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Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Court arrangements cause dissatisfaction
Court arrangements cause dissatisfaction JAKARTA (JP): The IBF decision to stage the 1997 Lipton World Grand Prix Badminton Finals on only three courts at the Senayan Indoor Stadium caused consternation yesterday.
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Market operations ordered to ensure adequate stocks
Market operations ordered to ensure adequate stocks JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto summoned three cabinet ministers yesterday and ordered them to ensure sufficient stocks of rice, cooking oil and other foodstuff in anticipation of Christmas, New Year and the Islamic fasting month Ramadhan.
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Sidewalk vendor stabbed to death
Sidewalk vendor stabbed to death JAKARTA (JP): A sidewalk vendor was stabbed to death yesterday by a group of alleged hoodlums in the National Monument (Monas) park in Central Jakarta after he intervened in an extortion attempt.
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Education vital to prevent abortions
Education vital to prevent abortions The recent case of dumped fetuses in Jakarta has unveiled more shocking facts. It is said that hundreds of fetuses are being dumped in the capital everyday. Medical doctor Sugiat A.
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Palapa users' meeting
Palapa users' meeting JAKARTA (JP): Private telecommunications operator PT Satelindo will hold today a Palapa users' meeting show appreciation to its Palapa-C satellite leasing customers.Company general manager of satellite operations, Kanaka Hidayat, said the meeting at the Bali Inter-continental...
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Canadian medics to examine Pakpahan
Canadian medics to examine Pakpahan JAKARTA (JP): A Canadian medical team sent specifically to help diagnose convicted labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan, will begin their examination of him today at Cikini Hospital, Central Jakarta.
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Criteria for VP
Criteria for VPFrom Pikiran RakyatAs a man in the street who cannot convey his opinion in a formal or elite forum, I am compelled to write in the paper to present my views.I would like to focus my opinion on the issue of the candidacy for the vice presidency prior to the general session of the...
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Atalla names local agent
Atalla names local agent JAKARTA (JP): Atalla System, a banking security system producer of the United States has appointed PT Secura Agradi to distribute Atalla's products throughout Indonesia.Secura's director Andy Sutedja said the distribution agreement was signed recently to anticipate a rapid...
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Private sector told not to rely on offshore loans
Private sector told not to rely on offshore loans JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno called on Indonesian private companies yesterday not to rely on foreign loans to finance their operations.The Vice President said the private sector should operate more efficiently so that it could reduce...
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Sixty fishermen held in Australia
Sixty fishermen held in Australia KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Australian government is still holding 60 Indonesian fishermen on charges of illegal entry into Australian territorial waters, Antara reported.
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Go international, doctors advised
Go international, doctors advised JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman said yesterday that physicians should be the most prepared profession in entering the globalization era as it has long been associated with various international activities and associations.
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Nobel prize 'brings no change' to East Timor
Nobel prize 'brings no change' to East Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): Exactly one-year after he received the Nobel Peace Prize, Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo said yesterday the prestigious award has drawn greater attention but no progress toward resolving the issue of East Timor.
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Assembly still undecided on crunching issues
Assembly still undecided on crunching issues JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly reached agreement yesterday on minor economic issues but failed to solve long-standing bickerings on political and religious affairs, as the body resumed deliberation of the draft 1998/2003 State Policy...
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
The right track
The right track After shedding three finance ministers and experiencing an economic crisis that dragged Asia down in its wake, Thailand finally seems to have found the political courage to get its finances back on track.
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
BI fire should serve as a warning for developers
BI fire should serve as a warning for developers JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Fire Department said the inferno that engulfed the top floors of Bank Indonesia's office tower on Monday, killing 15 people, should encourage high-rise developers and executives to pay more attention to their fire safety...
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Thai cucumber enters battle against AIDS
Thai cucumber enters battle against AIDS BANGKOK (AFP): A species of Thai cucumber could help combat AIDS according to local researchers, amid growing confusion over mooted herbal remedies here for the disease, reports said yesterday.
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Rupiah stronger over news on Soeharto trip
Rupiah stronger over news on Soeharto trip JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah closed higher against the U.S. dollar yesterday as the market calmed down following news that President Soeharto would attend a regional summit in Malaysia, currency dealers said.But the stock market lost 2.
