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Sun, 16 Feb 1997
Mothers and babysitters have love-hate relationship
Mothers and babysitters have love-hate relationshipBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): To have or to not to have babysitters, that is the question for many mothers from the middle- to upper-classes who work outside the home.Take the 37-year-old Shirley Kakiailatu for example.
Sun, 16 Feb 1997
Opposition demands probe into Kim's son
Opposition demands probe into Kim's son SEOUL (Reuter): South Korea's opposition party demanded yesterday a probe into a son of President Kim Young-sam in connection with the Hanbo Scandal.Local media reported more than 10,000 books written by Hyun- chul, the second son of President Kim, were found...
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
RI and S'pore to clear mines
RI and S'pore to clear mines TUBAN, East Java: The Indonesian and Singaporean navies are to conduct a joint exercise off the coast of Tuban, East Java, from Feb. 14 to Feb. 25, Antara reported Thursday.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
'Radar detected aircraft'
'Radar detected aircraft' JAKARTA (JP): Air Force Chief Vice Marshal Sutria Tubagus has denied claims that this week's illegal incursion by two foreign aircraft into Kalimantan was a sign of weakness in Indonesia's air defense system.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Freeport tipped to grab stake in Busang mining
Freeport tipped to grab stake in Busang mining JAKARTA (JP): Bre-X Minerals and Barrick Gold Corp. have failed to agree with their Indonesian partners on terms to develop the huge Busang gold mine in Kalimantan, an informed source said yesterday amid rumors Bre-X had struck a deal with U.S.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Urbanization requires planning: Experts
Urbanization requires planning: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Urbanization should be encouraged, despite a host of accompanying problems, because it helps accelerate economic development, a population expert believes.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Government expands special export category
Government expands special export category JAKARTA (JP): The government has included food, paper, rubber, fish, vegetable oils and toys into the categories of industrial products eligible to receive export tax and nontax incentives.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
'Dangdut' music
'Dangdut' musicFrom Suara KaryaDangdut music performances attract a large number of people in Indonesia. This reassuring development is closely related to TPI's statement that it is the first Indonesian TV station for dangdut music.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Garuda to try MD-11ER in Solo
Garuda to try MD-11ER in Solo JAKARTA (JP): National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will fly its new MD-11ER jet next week to Adisumarmo airport in Solo, Central Java, which has extended its runway to 3.6 kilometers.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Why overseas graduates?
Why overseas graduates? Reading the requirements for "career opportunities" announced by a major Asia-Pacific conglomerate in Kompas (Jan. 19), I was very proud that a growing Indonesian company was assisting in economic development.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Pope sends Idul Fitri message
Pope sends Idul Fitri message BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Aceh's most senior ulema, Ali Hasjmy, has received Idul Fitri greetings from Pope John Paul II, Antara reported yesterday.The message, sent through the North Sumatra/Aceh Bishop Mgr AGP Batubara, was hand delivered by a Catholic priest, Rev.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
'Last year's growth may be below 8%
'Last year's growth may be below 8% JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita said yesterday that Indonesian economic growth last year was estimated to exceed 7.5 percent but was lower than the 8 percent achieved in 1995.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Cipayung families want more for land
Cipayung families want more for land JAKARTA (JP): Families from the Cipayung district in East Jakarta sought Council help for the second time yesterday for compensation for a toll road project.Compensation for land taken for the eastern ring road project which runs from the Beautiful Indonesia in...
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
EU hypocrisy
EU hypocrisy The dialog between ASEAN and the European Union (EU) began in Singapore Thursday. On many issues, particularly those relating to economy and trade, the discussions proceeded smoothly. On the political plane, however, two obstacles stood out in this year's routine meeting: Myanmar and...
