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Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Women's cagers start SEAG training
Women's cagers start SEAG training JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Basketball Association started its women's training program yesterday, though only three players showed up.With only seven months remaining before the 19th SEA Games scheduled to begin here Oct.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
American begins hunger strike at quarantine
American begins hunger strike at quarantine JAKARTA (JP): Jack Gilbert West, an American quarantined for allegedly misusing his visa and possessing obscene photographs, started yesterday his hunger strike protesting his arrest and incarceration.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
RI to get 40 percent of Busang
RI to get 40 percent of BusangBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): The battle for the right to develop East Kalimantan's huge Busang gold mine ended Sunday night with Indonesia owning 40 percent of the joint venture, the United States' Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold 15 percent and Canada's Bre-X...
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Robber shoots policeman dead
Robber shoots policeman dead JOMBANG, East Java: One of two cornered robbers who failed in their attempt to plunder a gold shop Sunday fatally shot a police officer during a high-speed chase, police said yesterday.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
UNESCO may withdraw from Kutai park
UNESCO may withdraw from Kutai park JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is threatening to pull out of its involvement in the Kutai National Park in East Kalimantan if the reported plan to mine coal there materializes.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
RI to increase milk imports
RI to increase milk imports JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will increase milk imports to the equivalent of 570,360 tons of fresh milk in the first half of this year from 323,000 tons in the second half of last year to cater to growing demand.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Asian nations employ communities in a bid to conserve nature
Asian nations employ communities in a bid to conserve natureBy Mahesh Uniyal NEW DELHI (IPS): After decades of using fences and guards to protect nature, wildlife authorities in some of Asia's developing nations are realizing that this cannot be done without the help of the local people.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Berestain Bears 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Education Program: Diletansia, Piano, Biola dan Gitar 3:30 Science Film: Four Minute Mile 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science and Technology Film: Science World 4:30 Culture: Pelangi Budaya...
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Surya Semesta shares to cost up to Rp 2,250
Surya Semesta shares to cost up to Rp 2,250 JAKARTA (JP): PT Surya Semesta Internusa (SSI), which will list 20 percent of its capital on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, plans to price its shares between Rp 1,000 and Rp 2,250 with a price earnings ratio of between eight and 10.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Minister visits Tunisia
Minister visits Tunisia JAKARTA (JP): Agriculture Minister Sjarifudin Baharsjah began talks yesterday in Tunis to promote Indonesian exports of agricultural commodities.A ministry's spokesman said here yesterday the minister would be meeting officials of the Tunisian government agency that holds...
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Thai firms to lead manage Yankee bonds
Thai firms to lead manage Yankee bonds BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand's Finance Ministry said yesterday that Lehman Brothers and Salomon Inc had been chosen to lead manage the country's upcoming US$500 million Yankee bond issue.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Police officer stabbed to death
Police officer stabbed to death JAKARTA (JP): A police officer was stabbed to death by one of three men who attacked him after a heated quarrel on Jl. Inpres, Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta.East Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
RP, Thailand renew deal
RP, Thailand renew deal MANILA (AFP): The Philippines and Thailand have renewed a bilateral repurchase agreement aimed at defending their currencies against speculative raids, the Central Bank of the Philippines said yesterday.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
More Asian states expected to join 'open skies' pact
More Asian states expected to join 'open skies' pact SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian countries are expected to follow Singapore's lead in forging an "open skies" pact with the United States, a top official of Singapore Airlines Ltd. (SIA) said in an interview published yesterday.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Soeharto given royal welcome in cambodia
Soeharto given royal welcome in cambodia PHNOM PENH (Agencies): Cambodia yesterday rolled out the red carpet for President Soeharto on his first state visit here in almost 30 years, amid hopes the trip will boost the country's bid to join the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
A Korean opportunity?
A Korean opportunity? To the volatile Korean mix has been added the stunning defection of a senior North Korean official to the South Korean Embassy in Beijing. The immediate drama arose from China's squeeze between its longtime ideological partner of North Korea, which demanded the return of Hwang...
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Ansett, MAS flight nightmare
Ansett, MAS flight nightmare Over the Lebaran period, my wife and I went to Penang to visit my father's grave; he was the Judge there, and died in 1933. The journey there was reasonable. We flew with Ansett Australian Airlines to Kuala Lumpur and then to Penang with MAS (Malaysian Airlines).
