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Sat, 04 Jan 1997
RP economy seen weathering political winds
RP economy seen weathering political windsBy Ramoncito dela Cruz MANILA (Reuter): The Philippines, the latest nation to join the ranks of fast-growing Tiger economies in southeast Asia, also has the region's most free-wheeling democracy.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Govt raises quota on ship imports
Govt raises quota on ship imports JAKARTA (JP): The government has raised its quota for the import of fishing boats to 320 a year from 240 a year to meet high domestic demand.Director General of Fisheries F.X. Murdjijo said the increased quota would meet local fishing companies' orders.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Perhutani aims to raise export revenue this year
Perhutani aims to raise export revenue this year JAKARTA (JP): State-owned forestry firm Perum Perhutani aims at reaping Rp 243.3 billion (US$105.78 million) in export revenue this year, up 24 percent from the Rp 195.6 billion gained last year.Perhutani President Harnanto H.M.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Ojek in bus terminal
Ojek in bus terminalFrom PelitaThe Kampung Melayu bus terminal accommodates buses of all sizes, and is now being used by ojek. The motorcycle taxis, sometimes number in the hundreds, then wait for passengers.The terminal has always been a chaotic place, but the presence of ojek makes it even worse.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
'Senyum Paramuda' speaks of hope, appeals to the young
'Senyum Paramuda' speaks of hope, appeals to the youngBy Franki Raden JAKARTA (JP): Leo Kristi's music, performed at last week's show Senyum Paramuda (Young People's Smiles), speaks of hope and appeals to Indonesian youths to build a better civilization.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Bantul regent
Bantul regentFrom MerdekaWe should sympathize with Bantul Regent Sri Roso Sudarmo, who had Rp 1 billion extorted from him by a psychic. The fact that he is not suing the psychic is laudable.But it was a pity that the Ministry of Home Affair's inspector general and secretary-general accused the...
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Asian boom needs infrastructure
Asian boom needs infrastructure HONG KONG (DPA): The numbers speak volumes: 120 million peasants now living in China's big cities, 85 percent of Indonesians without sanitary facilities, the average Bangkok resident losing a total of 44 days annually in the city's appalling traffic jams.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Sharing happiness with orphans
Sharing happiness with orphans JAKARTA (JP): To greet the Islamic fasting month of Ramadhan, and Idul Fitri Ancol Travelodge will hold a special program for orphans.Ramadhan is expected to start on Jan. 9 or 10, while the Idul Fitri will be on Feb. 9 or 10.The programs will start at 8:00 a.m.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Indosat cuts call tariffs but expects more income
Indosat cuts call tariffs but expects more income JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed PT Indosat, the state-owned international telecommunications provider, expects its net profit to increase by between 12 percent and 14 percent this year despite cutting its call tariffs yesterday.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Pupuk Kaltim's fertilizer production exceeds targets
Pupuk Kaltim's fertilizer production exceeds targets JAKARTA (JP): The East Kalimantan-based PT Pupuk Kaltim's ammonia and urea fertilizer production last year exceeded initial targets, the company's president said yesterday.Syaiful Amir said in Bontang that ammonia production reached 1.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Understanding the riots
Understanding the riots We had barely recovered from the shock of last week's unrest in Tasikmalaya, West Java, when another flare-up occurred this week in the Sanggau Ledo regency of West Kalimantan. The violent riot in Tasikmalaya, and the one in Situbondo in October, turned sectarian in nature,...
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Spiker Fafa to join national training camp
Spiker Fafa to join national training camp JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBVSI) has called on Imam Agus Faizal to join his teammates at the centralized training camp for the coming SEA Games here.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Alatas off to Turkey for Islamic states' meeting
Alatas off to Turkey for Islamic states' meeting JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas left for Turkey yesterday to attend a one-day meeting of eight developing Islamic countries aimed at boosting economic cooperation.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Limit foreign workers: Workers federation
Limit foreign workers: Workers federation JAKARTA (JP): The Federation of the All Indonesian Workers Union is calling on the government to limit the number of expatriates working in the country.Taxing them will not prevent them from taking jobs that could go to local workers, chairman Marzuki Ahmad...
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Perumka aims to make $282.8m in 1997
Perumka aims to make $282.8m in 1997 JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned railway company Perumka aims to make Rp 667.5 billion (US$282.8 million) in revenue and a Rp 23.5 billion profit this year.Perumka's operations director, Widjanarko, said in Bandung yesterday that passenger services would contribute...
