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Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Freeport gets expansion approval
Freeport gets expansion approval JAKARTA: P.T. Freeport Indonesia has received approval from State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja of the regional Environmental Impact Analysis it conducted.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Sutiyoso orders officials to limit trips, cut spending
Sutiyoso orders officials to limit trips, cut spending JAKARTA (JP): Following President Soeharto's order that the government tighten its belt, Governor Sutiyoso announced yesterday that his office would also limit official trips in a bid to cut spending.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
City aims to curb dengue fever cases
City aims to curb dengue fever cases JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta is considered the area most prone to outbreaks of dengue fever in the city, according to an official.Rasjid Piarah, head of the city's school health campaigns, said about 30 percent of the 7,800 dengue fever cases recorded in the city...
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
BI intervenes to prop up rupiah amid calm market
BI intervenes to prop up rupiah amid calm market SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesia's central bank intervened yesterday to prop up the ailing rupiah amid an uneasy post-Christmas calm in Asian currency markets following the South Korean won's sharp rebound, dealers said.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Vatican greets Ramadhan in Indonesian
Vatican greets Ramadhan in Indonesian JAKARTA (JP): The Vatican used Indonesian for the first time in its message to Moslems across the world as they prepare for the start of the Ramadhan fasting month next week.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Salor leads selection for European tour team
Salor leads selection for European tour team JAKARTA (JP): International Master Salor Sitanggang has taken the lead in the selection tournament for the Bali Jeff Indonesia team for its European tour starting next month.Salor's score is 2.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Cellular phone growth to slow down
Cellular phone growth to slow downBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): The currency crisis, which has seen the value of the rupiah drop almost 60 percent against the U.S. dollar since July, will affect the growth of the mobile phone industry in Indonesia.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Indonesia may lose its title as no. 1 robusta producer
Indonesia may lose its title as no. 1 robusta producerBy Sylvia Gratia M.N. JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia may lose its crown as the world's biggest robusta producer to Vietnam due to the prolonged dry season caused by the El Nio weather phenomenon.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Forest squatters to be resettled
Forest squatters to be resettled PALU, C. Sulawesi: Some 24,000 families of forest squatters, comprising 40,000 people, will be moved from the Lore-Lindu National Park and resettled to other parts of Central Sulawesi province in fiscal year 1998/1999, Antara reported yesterday.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Gauging RI's own native title
Gauging RI's own native titleBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE, Australia (JP): Many Australians, it seems, find it hard to accept the concept of sharing a land with other people, if the difficulty with recognizing Aboriginal native title rights can be used as an indicator.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Australian indigenous law on land and sea
Australian indigenous law on land and sea MELBOURNE (JP): Like adat (traditional) communities in Indonesia, the Australian aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have developed their own legal system. This indigenous law operates among the people across the mainland and Torres Strait Islands.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Enterpreneurs told to honor debts
Enterpreneurs told to honor debts JAKARTA (JP): A cabinet minister called yesterday for the country's private entrepreneurs to honor their domestic and international debts and service them on time despite their financial hardships.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
For whom the bell tolls
For whom the bell tolls The government will soon begin labor-intensive projects to employ several thousand unskilled workers needing to earn an income during the Christmas, New Year and Ramadhan season.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
KNPI's East Java chapter faces disintegration
KNPI's East Java chapter faces disintegration SURABAYA (JP): The East Java chapter of the Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI), a politically well-connected umbrella organization of various youth groups -- is facing disintegration after one member abandoned it while seven others have...
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
RI's 'Mir' cosmonaut plan idle
RI's 'Mir' cosmonaut plan idle MOSCOW (Agencies): Indonesia, which two months ago began negotiations with the Russian space agency RKA to put a cosmonaut on the Russian orbital space station Mir, has abandoned the project, Itar-Tass news agency reported yesterday.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
TV Today: Saturday, Dec. 27, l997
TV Today: Saturday, Dec. 27, l997TVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: The Crystal Maze 3:10 Teenager's Program: Jenjang Vokal 3:35 Tour and Travel: Wisata Nasional 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:30 TV Series: Full House 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The...
