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Thu, 09 Jan 1997
Floods trap thousands as canals overflow
Floods trap thousands as canals overflow JAKARTA (JP): Thousands were trapped in their homes or had to flee as Tuesday night's heavy rains overflowed canals inundating parts of Central and West Jakarta.
Thu, 09 Jan 1997
PDI's rivalry continues with birthday parties
PDI's rivalry continues with birthday parties JAKARTA (JP): The opposing camps of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) are bracing for a new round of rivalry: hosting the party's 24th anniversary revelries tomorrow.
Thu, 09 Jan 1997
Environment
EnvironmentFrom Berita BuanaProf. Budhisantoso, Assistant to the Minister of Environment, has said Jakarta needs approximately 100 artificial lakes to avoid flooding.Unfortunately, many existing lakes have been filled in.
Thu, 09 Jan 1997
In search of a solution to economic disparity
In search of a solution to economic disparity President Soeharto touched on the nation's economic disparity in his annual budget speech Monday. Ignas Kleden suggests a solution. JAKARTA (JP): The notion of "national stability" is a basic characteristic of the New Order government's political...
Thu, 09 Jan 1997
Number of HIV/AIDS cases up to 501
Number of HIV/AIDS cases up to 501 JAKARTA (JP): Health authorities have recorded 35 new HIV/AIDS cases over the past month, taking the official number of Indonesians infected to 501 by Dec. 31.Director General for the Control of Communicable Diseases Hadi M.
Thu, 09 Jan 1997
ASEAN based on national resilience
ASEAN based on national resilience The following interview with Dr. Juwono Sudarsono, vice governor of the National Resilience Institute, was taken from the January 1997 edition of Telaah Strategic (Strategic Analysis), the institute's bimonthly publication.
Thu, 09 Jan 1997
'Jargon creates much suspicion'
'Jargon creates much suspicion' JAKARTA (JP): A senior legislator criticized the military yesterday for forever blaming an unnamed "third party" for every case of mob religious and sectarian violence.Handjojo Putro said the authorities should stop using jargon such as "third party" and "mastermind"...
Thu, 09 Jan 1997
Komselindo to offer international roaming
Komselindo to offer international roaming JAKARTA (JP): PT Komselindo, a mobile cellular telecommunications operator, will start offering international roaming later this month, the company's commercial director said yesterday.
Thu, 09 Jan 1997
Work starts on Kopassus mall
Work starts on Kopassus mall JAKARTA (JP): The construction of a Rp 63-billion (US$26.5 million) shopping center to serve soldiers and residents started yesterday in Cijantung, East Jakarta.Maj. Gen. Prabowo Subianto, chief of the Army's special force (Kopassus), officiated at the commencement of...
Thu, 09 Jan 1997
Overheating threat still looms
Overheating threat still looms JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono said yesterday the national economy had started to cool but warned that a relaxed monetary stance could cause it to overheat again.
Thu, 09 Jan 1997
Developer urges higher house fees
Developer urges higher house fees JAKARTA (JP): A developer and former developers association executive suggested raising the fees for the construction of expensive homes and using the balance to cover the costs of constructing cheap houses.Mohamad S.
