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Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Indonesia strong in the sky in regional 'Star Wars'
Indonesia strong in the sky in regional 'Star Wars'By I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, with its two decades of experience in satellite telecommunications technology, will undoubtedly maintain its dominance in the satellite business in the Asia- Pacific region in the coming years.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Indonesia's motor vehicle sales January to November 1997
Indonesia's motor vehicle sales January to November 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Category Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. *Nov.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Firecrackers, alcohol seized
Firecrackers, alcohol seized MANADO, North Sulawesi: Police seized 589,626 firecrackers and 374,428 bottles of alcohol during its annual operation, code named Lilin Samrat, this year.All of the items confiscated were destroyed in the presence of Manado Mayor Lucky Korah, according to Capt.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Le Kha Phieu means to end instability
Le Kha Phieu means to end instability HANOI (AFP): The appointment of Gen. Le Kha Phieu as Vietnam's new Communist Party chief is intended to end instability in the ranks and has been forced on the ruling party by events at home and in the region.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Vietnam FDI declines
Vietnam FDI declines HANOI (AFP): New foreign investment approvals in Vietnam this year have registered a decline for the first time since the country launched its open door policy, according to official statistics released on Saturday.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Don't conceal food shortages: Professor
Don't conceal food shortages: ProfessorBy Joko Sarwono BOGOR, West Java (JP): In recent months, people have become more aware of the rising death toll in famine-stricken Irian Jaya -- which now exceeds 600 -- and the thousands of others facing a drought-related food shortage in Maluku.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Rp 350b to rid Barito of silt
Rp 350b to rid Barito of silt BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: About Rp 350 billion is needed to remove millions of cubic meters of silt which has built up along Indonesia's longest river, the Barito, a local official said Saturday.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
558 Chinese get citizenship
558 Chinese get citizenship TERNATE, Maluku: The government has granted Indonesian citizenship to 558 stateless people of Chinese-descent in the Maluku Utara regency, Antara reported yesterday.The head of the social and political affairs office here, Fachri Amari, said 608 stateless residents had...
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Aneka Tambang to spend $385m on expansion
Aneka Tambang to spend $385m on expansion JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed state-owned mining firm PT Aneka Tambang has allocated Rp 2 trillion (US$385 million) for the expansion of its nickel plant in Pomalaa, Southeast Sulawesi.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Late rainy season affects planting
Late rainy season affects planting SEMARANG, Central Java: The planting of rice and other crops in Central Java during the 1997/1998 planting season will cover a total area of 363,155 hectares, the head of local agriculture services, Widodo Gondowerdoko, said here Saturday.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Lifting the bank's veil
Lifting the bank's veil We were still recovering from the shock of the untimely removal of four Bank Indonesia directors when news surfaced last week that these four men had become the target of a police probe.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Never break your notebook's plastik casing
Never break your notebook's plastik casingBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Some of you might still remember I wrote about the Toshiba 100CS in this column in the middle of last year.I had bought it in a hurry before I left on a trip to Australia.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Workers protest less in Tangerang
Workers protest less in Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): The number of protests here, home to 18,359 large and small factories which employ about 300,000 casual workers, have dropped to 22 cases this year from 64 recorded in 1996.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
14 detained over Sentul clash
14 detained over Sentul clash BOGOR (JP): Police have detained at least 14 people following a clash Thursday involving 200 residents of Sentul village in Citeureup that left dozens injured and damaged a house.Bogor Police Precinct chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Search for crash victims until Jan. 2
Search for crash victims until Jan. 2 JAKARTA (JP): A Singapore-Indonesia rescue team has set Jan. 2, 1998 as the last day of their search for victims and wreckage from a Singapore SilkAir Boeing 737-300 which crashed in the estuary of the Musi river in southern Sumatra on Dec. 19.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Local car industry to face greater challenge in 1998
Local car industry to face greater challenge in 1998By Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian car industry, one of the worst hit sectors during this year's financial upheaval, will probably have to travel an even rockier road next year, with the worst jolts expected to come from gloomy sales...