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Japan slow on Natuna
Japan slow on Natuna TOKYO (Reuter): A Japanese consortium has yet to be formed to buy a stake in the Natuna gas project from Indonesia's state- owned Pertamina although it was originally due to be set up by the end of 1996, traders said yesterday.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Police deny rape and abduction reports
Police deny rape and abduction reports JAKARTA (JP): Police denied reports about the abduction and rape of a 17-year-old housemaid were true, saying the girl had willingly gone with her boy friend.North Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Review for Thai credit rating
Review for Thai credit rating BANGKOK (AFP): New York-based Moody's Investors Service is to review Thailand's sovereign credit rating for a possible downgrade amid concerns about its economy, according to a statement received here yesterday.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Legislator says ending enmity key to peace
Legislator says ending enmity key to peace JAKARTA (JP): Observers are continuing to offer insights and solutions to the unrest in West Kalimantan, with one legislator predicting that tension will persist as long as ethnic enmity remains.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Annan hopeful of progress in East Timor talks
Annan hopeful of progress in East Timor talks UNITED NATIONS (AFP): Progress in talks on the future of East Timor is possible now that the troubled territory has gained greater world attention, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Thursday.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Fire, the sixth in N. Jakarta this week, guts 100 houses
Fire, the sixth in N. Jakarta this week, guts 100 houses JAKARTA (JP): Another fire destroyed at least 100 shanty houses in the Pejagalan subdistrict, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, yesterday, the sixth fire in the mayoralty this week.The fire is believed to have started in a vacant house.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
155 arrested and Rp 34.4m seized in anti-gambling raid
155 arrested and Rp 34.4m seized in anti-gambling raid JAKARTA (JP): The city military arrested 155 gamblers and confiscated Rp 34.4 million (US$14.3 million) in cash yesterday in a pre-dawn raid on an illicit gambling den in Mangga Besar, Central Jakarta.City Military Spokesman Lt. Col.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Daewoo-Djajanti deal
Daewoo-Djajanti deal SEOUL (Reuter): South Korea's Daewoo Corp, a unit of Daewoo Group, said yesterday it had signed a basic agreement with Indonesia's PT Maluku Dinamika Semen, a unit of the Djajanti Group, to build a $400 million cement plant in Indonesia.A formal contract to build the 2.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Mayors asked to stop jobless newcomers from settling here
Mayors asked to stop jobless newcomers from settling here JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Idroes asked all mayors to look out for newcomers in their areas and enforce the provincial decree on population.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Candies instead of change
Candies instead of changeFrom NeracaI am a regular customer of a supermarket and I am concerned about their payment system. Under their system, consumers lose much more, while the supermarket adds more to their profits.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Viqueque street brawl arrests rise to 109
Viqueque street brawl arrests rise to 109 DILI, East Timor (JP): The number of people arrested in recent street brawls in the Viqueque district, 140 kilometers east of here, rose to 105 yesterday, police said.East Timor Deputy Police Chief Col.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Ex-POW elected envoy to Vietnam
Ex-POW elected envoy to Vietnam WASHINGTON (Reuter): The former prisoner of war nominated to be the first U.S. ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam vowed on Thursday to help foster trade, promote stability in Southeast Asia and try to bind old war wounds.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
ASEAN and EU to boost ties
ASEAN and EU to boost tiesBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat SINGAPORE (JP): Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union ended their two-day meeting here on a high note yesterday, agreeing to further discuss sensitive issues and development cooperation.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Academic laments lack of Indonesian statesmen
Academic laments lack of Indonesian statesmen JAKARTA (JP): The country has given rise to an abundance of politicians but few statesmen because of the overwhelming politicization of public life, State Administration Institute rector Ryaas Rasyid said yesterday.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
SE Sulawesi to get huge sugar investment
SE Sulawesi to get huge sugar investment JAKARTA (JP): A consortium of five state-owned plantations and a private firm will each invest Rp 360 billion in developing sugar cane in Southeast Sulawesi.Southeast Sulawesi Governor La Ode Kaimoeddin said yesterday the consortium which includes the...
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
National park reported to be under serious threat
National park reported to be under serious threat JAKARTA (JP): East Kalimantan's once 200,000-hectare Kutai National Park, one of the world's few remaining protected tropical rain forests, is under serious threat, a press report said yesterday.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Birth control program a success
Birth control program a success JAKARTA (JP): The family planning programs carried out by the Jakarta administration have prevented more than three million births in the last 26 years.City Hall Spokesman, Soesila Darmoadji, said yesterday Jakarta's population would have reached 14,279,072 this...
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
World Press Photo exhibition
World Press Photo exhibition JAKARTA (JP): The Erasmus Huis on Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, will host the annual World Press Photo exhibition from Feb. 19 to March 6.The Royal Netherlands Embassy announced yesterday the unique traveling exhibition showed the winning pictures of the...