Thu, 09 Jan 1997
Industry hampered by own cleaner production vision
Industry hampered by own cleaner production vision JAKARTA (JP): Environmentalists acknowledge Indonesian industries' efforts to implement zero pollution production, but say it has been hampered by business considerations as well as the industries' own vision of what constitutes clean industry.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
RI to enjoy fruit of investment
RI to enjoy fruit of investmentBy Suhadi Mangkusuwondo JAKARTA (JP): The growth of Indonesia's Gross Domestic Product is greatly influenced by two factors: climatic conditions and government policies.Increased rainfall due to climatic change is a major influence, as the agricultural sector's...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Capriati confirms her comeback by beating Rubin
Capriati confirms her comeback by beating Rubin SYDNEY (AFP): American Jennifer Capriati gave her tennis rehabilitation further authenticity with a fighting three-sets victory over compatriot Chanda Rubin at the Sydney International tournament yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Open tenders
Open tenders Your paper often publishes advertisements by PT Total Indonesie openly inviting bidders to take part in a tender. I think this way of announcing a tender is laudable. It is a foreign company and it abides by the democratic way of doing business in Indonesia.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
The law and human rights
The law and human rightsFrom Media IndonesiaWith reference to Indonesia's media which -- in a bid to evaluate the law and human rights matters -- ran several analyses of NGOs and representatives of the people. It appears that these writings reflect a deep concern for some cases in 1996.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
New chicken chain a welcome surprise
New chicken chain a welcome surpriseBy John Aglionby JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's insatiable appetite for fast food shows no sign of being satisfied. Outlets selling fast burgers, fast chicken, fast soup, fast ice cream and fast anything else you'd care to mention seem to be springing up quicker than...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Food labeling system prone to manipulation
Food labeling system prone to manipulation SURABAYA (JP): The government's plan to appoint a private company to issue halal (permitted in Islam) and non-halal labels on food, beverages, medicine and cosmetic products has baffled many.Among them is Dr.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Udin declared Hero of Indonesian Journalism
Udin declared Hero of Indonesian Journalism YOGYAKARTA (JP): A non-governmental organization named slain journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin the Hero of the Indonesian Journalism Monday, for his commitment to unveiling truth through investigative reporting.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Education for the deaf
Education for the deafFrom KompasFor the past few years I have been monitoring vocational education programs for deaf children, mainly because I teach at a school for the deaf. Their education cannot be ignored because they must have skills to support themselves after leaving school.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Body found in swamp
Body found in swamp JAKARTA (JP): Police believe a decomposed lower body found by a cleaner in Tangerang, 26 km west of Jakarta, Sunday morning, was a local resident who had been missing for three months.Jakarta Police Chief Maj. Gen.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Johnson bears no grudge against Indonesian govt
Johnson bears no grudge against Indonesian govt JAKARTA (JP): NBA living legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson said on his arrival here yesterday that he bore no grudge against the Indonesian government."No it wasn't hard feelings.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Corn production expected to rise to 9.2m tons
Corn production expected to rise to 9.2m tons JAKARTA (JP): Domestic corn production is projected to increase to 9.2 million tons this year, up from around 8.9 million tons last year.Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said Monday the area of hybrid corn crops would more than double to 1.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Timber supply shortage may threatens forests, says NGO
Timber supply shortage may threatens forests, says NGO JAKARTA (JP): This year's expected timber supply shortage will further threaten domestic forestry sustainability, according to a non-governmental organization.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Satelindo plans to spend $296m on expansion
Satelindo plans to spend $296m on expansion JAKARTA (JP): Private telecommunications operator PT Satelindo plans to invest Rp 900 billion (about US$296.5 million) this year mainly to expand its global system for mobile communication (GSM) mobile cellular and satellite services.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Transmigration policy for Irian under attack
Transmigration policy for Irian under attack JAKARTA (JP): The transmigration minister and an environmentalist were up in arms yesterday over the government's resettlement policy in Irian Jaya.Minister Siswono Yudohusodo insisted that the sparsely populated Irian Jaya needed more settlers from Java...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
KL taxi drivers told to behave
KL taxi drivers told to behaveBy Reme Ahmad KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Long the scourge of the hapless commuter, taxi drivers in Kuala Lumpur are being served notice by the government and the public to clean up their act.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
RP peace talks open after bomb blast
RP peace talks open after bomb blast SULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines (Reuter): A government panel and breakaway Islamic rebels opened preliminary talks yesterday on ending bloodshed in the southern Philippines, hours after extremists bombed a cinema, wounding at least 14 people.Retired army Gen.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
City needs more parks
City needs more parks JAKARTA (JP): Only five percent of Jakartans live in apartments, hindering attempts to provide more green areas for a better environment, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said Monday.He made the statement after a private firm, PT Berkah Bangsal Kencono, symbolically donated 9,000...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
77,000 families resettled
77,000 families resettled BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Over the past decade, the province has resettled over 77,000 farmers who had occupied protected forests, a local senior official said yesterday.Chief of the provincial office of transmigration Jogjapratono said the farmers were moved from the Mt.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