Thu, 11 Dec 1997
Typhoon-ravaged houses rebuilt
Typhoon-ravaged houses rebuilt BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: More than 100 houses in Margabatin village, Perwakilan Wawaikarya district in Central Lampung that were destroyed by a typhoon over the weekend, will be rebuilt.Vice Governor Suwardi Ramil was quoted by Antara as making the promise Monday.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Social insecurity
Social insecurity Only hours after Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief announced that the controversial order to divert funds from the state-owned social security firm Jamsostek was, in fact, a decision of the President, we awoke Saturday morning to news that President Soeharto would be taking a...
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Do the UN sanctions reach their goal?
Do the UN sanctions reach their goal?By Hasan Kleib JAKARTA (JP): The recent crisis between Iraq and the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) was resolved through peaceful means after Iraq agreed to allow the inspectors to return to monitor eradication of mass-destruction weapons.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 9, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 750 -50 1,500 AHAP Insurance 625 0 0 Alter Abadi 400 -25 19,000 Alumindo Light Metal 200 -100 3,798,500...
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Asian rubber market haunted by crisis
Asian rubber market haunted by crisis SINGAPORE (Reuters): Rubber futures on the Singapore Commodity Exchange (SICOM) were trapped in a bear den yesterday on expectations of further falls, dealers said."The market is really very quiet. The volume is not very good.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Bawakaraeng: Short on service but great food
Bawakaraeng: Short on service but great food "A fish to die for," gushes one connoisseur. "A taste of heaven" is another lavish accolade. Such is the homage paid to fried red snapper in sweet soy sauce, the crowning glory of Bawakaraeng, a restaurant specializing in the Makassar cuisine of South...
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
RI donates $2m to Palestine
RI donates $2m to Palestine JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has donated US$2 million to help the Palestinian Authority overcome its financial crisis.The donation was presented by Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Tehran Monday.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Sumarlin retired as BPK chairman
Sumarlin retired as BPK chairman JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto signed a presidential decree yesterday to discharge J.B. Sumarlin as chairman of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) as he has reached the mandatory retirement age of 65.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Street brawls claim another student's life
Street brawls claim another student's life JAKARTA (JP): The death toll of students killed during street brawls in the city this year has risen to 10 following the death of a 16-year-old student.The victim, Idris Suryadi, a first year student of a state-run technical high school, STM 7, was stabbed...
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
House faction agree to set up code of ethics
House faction agree to set up code of ethics JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of all four factions in the House of Representatives have approved a plan to set up a code of ethics for legislators, Deputy House Speaker Syarwan Hamid said yesterday.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Long way to go to human rights protection
Long way to go to human rights protection JAKARTA (JP): The excessive use of force along with the neglect of civil and political rights remained a disturbing feature throughout the year, a leading rights group said in its year-end assessment here yesterday.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
RP auto sales down 12.5%
RP auto sales down 12.5% MANILA (AFP): Passenger car sales in the Philippines fell 12.5 percent from a year earlier to 70,732 units in the 11 months to November amid tighter credit, an industry association said yesterday.November sales fell 31.6 percent from a year earlier but rose 0.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Sudjana sets rules for power price renegotiations
Sudjana sets rules for power price renegotiations JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana announced yesterday rules for state-owned electricity company PLN to follow during its price renegotiations with private power producers.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
New Tangerang chief prosecutor
New Tangerang chief prosecutor TANGERANG (JP): Nelson Edward Worotikan was installed as the new Tangerang chief prosecutor yesterday, replacing AH Ritonga, who will be posted at the Attorney General's Office in Jakarta.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
SOKSI tight-lipped on VP candidates
SOKSI tight-lipped on VP candidates JAKARTA (JP): A Golkar-affiliated organization will hold a leadership meeting to discuss vice presidential candidates but will only declare its nomination in February.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
New sites proposed for Kemang businesses
New sites proposed for Kemang businesses JAKARTA (JP): The municipality has recommended to businesspeople operating illegally in Kemang that they relocate to one of three sites in South Jakarta, an official said yesterday.South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko told reporters the three sites were Jl.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