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
South Korea seeks talks with North to defuse tension
South Korea seeks talks with North to defuse tension SEOUL (Agencies): South Korea yesterday braced itself for possible attacks by North Korea but said it would seek to defuse rising tensions after a high-level Pyongyang official sought asylum at Seoul's Beijing embassy.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Texmaco in Indian party
Texmaco in Indian party JAKARTA (JP): Giant national textile company PT Texmaco Jaya, in cooperation with garment designer Ghea S. Panggabean, participated in the Indonesia-India Nite party in New Delhi last week.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Leaders' target in general election
Leaders' target in general electionFrom Suara KaryaA quarrel between group leaders gives cause for worry. There is a saying that "if an elephant fights another elephant, smaller animals get caught in between".
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Seized grenades belong to a soldier: Sutiyoso
Seized grenades belong to a soldier: Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso said yesterday the three grenades confiscated by police detectives and security officials last week belonged to a member of the military.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 12, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,150 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,300 0 676,000...
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Sand quarrying on Onrust
Sand quarrying on Onrust JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday he wanted reports on the illegal sand quarrying on Onrust island, one of the Seribu Islands.He said he would ask the city's mining agency to find out if recent reports on the illegal activities were true.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Manila, Beijing avoid Spratlys
Manila, Beijing avoid Spratlys MANILA (DPA): The defense ministers of the Philippines and China avoided discussing their nations' rival claims to the Spratly Islands at a meeting in Manila yesterday, but both later reiterated their commitments on peacefully resolving the dispute.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Posindo's new subsidiary
Posindo's new subsidiary BANDUNG (JP): State postal company PT Pos Indonesia has set up a subsidiary, PT Prima Teleposmart, to distribute state-owned PT Telkom's telecommunication products and services, an executive said yesterday.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Indonesia does will in WTO telecoms pact
Indonesia does will in WTO telecoms pact JAKARTA (JP): Local businesspeople can now enter world telecoms projects but foreign firms are still limited to a 35 percent stake in Indonesian projects after the world telecommunications pact was agreed on last weekend.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Officials' appeal should not mislead
Officials' appeal should not misleadFrom Bisnis IndonesiaA week prior to the Idul Fitri holiday, high officials of the department of communications said the route from Jakarta to the east along the north coast would be made one-way for private motor vehicles.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Media's future remains bright, Budyatna says
Media's future remains bright, Budyatna saysBy Wirasti Wiryono JAKARTA (JP): The Dean of the University of Indonesia's School of Social and Political Sciences, M. Budyatna, is a mass communications expert, but he never shies away from discussing political issues.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
When will you get married, Dad?
When will you get married, Dad? JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief is coming under increasing pressure to remarry with the latest call coming from his four children.But as a senior government minister and a businessman, he says he is just too caught up in the rat race to even think of...
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Special course for cops starts
Special course for cops starts LIDO, Bogor, West Java (JP): Jakarta Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata opened a police ready-to-fight course yesterday for officers at the police school here.Hamami said the four-week course was to improve the officers' crime curbing skills, because crimes tended to...
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
RP lifts ban on workers in Bahrain
RP lifts ban on workers in Bahrain MANILA (AFP): The Philippines has lifted a ban on sending workers to Bahrain and northern areas of Saudi Arabia near the borders with Kuwait and Iraq because of easing of tensions there, Labor Secretary Leonardo Quisumbing said yesterday.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Hospital and social function
Hospital and social functionFrom MerdekaIt is heartening to note that the manager of Siloam Gleneagles hospital will not refuse to admit poor patients. Tangerang residents are very grateful for the gesture (Merdeka, Feb. 8).This means the hospital is truly implementing its social function.