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Stock market, rupiah looking better: Mar'ie
Stock market, rupiah looking better: Mar'ie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad predicted yesterday that Indonesia's stock prices would rebound and the rupiah would continue to strengthen next year.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Four meet records broken at interclub swim c'ships
Four meet records broken at interclub swim c'ships YOGYAKARTA (JP): Four meet records were broken at the national inter-club swimming (KRAPNAS) championships here yesterday.Armand Panji of Lampung's Jaka Utama Club was the first swimmer to break the KRAPNAS record in the men's senior 400 meters...
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Govt issues 15 new stock market rulings
Govt issues 15 new stock market rulings JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad announced yesterday the formation of a stock market custodian and settlement company to facilitate scripless stock trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), expected to start early March.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Cartels smuggle Malaysian food
Cartels smuggle Malaysian food KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Several syndicates are involved in smuggling food products from Malaysia, where prices are controlled to protect domestic consumers, an official said yesterday.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Malaysian oil plant blast injures 12 people
Malaysian oil plant blast injures 12 people KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Twelve people, including four employees, were injured when a gas plant belonging to oil giant Shell exploded in the town of Bintulu late Thursday night, a company official said yesterday.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Houses and buildings destroyed in blaze
Houses and buildings destroyed in blaze JAKARTA (JP): A large blaze gutted a two-story abandoned restaurant, a four-story office block and two houses on Jl. H. Juanda in Central Jakarta yesterday afternoon.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Government denies reports on offshore debts
Government denies reports on offshore debts JAKARTA (JP): The government denied press reports yesterday that Indonesia's offshore debt could total US$200 billion, saying the amount was exaggerated.Bank Indonesia said in a statement that the country's offshore debt stood at $118 billion last...
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Police question another BI director
Police question another BI director JAKARTA (JP): A former Bank Indonesia director, Hendrobudiyanto, cut short medical treatment in Japan to attended Jakarta Police Headquarters last night and answer a summons regarding his alleged role in a bank scam.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Search for talent and expression in local theater
Search for talent and expression in local theaterBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Dark clouds shadowed Indonesian theater in the past month when the authorities banned performances of Ratna Sarumpaet's monolog, Marsinah Menggugat (Marsinah Accuses), in several cities in Java and Sumatra.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
SEA Games victory brings smiles but frowns remain
SEA Games victory brings smiles but frowns remain Higher, faster and stronger. The Jakarta Post's sports desk, Robert Soelistyo, Primastuti Handayani and Lukman Natanegara, assesses Indonesia's sporting year and pick out some of the most prominent winners and losers.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Equal opportunity sought for all in election of VP
Equal opportunity sought for all in election of VP JAKARTA (JP): A cabinet minister called on the nation yesterday to carefully select the country's best son or daughter, regardless of their background, to accompany President Soeharto in leading Indonesia toward the third millennium.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Political trials 'have been used to curb dissent'
Political trials 'have been used to curb dissent' JAKARTA (JP): Political trials have become a legal ploy exploited by the government to curb dissent, rights activists said here yesterday."Political trials are an irrefutable phenomenon of how the government treats dissenting parties," the...