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
City police bust seven gangs of bank robbers
City police bust seven gangs of bank robbers JAKARTA (JP): Police have smashed seven gangs of robbers, who made off Rp 1.08 billion (US$456.42 million) from Jakarta and Bandung bank customers during November and December last year.The Chief of the City Police Detectives, Col.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
'Traffic during holidays smooth'
'Traffic during holidays smooth' JAKARTA (JP): Traffic during Christmas and New Year's holidays was not as heavy as last year, an official said.An official in charge of the Pulogadung bus terminal said yesterday the decline in traffic congestion could be linked to the approach of Idul Fitri, the...
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Hit and run
Hit and run I am writing this letter because I am outraged by the behavior of the driver of a Toyota Corona with plate number CD109-02 in Kuningan on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at about 8 p.m.After she hit my car, I pulled over to the side. Instead of acknowledging the damage, she chose to take off.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Rp 1,000 parking fee
Rp 1,000 parking feeFrom Pos KotaA number of parking lots have increased their fees prior to the Jakarta administration's plan to increase parking fees to Rp 1,000 to boost revenues.On Dec. 17, 1996 in the Landmark parking area I was forced to pay Rp 1,000 for less than 45 minutes parking. On Nov.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Police hit back, branding recent criticism as unfair
Police hit back, branding recent criticism as unfair JAKARTA (JP): A senior police officer said yesterday criticism describing the force's image as at its lowest ebb was baseless and like a terror to the police.National Police Spokesman Brig. Gen.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Macabre profession an old man's way of life
Macabre profession an old man's way of lifeBy Joko Sarwono BOGOR, West Java (JP): In Islamic teaching washing the dead is a responsibility of the living. But just looking at bodies, especially those which are barely recognizable as humans, can be unbearable.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
E. Jakarta mayoralty plans to have more public parks
E. Jakarta mayoralty plans to have more public parks JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta mayoralty plans to build six 500-square-meter parks, the mayor said yesterday.Mayor Sudarsono said the parks would be in the Pulogadung, Jatinegara, Matraman and Duren Sawit districts.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Soeharto's promise of openness gets warm welcome
Soeharto's promise of openness gets warm welcome JAKARTA (JP): Political observers welcomed President Soeharto's year end promise to encourage openness and democracy in 1997, but suggested the public wait and see whether words would turn into deeds.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Animated Classic 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Sport 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Film: Out of the Blue 4:30 Science Film: Earth Revealed 5:00 News: Siaran Berita TVRI 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Creative Program: Karya Inovatif 6:00...
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Malaysia deports illegal RI workers
Malaysia deports illegal RI workers PASIR GUDANG, Malaysia (Reuter): About 1,000 illegal Indonesian workers boarded an Indonesian naval ship under heavy armed escort yesterday in Malaysia's first deportation of illegal workers after an amnesty expired earlier this week.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Exporters to get better deal
Exporters to get better deal JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (the central bank), in another bid to boost non-oil exports, has decided to extend its rediscount facilities to suppliers of export-related products and cut the discount rate on usance export drafts by one percentage point.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
Bogor traffic jams
Bogor traffic jamsFrom RepublikaOn Sunday, Dec. 22, 1996 I went to a wedding at Dermaga, nine kilometers from Bogor. It took more than one hour to get there; a traffic jam occurred between the Merdeka terminal and Dermaga.
Sat, 04 Jan 1997
S'pore rubber prices ease
S'pore rubber prices ease SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore rubber futures prices eased yesterday on selling pressure, dealers said.Turnover for three of the four contracts traded on the local commodities exchange rose to 4,725 tons from 2,740 tons on Tuesday while prices were lower about 1.5 cents each.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
'Involve local administrations in land buying
'Involve local administrations in land buying JAKARTA (JP): Local administrations should be involved in the process to award location permits for industrial estate projects and in private land acquisition, Vice Governor of West Java HM Sampurna said yesterday.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Cooking oil factory razed
Cooking oil factory razed JAKARTA (JP): A fire razed the Bimoli cooking oil factory on Jl. Jembatan Tiga, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, yesterday injuring one person.The fire started at 9:30 a.m. and was believed to have started in the factory's finishing unit.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Alcatel win RI contract
Alcatel win RI contract JAKARTA (JP): French telecommunications giant Alcatel in association with Space System/Loral of the United States has won a contract to assemble the Multi-Media Asia (M2A) satellite for PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara of Indonesia.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Semen Fatoele'oe finally gets license for cement plant
Semen Fatoele'oe finally gets license for cement plant KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): PT Semen Fatoele'oe Permai, after waiting eight years, has finally secured a license to exploit a 600-hectare plot here for its planned cement plant which is expected to produce up to one million tons a year.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Administration to close two nightclubs
Administration to close two nightclubs JAKARTA (JP): The City Public Order Office is to permanently revoke permits of two of the 13 nightspots caught violating rules on New Year's Eve, an official said yesterday.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and Entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Poolside - Pasar Senggol, daily, 6.30 p.m. Kecak Dance, Friday and Tuesday, Legong Dance, Saturday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday, 7 p.m.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Five foreigners arrested
Five foreigners arrested JAKARTA (JP): Three Chinese women, and a Spanish and South Korean man have been arrested for being "illegal" entertainers at nightspots during New Year's Eve festivities.Mursanudin A.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Bali's poor get US$1.26m in aid
Bali's poor get US$1.26m in aid DENPASAR, Bali: A poverty-alleviation aid package of Rp 3 billion (US$1.26 million) was approved for the northern shore of Bali, the Buleleng regent said yesterday.Ketut Wirata Sindhu told Antara the funds would be awarded to recipients of the Presidential...