Tue, 18 Feb 1997
Police trial opens for Tasikmalaya riot
Police trial opens for Tasikmalaya riot BANDUNG (JP): The trial of four former police officers whose alleged mistreatment of a local Moslem teacher caused the Dec. 26 fatal riot in Tasikmalaya, West Java, began yesterday.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
S&P says RI needs fewer but strong banks
S&P says RI needs fewer but strong banks JAKARTA (JP): Rating agency Standard & Poor's has suggested Indonesia reduce the number of banks in the country and strengthen their capital bases to meet future competitive threats from overseas players.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
American to start hunger strike in quarantine
American to start hunger strike in quarantine JAKARTA (JP): A 51-year-old American quarantined by the authorities for allegedly misusing his visa and possessing pornographic photographs will start a hunger strike to protest the unclear process of his arrest.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
Plan to extend Ramos term stirs uproar in Manila
Plan to extend Ramos term stirs uproar in Manila MANILA (Reuter): A top Philippine official has unveiled plans to extend President Fidel Ramos's term into the 21st century, provoking Vice-President Joseph Estrada to declare yesterday he would lead a nationwide protest to thwart the move.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
Travelers pack the city once more
Travelers pack the city once more JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of holidaymakers returning from their hometowns after an extended Idul Fitri holiday packed the city's bus terminals and railway stations yesterday.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
Fostering cooperation
Fostering cooperation Contrary to what some observers may have anticipated, the two- day encounter between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and European Union foreign ministers ended Friday in Singapore on a note of goodwill and optimism for the future, differences notwithstanding.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Ibis Slipi Hotel, Jl. Jend. S.Parman Kav.59, Central Jakarta. - Bar Onix: All Eight Band, Sunday, 9 p.m. to 12.30 a.m., Monday, Friday, 8 p.m to 12 p.m, Exelence Band, Tuesday, Thursday, 8 p.m to 12 a.m., Saturday, 9 p.m. to 12.30 a.m., Big City, Wednesday, 8 p.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
Sports organizations told to solve problems by March
Sports organizations told to solve problems by March JAKARTA (JP): The National SEA Games training director Djoko Pramono has urged all sports organizations to solve their internal problems before March 1.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
Thai girls outtouch Jakarta Dragons
Thai girls outtouch Jakarta Dragons JAKARTA (JP): Nine girls from Bangkok who had not heard of rugby 12 months ago won the inaugural International Association of Southeast Asian International Schools women's touch rugby tournament here Saturday.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
Mining concession comes under fire
Mining concession comes under fire JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL) attacked the government Saturday for allowing a coal mining firm to control 100,000 hectares of a Kalimantan national park.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
Unggul Widya to expand oil palm estates
Unggul Widya to expand oil palm estates JAKARTA (JP): PT Unggul Widya Teknologi Lestari will expand its oil palm estates in South Sulawesi's Mamuju regency from 10,000 hectares to 25,000 hectares, the company announced Saturday.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
Three more die in accident
Three more die in accident PADANG, West Sumatra: Two people were killed and three injured in an accident involving a bus and a pick-up van here over the weekend, police said.The accident happened in the Pesisir Selatan area when the packed open-roof pick-up van was hit by a bus on a sharp bend.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
Arbi leads Indonesian sweep at Indian Open
Arbi leads Indonesian sweep at Indian Open NEW DELHI (AFP): Reigning world champion Hariyanto Arbi ended a 14-month title drought yesterday to spark an Indonesian clean sweep in the US$125,000 Indian Open badminton here.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
National press
National pressFrom NeracaI would like to inform the press that National Press Day should rightfully be looked upon as a memorable day. It is also a day the press can reflect on ways to improve itself.President Soeharto expressed his concern about the national press which has increasingly adopted a...
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
Garuda completes Pakistani jet modification
Garuda completes Pakistani jet modification JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Maintenance Facility, the national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia's aircraft maintenance unit, has completed modifying three parts of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing B-747-200 jet.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
Peace talks underway in W. Kalimantan
Peace talks underway in W. Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): Negotiations for peace between two conflicting ethnic groups in West Kalimantan are underway, but observers are divided on the possibility of successful dialog.Armed Forces spokesman Brig. Gen.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
Clashes postpone RP peace talks
Clashes postpone RP peace talks COTABATO, Philippines (AFP): Peace talks between Moslem insurgents and the Philippine military have been postponed by a series of skirmishes between the two sides near this southern city, it was announced yesterday.
Mon, 17 Feb 1997
Antisubversion law must be revoked
Antisubversion law must be revoked From the meeting which took place yesterday (Friday) between the National Commission on Human Rights and Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung, a piece of refreshing news emerged.