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Dragages wins RI job
Dragages wins RI job HONG KONG (Reuter): Dragages et Travaux Publics said yesterday it had won contracts in Singapore and Indonesia worth a total of US$149 million.Dragages et Travaux said in a statement it had been appointed by Singapore developer Hong Leong Holdings for the design and...
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Distributors urged to withdraw liquor from supermarkets
Distributors urged to withdraw liquor from supermarkets JAKARTA (JP): A City councilor from the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) faction yesterday urged distributors to withdraw liquor from supermarket outlets so they do not suffer a great loss.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 Cartoon Film 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:30 Soccer: Kansas League (live) 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:55 Filler and Trailler 5:00 News: Siaran Berita TVRI 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Environment Program: Mengenal Lingkungan 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita...
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
European Union expects ASEAN to act on Myanmar
European Union expects ASEAN to act on MyanmarBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat SINGAPORE (JP): The European Union yesterday urged members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to take a stronger stance in urging Myanmar to improve its human rights record.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
KADIN says RI must woo ASEAN investors
KADIN says RI must woo ASEAN investors KUALA LUMPUR (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) suggested yesterday government officials and businesspeople be more aggressive in attracting foreign investors from neighboring countries.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
PT Telkomsel launches mobile base station
PT Telkomsel launches mobile base station JAKARTA (JP): Private cellular operator PT Telkomsel launched yesterday its newest innovation -- a mobile radio base transceiver station nicknamed Combat -- in another effort to improve its service in the competitive cellular communications business.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Pontianak tense despite lifting of night curfew
Pontianak tense despite lifting of night curfew JAKARTA (JP): The atmosphere in the West Kalimantan capital Pontianak remained tense yesterday despite the lifting of the nightly curfew, local sources said.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Consulates called for
Consulates called for JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Merauke Regent Soekardjo said it was time Australia and Papua New Guinea opened consulates in Merauke to facilitate the start of flights connecting Merauke, Daru and Cairns.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Bakrie, Danamon fight to buy Bank Pacifik
Bakrie, Danamon fight to buy Bank Pacifik KUALA LUMPUR (JP): The Bakrie Group's Bank Nusa International and the publicly listed Bank Danamon, which the Usman Admadja family controls, are competing to buy the ailing Bank Pacific.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Cement projects in C. Java
Cement projects in C. Java JAKARTA (JP): Only five of the 17 cement plant projects in Central Java have started construction preparation, provincial Investment Coordinating Board head Soedarsono said yesterday.
Sat, 15 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.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Australian food promotion
Australian food promotion JAKARTA (JP): Canned goat meat and cocktail food are amongst the Australian food products to be exhibited by 30 companies at Hotel Indonesia from February 19 to 22.Other products on display will include confectionery, boutique wines and beverage coolers.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Let's not be trapped by issues
Let's not be trapped by issuesFrom MerdekaBefore the independence of Indonesia was proclaimed on Aug. 17, 1945, Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution had been prepared in such a way that it was acceptable to the whole nation from Sabang in the west to Merauke in the east.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Limited information
Limited information It is saddening to notice that development in Indonesia is still full of ironies. Take for example the issue of reading. On one hand, the government continues to encourage people to read books so they will not lag behind other nations, particularly in the era of globalization.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
City to discipline offidials extending Idul Fitri holiday
City to discipline offidials extending Idul Fitri holiday JAKARTA (JP): Th city officials who did not return to work directly after Idul Fitri will be disciplined, Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Idroes said yesterday.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 14, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,150 -25 2,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,300 -25 35,000...
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
The fate of Indonesian workers
The fate of Indonesian workersFrom NeracaMany complaints were heard from housewives when Lebaran arrived because of the housework they had to tackle themselves. The annual exodus of servants leaves many families in discomfort.
Sat, 15 Feb 1997
Post-holiday discipline
Post-holiday discipline Indonesians love a holiday. Idul Fitri is the perennial favorite of Moslems, and the holiday seems to be getting longer every year.The government decided long ago to declare a two-day holiday at the end of the fasting month, the longest holiday in Indonesia.