RP navy arrests 34 Chinese fishermen
RP navy arrests 34 Chinese fishermen MANILA (DPA): The Philippine navy said yesterday 34 Chinese fishermen arrested off the northern coast last week would be charged with unlawful entry and illegal fishing.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Tribespeople to be resettled
Tribespeople to be resettled PALU, Central Sulawesi: Donggala Regent Sjachbuddin Labadjo has asked the provincial transmigration office to resettle 1,205 members of the Tomini tribe now facing a food shortage in Palasa village.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Gade Christensen hoping for GP birthday present
Gade Christensen hoping for GP birthday present JAKARTA (JP): Top-seeded Dane Peter Gade Christensen said yesterday he hoped to win the upcoming 1997 Lipton World Grand Prix Badminton Finals here as a birthday present for himself.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
GRL to be listed on Jakarta Stock Exchange
GRL to be listed on Jakarta Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Gulf Indonesia Resources Limited (GRL) plans to list its shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) in April following its recent listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Asians women reign supreme
Asians women reign supreme CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AFP): Asian athletes assured their domination of women's weight lifting by winning a string of medals in the 59-kilogram category at the world championships here.Indonesia's Patmawati carried off two gold medals in the 59-kg category, lifting 97.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
PT Trimegah opens Semarang outlet
PT Trimegah opens Semarang outlet SEMARANG (JP): Local securities house PT Trimegah Securities officially opened a branch office here yesterday to tap the growing number of local investors in the city.The president of the firm Avy G Dwipayana said that the prospect of stock trading in Semarang and...
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Reviving the dead
Reviving the dead More than four years have passed since May 1993, when Marsinah, a labor activist, died a gruesome martyr's death defending the rights of her fellow workers at a small watch manufacturing plant in Surabaya.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Mystery man donates to Irian drought victims
Mystery man donates to Irian drought victims JAKARTA (JP): Santa Claus may be making his Christmas rounds early this year, as the Indonesian consulate general in Sydney, Australia, received a surprise package from a mysterious "scruffy looking" man Monday, containing A$16,000 (US$10,885) in cash...
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Malaysia, RP economies to undergo stress: S&P
Malaysia, RP economies to undergo stress: S&P SYDNEY (Reuters): Standard and Poor's Corp. said yesterday the financial systems of Malaysia and the Philippines were likely to undergo significant stress over the near term because of excess credit growth in recent years.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Private borrowers need debt rescheduling
Private borrowers need debt rescheduling The government and major private companies is holding a road show to creditor countries to seek the rescheduling of the private sector's foreign debts. Economist Faisal Basri discusses problems related to the foreign debts owed by private firms.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
A dim view of human rights conditions in Indonesia
A dim view of human rights conditions in Indonesia1996: Tahun Kekerasan Potret Pelanggaran HAM di Indonesia (1996: Year of Violence, A Portrait of Human Rights Violations in Indonesia). Edited by A. Made Tony Supriatma.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Myanmar general to go to KL
Myanmar general to go to KL YANGON (AFP): Senior Gen. Than Shwe, chairman of Myanmar's ruling junta, will lead a 50-member delegation to the informal ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur next week, diplomats said yesterday.Lt. Gen.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Filipinos deported from Manado
Filipinos deported from Manado MANADO, North Sulawesi: The local immigration bureau has deported 12 Filipinos for violating immigration rules, the head of the local Justice Ministry, Freddy Gerung, said here yesterday.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
A most shameful incident
A most shameful incident A 25-story building on Jl. Thamrin, Jakarta, has been ravaged by fire. Fifteen people lost their lives in the incident. The tragedy occurred in an area which had stood as a symbol of our progress, intelligence, excellence and modernity as a nation.Ironically, that isn't all.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
House concerned about strategic industries
House concerned about strategic industries JAKARTA (JP): Legislators expressed concern yesterday about the future of Indonesia's strategic industries in the wake of the economic crisis.In a hearing with head of the Management Board of Strategic Industries B.J.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) conversion rates on Dec. 9, 1997: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 4,525.00 4,625.00Austrian shilling 345.60 382.50Australian dollar 3,002.50 3,101.30Belgian franc 122.10 125.70Canadian dollar 3,170.60 3,256.90Swiss franc 3,094.
Wed, 10 Dec 1997
RI opposes Qantas', Ansett's tariff cuts
RI opposes Qantas', Ansett's tariff cuts JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said here yesterday that he would send a letter to his Australian counterpart, criticizing the tariff cuts offered by Qantas and Ansett in Indonesia.