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Police crackdown on phonecards
Police crackdown on phonecards YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta police have launched a special assignment this month for its 350 police officers: monitor the use of illegally refilled phonecards.Yogyakarta Police Chief Col.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
RI success in Islamic Women's Games hailed
RI success in Islamic Women's Games hailed JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's success in the second Islamic Women's Games in Tehran should motive athletes to perform better at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok next December.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Bengkalis school buildings rotting
Bengkalis school buildings rotting PEKANBARU, Riau: At least 500 elementary school buildings, out of 877 in the Bengkalis district, are deemed to be in an inadequate condition to conduct classes, a local education official said.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: by Sosrodoro at Jimbani Cafe Gallery, Jl. Kemang Raya 85, South Jakarta,10 a.m. tp 10 p.m., until Dec. 28. * Photo Exhibition: Kilas Balik 97, at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Women commit suicide at X-mas
Women commit suicide at X-mas JAKARTA (JP): Two women were found dead after they apparently committed suicide in two separate incidents on Christmas Day.One of the victims, Suherni, 21, of Jl. Semeru Raya in Grogol, West Jakarta was found dead with an empty glass and a can of insecticide beside her.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Swiss pedophile 'molested' Lombok boys
Swiss pedophile 'molested' Lombok boys JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian police confirmed yesterday the alleged sexual offenses committed by a Swiss national against local young boys in the last couple of years.The deputy head of the National Central Bureau of ICPO- Interpol, Col.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Plane makes emergency landing
Plane makes emergency landing DHAKA (AFP): A plane was forced to make an emergency landing at an airport in Bangladesh's southeastern city of Chittagong without contact with the control tower, airport officials said yesterday.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Top Thai bank closes Hanoi, Yangon branches
Top Thai bank closes Hanoi, Yangon branches BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's second largest commercial bank is to shut representative offices in Vietnam and Myanmar next week to cut costs as the institution is battered by the regional slump, reports said yesterday.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Critical Thai army general quits
Critical Thai army general quits BANGKOK (AFP): A Thai army general has quit the military after becoming embroiled in a public furor over his criticism of the premier's dual appointment as defense minister, a report said yesterday.Lt. Gen.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Catholic church put faith in local architecture in bali
Catholic church put faith in local architecture in baliBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR (JP): The peal of bells atop the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus resonates through houses in the predominantly Catholic village of Palasari.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Thai agricultural 'relics' are back in fashion again
Thai agricultural 'relics' are back in fashion again Losing their jobs in the cities, workers are expected to return to the countryside to revive their ties with the farms. Satya Sivaraman of Inter Press Service reports.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
A 'we can' attitude
A 'we can' attitude Ever since I came to Indonesia, I have seen a tremendous amount of optimism and growth in almost all sectors of the economy, whether in infrastructure projects or in private sector projects. It seemed that an industrialist could do and build almost anything he or she wanted.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
RI ponders prayer to end crisis
RI ponders prayer to end crisis JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian officials are pondering a new approach to deal with the monetary crisis: prayer.Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher said he would consult with President Soeharto on a proposal to hold a national prayer to ask for divine intervention...
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) conversion rates on Dec. 26, 1997: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 5,300.00 5,900.00Austrian shilling 371.00 429.10Australian dollar 3,141.60 3,389.80Belgian franc 129.80 142.40Canadian dollar 3,345.60 3,591.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Eight rob bank in Bogor
Eight rob bank in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Eight men broke into a branch office of state Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) on Jl. Pasir Muncang Km 18, in Cijeruk early yesterday morning, startling four security guards and making off with a safe.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
City Councilors push for minimum wage rise of 13%
City Councilors push for minimum wage rise of 13% JAKARTA (JP): City councilors have urged the municipality to push ahead with plans to increase the local minimum wage by 13 percent despite the nation's monetary woes.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Fire razes houses near zoo
Fire razes houses near zoo BANDUNG, West Java: A fire gutted at least 26 houses and more than a dozen cars and motorcycles on Jl. Kebon Binatang yesterday morning.The fire is believed to have started from coal sparks at the nearby sate food stall, adjacent to the zoo.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
PBSI may hire Paulus as physical trainer
PBSI may hire Paulus as physical trainer JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia is considering contracting Paulus Passurney as its physical trainer as part of its preparation for the Thomas and Uber Cups championships in Hong Kong in May.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Shell shuts Malaysian plant
Shell shuts Malaysian plant KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): A Malaysian unit of Royal Dutch Shell said yesterday it had shut down a plant on Borneo island after an explosion injured 12 people and set tanks on fire.The explosion occurred at about 10:50 p.m.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Billions for Manokwari housing
Billions for Manokwari housing MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: The government will allocate Rp 2.1 billion (US$381,820) in the next two fiscal years to help reconstruct houses of victims of the 1995 earthquake and tidal waves in Manokwari district.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Egg farmers feel the crunch of the crisis
Egg farmers feel the crunch of the crisis YOGYAKARTA (JP): Local egg farmers are the latest to be hit by the monetary crisis and many of them are now on the brink of bankruptcy, according to a businessman.H.
Sat, 27 Dec 1997
Violence against women increases
Violence against women increases JAKARTA (JP): The number of reported cases of violence against women, including rape and marital rape, increased by 125 percent this year as the response of lawmakers and enforcers remained inadequate, women's activists said.