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Markets to become real estate
Markets to become real estate JAKARTA (JP): City-owned market company PD Pasar Jaya will convert some of its poor-performing markets into low-cost apartments, according to the firm's president, Albert Napitupulu.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Activity on JSX is likely to remain quiet this week
Activity on JSX is likely to remain quiet this week JAKARTA (JP): Activity on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) is likely to remain minimal this week as most fund managers are still on their year-end holiday, brokers and securities analysts believe.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
More aid for Irian Jaya
More aid for Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): The city branch of Indonesian Red Cross has sent relief aid to Irian Jaya in the form of food, clothes and Rp 108 million for villagers suffering the effects of the prolonged dry season.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Miner's body retrieved
Miner's body retrieved ANKARA (DPA): Rescue workers retrieved the body of a worker from a coal mine in Bolu in northwestern Turkey following a cave- in five days ago, the Anadolu news agency reported yesterday.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Ulemas join fight against AIDS
Ulemas join fight against AIDS BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Ulemas in the Moslem-dominated province of Aceh are joining the fight against Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) through their Friday prayer sermons, Antara reported yesterday.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Honest dialog needed to build common vision
Honest dialog needed to build common vision The year 1997 will soon come to an end. Political scientist J. Soedjati Djiwandono reflects upon the year's events and upon what is urgently needed for the future. JAKARTA (JP): The whole world is anticipating the end of 1997 and the new year.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
High achievers sufer stress, expert say
High achievers sufer stress, expert say JAKARTA (JP): About 25 percent of students at super schools -- geared only for high achievers -- suffer from stress due to study overload and heavy parental expectations, an expert says.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Scholars accuse officials of 'living in denial'
Scholars accuse officials of 'living in denial' JAKARTA (JP): Two leading scholars have blasted government officials for "burying their heads in the sand" and living in denial when faced with crises.Sociologist Loekman Soetrisno of Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta and Abdurrahman Wahid of the...
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Regency promotes rafting for tourists
Regency promotes rafting for tourists BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Southeast Aceh is promoting rafting and trekking to lure both foreign and domestic tourists, its district head Syahbuddin BP was quoted by Antara as saying recently.
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Police probe graft at BI
Police probe graft at BI JAKARTA (JP): Three former Bank Indonesia (BI) directors are being questioned about alleged acts of corruption at the central bank, their lawyer said.On Saturday, while accompanying his three clients to Jakarta Police Headquarters, Amir Syamsuddin told reporters that the...
Mon, 29 Dec 1997
Press law needs improvement
Press law needs improvementBy Ignatius Haryanto This is the first of two articles on Indonesian press law and regulations. JAKARTA (JP): In its recent conference in Pontianak, the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) expressed the need to improve the press law.Law No.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
More new records set in interclub swimming c'ships
More new records set in interclub swimming c'ships YOGYAKARTA (JP): Eighteen more meet records were broken at the second day of the 19th national interclub swimming championships (KRAPNAS) here yesterday.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Animals on wild flying safari
Animals on wild flying safari MOSCOW (Reuters): Like a modern-day Noah of the skies, a Russian airline needed the world's largest cargo plane to carry a menagerie of animals including four giraffes from Prague to Indonesia, an official said on Friday.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Peace be with us
Peace be with us 1997A year to remember for its assault of terrible happeningsForest fires which blinded our view of the treesThe cry of a little girl whose innocence was bargained for Rp2 millionBabies, their existence denied and their right to liveextinguished by those who claim they know what is...
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
SilkAir plane's black box found
SilkAir plane's black box found JAKARTA (JP): Investigators found yesterday the flight data recorder, or black box, of the ill-fated SilkAir airplane which plunged into the Musi river last week with 104 people on board.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Costly 'Titanic' a horrible tale of love and disaster
Costly 'Titanic' a horrible tale of love and disasterBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Can we ever forget the Titanic, the ship which suffered a horrific end in the North Atlantic ocean after crashing into an iceberg on her maiden voyage and taking almost all her 1,500 passengers to their death in the...
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Phang Nga Bay canoeing is a tourist draw
Phang Nga Bay canoeing is a tourist draw PHUKET, Thailand (JP): Swiss Ana Maria and her companion Phillip Marti had weighed the options on where to vacation in Southeast Asia."We talked about vacationing in Thailand or Bali, and we chose Thailand, because Phillip had been to Bali before," Ana, a...