'9,600 tons of beef needed for Ramadhan'
'9,600 tons of beef needed for Ramadhan' JAKARTA (JP): The City Husbandry Agency has predicted Jakarta will need more than 9,625 tons of fresh meat, or at least 44,450 head of cattle, for the fasting month of Ramadhan and Idul Fitri festivities.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
EXIM backs Indian project
EXIM backs Indian project WASHINGTON (AFP): The U.S. Export-Import Bank has approved a 19 million-dollar loan guarantee to support the sale of generators for a "clean coal" power plant in India, the bank announced here Monday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Tasikmalaya riot
Tasikmalaya riotFrom Suara KaryaThe recent Tasikmalaya riot has cause great concern. A small matter which should have been settled amicably turned into a tragedy that inflicted huge material losses.Imagine, a number of shops and factories were damaged, leaving hundreds of workers laid off.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Haryanto seeded 3rd in Taipei Open
Haryanto seeded 3rd in Taipei Open JAKARTA (JP): Former national number one shuttler Haryanto Arby is seeded third in the Chinese Taipei Open, the opening Grand Prix of the year, despite carrying an injury.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Thai assembly goes for reform
Thai assembly goes for reform BANGKOK (AFP): The former speaker of Thailand's house of representatives was yesterday elected chairman of an assembly charged with drawing up a new constitution for the country.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
ASEAN airlines urged to cooperate
ASEAN airlines urged to cooperate KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Airlines Systems Bhd (MAS) executive chairman Tajudin Ramli yesterday called for closer cooperation among ASEAN national carriers to fully tap the region's tourism industry.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Poor definition allows violations against women
Poor definition allows violations against women JAKARTA (JP): Violations against women will continue until campaigners abandon their patriarchal interpretations of human rights which disregard women's rights.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Two hurt in clash over cable installation
Two hurt in clash over cable installation JAKARTA (JP): Another two local residents were seriously injured during another clash between police officers and protesters of an installation of high-voltage electric cables yesterday.The clash which started at 5 a.m.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Well-educated but unemployed
Well-educated but unemployed MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: About 6,000 university graduates are unemployed, according to the local manpower office.Moch. Chodjin said the local job market could absorb only seven percent of college graduates every year.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Endorsement of PDI candidates protested
Endorsement of PDI candidates protested JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of supporters of the overthrown leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri demonstrated outside the General Election Institute yesterday protesting the endorsement of a list of legislature candidates...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Satellite insurance seminar
Satellite insurance seminar JAKARTA (JP): PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo), a private telecommunications operator, will hold a satellite insurance seminar tomorrow to encourage the country's insurance industry to move into satellite insurance.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Subway project to start April if decree issued
Subway project to start April if decree issued JAKARTA (JP): Construction of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project would start in April although the presidential decree for the project was yet to be issued, TB. M. Rais, the vice governor of Economic and Development Affairs said yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Poaching rife in SE Sulawesi
Poaching rife in SE Sulawesi KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Angered by reports about the poaching of endangered animals, Governor La Ode Kaimoeddin has ordered strict control over private guns.Kaimoeddin specifically asked the local chapter of the Indonesian Target Shooting Association to tighten...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
1997/98 budget too conservative, says economist
1997/98 budget too conservative, says economist JAKARTA (JP): The revenue target in the draft 1997/1998 state budget is too conservative because the government has many ways to increase its revenue, a noted economist said yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Combating poverty
Combating povertyFrom Pikiran RakyatI agree with Atang Ruswita (Pikiran Rakyat, Dec. 13, 1996) that poverty should be eradicated and that mosques should be the centers for combating poverty, ignorance, backwardness and lust.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
RP asks leniency for jailed Filipinos
RP asks leniency for jailed Filipinos DUBAI (Reuter): The Philippines has appealed to Saudi Arabia for clemency in the cases of 193 Filipino workers jailed in the kingdom, the Philippines ambassador in Riyadh said yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
200 vehicles fail emission tests
200 vehicles fail emission tests JAKARTA (JP): Two hundred of 300 vehicles failed an emission test at a temporary testing station set up on Jl. Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta yesterday.Aboejoewono, head of the city's environmental bureau, said owners of the vehicles were advised to visit their...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Sutiyoso takes hard line on errant subordinates
Sutiyoso takes hard line on errant subordinates JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso vowed yesterday to take stern action against errant military personnel caught working for entertainment centers.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Sports council seeks cooperation
Sports council seeks cooperation JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Indonesian Sports Council has called on four sports organizations to share their experience of success with other organizations.Council spokesman Ishadi said after the council's meeting Monday that the four sports organizations have...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Hashimoto won't bring up national car complaint
Hashimoto won't bring up national car complaint JAKARTA (JP): Despite lodging an international complaint over Indonesia's national car project, Japan's envoy to Jakarta yesterday said Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto would not bring up the issue in Friday's meeting with President Soeharto.