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Malaysia to deport illegal workers
Malaysia to deport illegal workers KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia will begin deporting 700,000 illegal workers today, with about 2,000 Indonesians scheduled to be repatriated on an Indonesian naval ship, the national Bernama news agency reported yesterday.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Sudjana wants gold miners to announce deal soon
Sudjana wants gold miners to announce deal soon JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana said yesterday that he wanted the Canadian gold firms, Bre-X Minerals and Barrick Gold Corp., to publicly announce their deal on the huge Busang gold mine in East Kalimantan soon.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Malaysian caught with Ecstasy pills
Malaysian caught with Ecstasy pills MEDAN, North Sumatra: A Malaysian man has been caught trying to smuggle into Indonesia 5,000 Ecstasy pills hidden in a video camera, Antara said on Wednesday.Colonel Wenny Warou, head of North Sumatra's police detectives, was quoted as saying the man was caught...
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Beware pornography: Scholar
Beware pornography: Scholar SURABAYA, East Java: A Moslem scholar called on parents yesterday to protect their children more carefully than ever from the current proliferation of pornographic products here in Indonesia's second-largest city.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
One drowned, one missing at beach
One drowned, one missing at beach BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Three people were carried away by the current when they swam at Panjang Bengkulu tourist beach here Wednesday morning.One was found dead, another is still missing, while the last was rescued, Antara reported yesterday.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Soeharto wants closer Indonesia-Thailand ties
Soeharto wants closer Indonesia-Thailand ties JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto told visiting Thai Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh yesterday that both countries must foster even closer cooperation, bilaterally and in the context of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Four trucks plunge into river
Four trucks plunge into river JAKARTA (JP): Four box trucks plunged into the Opak river in West Jakarta Wednesday after a riverbank collapsed. No fatalities were reported.A police officer of the West Jakarta Police precinct said the landslide was caused by dredging work in the river.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Dutch jazz singer to perform here
Dutch jazz singer to perform here JAKARTA (JP): Dutch jazz singer Marsha Bijlsma and her band will perform at the Erasmus Huis Dutch Cultural Center on Jan. 6.Band members include pianist Robert Jan Vermeulen, drummer Dries Bijlsma and bassist Stefan Lievestro.The center is on Jl.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Jakarta high court upholds Bintang's jail sentence
Jakarta high court upholds Bintang's jail sentence JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta High Court last week upheld the verdict passed by a lower court against controversial politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas for defaming President Soeharto during a seminar in Berlin in 1995.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Poisonous gas crater appears on plateau
Poisonous gas crater appears on plateau BANJARNAGARA, Central Java: A crater spewing poisonous gas has opened up in the Dieng Plateau where poison gas killed 49 people in 1979, Antara reported yesterday.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Pluralism makes Indonesia prone to violence
Pluralism makes Indonesia prone to violence JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's racial and religious pluralism makes it prone to violent conflicts similar to the ones that erupted in Tasikmalaya, West Java, last week and Situbondo, East Java, in October, sociologist Hotman Siahaan said yesterday.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Sodomy-case inmate mobbed to death
Sodomy-case inmate mobbed to death JAKARTA (JP): A sodomy prisoner, who was attacked by three other prisoners at the Cipinang prison, East Jakarta, on Jan. 1, died yesterday.East Jakarta Police Chief. Lt. Col.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Hit and run
Hit and run I am writing this letter because I am outraged by the behavior of the driver of a Toyota Corona with plate number CD109-02 in Kuningan on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at about 8 p.m.After she hit my car, I pulled over to the side. Instead of acknowledging the damage, she chose to take off.
Fri, 03 Jan 1997
Bima floods claim four lives
Bima floods claim four lives MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A flood in the three subdistricts of the Rasanae district in the Bima regency claimed four lives Tuesday evening, the district chief Achmad Mutalib said yesterday.Achmad said the four victims were Yopi Mantika, 21, Iwan Taruna, 19, Burhan A.