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Amazing Thailand 1998/1999 is a image makeover for tourism
Amazing Thailand 1998/1999 is a image makeover for tourismText and photos by Sirikit Syah Thai International recently invited several journalists to inspect tourism projects in Thailand. The following two articles are the result of that visit.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
TV stations to drop Indonesian dubbed programs
TV stations to drop Indonesian dubbed programsBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Beginning Thursday, television viewers will no longer find characters speaking in Indonesian in Indian films, Latin melodramas and Chinese action movies.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Soldiers for debt collectors
Soldiers for debt collectors BANGKOK (AP): Thailand's army commander in chief will investigate reports that a colonel and 50 military policemen were hired to collect a 100 million baht ($2.1 million) debt from a wealthy businessman.Gen.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
A paradise found: The Gili islands between Bali and Lombok
A paradise found: The Gili islands between Bali and LombokBy Soenke Krueger PEMENANG, Lombok (DPA): Every backpacker in Indonesia knows them, and now the Gili islands are described in better-quality travel guides too. Yet the local people, when asked about the tiny islands off-shore, just shrug.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Photos place local architecture in space and time
Photos place local architecture in space and timeBy Maria Sandra JAKARTA (JP): The 50-year-old building stands firmly in contrast to a neighboring modern building in Kota, Jakarta.The new building is constructed of iron, concrete and walls of green reflecting glass.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Strange legal cases
Strange legal cases In Indonesia guru means a school teacher but in America a guru is a person who gives religious or spiritual guidance to his or her many followers.The Dec. 15 edition of Newsweek reported that such a guru in America had a relationship with a girl, who was later found dead in the...
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Rumors, the main enemy of the rupiah
Rumors, the main enemy of the rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Judging by his voice, my cousin Tony was certainly in panic when he called me. In low tones he said: "Be careful, don't tell anybody what I'm going to tell you, but the 'bald man' is dead.""Which bald man?" I asked, not understanding his anxiety.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
What lies in your horoscope for the upcoming year?
What lies in your horoscope for the upcoming year? JAKARTA (JP): Whether you are the scales, bull or scorpion among signs of the Zodiac, some things in life are predetermined, says astrologer Anton Rudolph Nico.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Tanah Abang is one of the capital's meanest districts
Tanah Abang is one of the capital's meanest districtsText and photos by P.J. Leo JAKARTA (JP): Ugly tales about Tanah Abang market have been splashed across newspapers in recent months.A wholesale center for textiles and garments, Tanah Abang is often associated with violence, general chaos and...
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Soothsayers see gloom and hope in 1998
Soothsayers see gloom and hope in 1998By Stevie Emilia and Endy M. Bayuni With three days to go, most people are wondering what 1998 has in store for them. For Indonesia, 1997 will not go down as one of its best years.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Austerity measures in RP
Austerity measures in RP MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos yesterday ordered government agencies to implement austerity measures to help the Philippines weather the Asian financial crisis, the presidential palace said.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Adventure to Krakatau: A journey of pleasure
Adventure to Krakatau: A journey of pleasureBy Sona V. Blessing ANAK KRAKATAU, On Sunda Strait (JP): It is surrounded by azure, blue waters, an open, unending sky punctuated with fluffy white clouds. It has verdant green foliage on its slopes and looks mystical with a veil of willowy, wispy mist...
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Rupiah crisis tops list of public figures' regrets
Rupiah crisis tops list of public figures' regrets JAKARTA (JP): What has been your single biggest regret this year? The economic crisis appears to top the list for most people because it spared almost no one.
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
TV today
TV today 6:00 a.m. TVRI News 6:25 Morning News 6:45 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:15 Healthy and Fit 7:30 Children's Program: Arena Kami 8:00 Brudy and Family 8:30 Cartoon Film 9:00 People and Event 9:30 Documentary: Disekitar Kita 10:00 TVRI News 10:30 Music: Album Minggu 11:30 Teenager's...
Sun, 28 Dec 1997
Yermo wins '97 United States Open
Yermo wins '97 United States OpenBy Kristianus Liem JAKARTA (JP): The 1997 United States Open, the 98th in the series, was won by GM Alex Yermolinsky with an impressive, undefeated score of 10.5 points from twelve rounds Swiss system.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Disrespect for the rupiah
Disrespect for the rupiahFrom KompasIn the 1960s, the government issued a policy prohibiting transactions in foreign currency on Indonesian territory. It was necessitated by the fact that in Tanjungpinang, Tanjung Balai Karimun and towns in the Riau islands people preferred the use of the dollar...
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
No escape from Hollywood for local moviegoers
No escape from Hollywood for local moviegoersBy Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Any discussion of the "local film scene" is a nebulous contradiction in terms, considering that the Indonesian movie industry has been on its last legs for most of this decade.