lax's subscription to Asia Boating. We would like to clarify the matter as follows.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Indonesia's nation-building process at the crossroads
Indonesia's nation-building process at the crossroadsBy Aleksius Jemadu This is the second of two articles on nation-building. BANDUNG (JP): Many foreign observers applaud the economic performance of the New Order government over the last three decades.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
RI needs new palm oil markets, says LIPI study
RI needs new palm oil markets, says LIPI study JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia should not be too dependent on the West European market for its palm oil exports and should explore new markets in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe and Asia, according to researchers.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Four journalists testify
Four journalists testify YOGYAKARTA: Four senior journalists testified yesterday before the Bantul district court trying the lawsuit filed by Marsiyem, the widow of murdered journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, against the Yogyakarta police.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Thousands throng police precinct to cheer Megawati
Thousands throng police precinct to cheer Megawati JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of Megawati Soekarnoputri's supporters thronged the South Jakarta Police Precinct yesterday to support the ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) who was questioned over an allegedly illegal political meeting.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Bogor miners demand permits to buy explosives
Bogor miners demand permits to buy explosives JAKARTA (JP): More than 360 stone quarriers from Bogor protested at National Police headquarters yesterday the withdrawal of their permits to buy explosives.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Teacher rapes 12 of his 25 student
Teacher rapes 12 of his 25 student JAKARTA (JP): A private teacher in Tangerang was arrested Sunday for raping 12 of his 25 students, aged between six and 14 years old, Tangerang police precinct chief said yesterday.Lt. Col.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 3, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,175 0 3,000 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 285,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,250 -25 230,000...