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Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Painter dies after falling from 4th floor
Painter dies after falling from 4th floor JAKARTA (JP): A construction worker died yesterday after falling from the fourth floor of a shop-house project in Pasar Pagi Lama, West Jakarta, about 3 p.m. Thursday.The teenager's death raises the toll of workers killed at their workplace to 104 this year.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Crises need not downgrade: IBCA
Crises need not downgrade: IBCA JAKARTA (JP): The London-based rating agency IBCA said yesterday that systemic banking crises do not of themselves automatically imply sovereign downgrades: much depends on the scale of the problem, the manner in which governments bail out banks and the initial...
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
To Emha Ainun Nadjib
To Emha Ainun NadjibFrom RepublikaIndonesian television has made great progress over the years, especially as a source of information, but regrettably it has also brought a decline in moral values and in the preservation of Eastern culture.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
State banks to pay public funds of 16 closed banks
State banks to pay public funds of 16 closed banks JAKARTA (JP): Three state banks, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Bank Dagang Negara and Bank Negara Indonesia, will disburse the funds of 600,000 accounts of the 16 banks closed by the government last week.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Cement truck kills 2 motorcyclists
Cement truck kills 2 motorcyclists JAKARTA (JP): Two men riding a motor scooter were killed when a speeding cement truck crashed into them at a crowded intersection in Central Jakarta yesterday evening.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
S'pore concerned about acid rain
S'pore concerned about acid rain SINGAPORE (DPA): Long-awaited rainfall has cleared much of the choking haze from Singapore's air -- but new concerns have arisen over the rain's acidity, reports in the city-state said yesterday.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
PT Ristia Bintang to sell 70 million shares to public
PT Ristia Bintang to sell 70 million shares to public JAKARTA (JP): Low-cost housing developer PT Ristia Bintang Mahkota Sejati will sell 70 million new shares, or 26.92 percent of its total common stocks, to the public next month, the company announced yesterday.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
23 people jailed for tconsuming Ecstasy pills
23 people jailed for tconsuming Ecstasy pills JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court jailed 23 people yesterday -- including 13 women -- after they were found guilty of consuming Ecstasy pills at a city discotheque.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Little value placed on little Indonesians' lives
Little value placed on little Indonesians' livesBy John Aglionby IT often seems little value is placed on young people's lives in Indonesia.A whole family on one motorbike, a dozen schoolchildren hanging out of a bus door and toddlers bouncing around in the front seats of cars are all common sights.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Omar Halim learned human rights, equality early in life
Omar Halim learned human rights, equality early in lifeBy Listi Operananta JAKARTA (JP): Omar Halim spent 30 years working for the United Nations, serving the last seven years as a negotiator for the body's peacekeeping missions in a number of far-flung countries including Namibia, Lebanon,...
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Thousands die on the road annually
Thousands die on the road annually SURABAYA: National Police Chief Gen. Dibyo Widodo said yesterday approximately 11,000 Indonesians die every year in traffic accidents, Antara reported."This means 30 people die every day," he said in a written address to a gathering in the East Java police...
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
PPP presses for non-denominational faith exclusion
PPP presses for non-denominational faith exclusion JAKARTA (JP): The minority United Development Party (PPP) at the People's Consultative Assembly pressed yesterday for the exclusion of the non-denominational faith, which it feared could become a "new religion", from the next state policy...
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Four Indonesian workers found dead in Singapore
Four Indonesian workers found dead in Singapore JAKARTA (JP): Four Indonesian workers in Singapore have been found dead of various causes over the past two weeks, according to Entjim Herrianto, the spokesman of the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
GM to invest $3b in China
GM to invest $3b in China BEIJING (AFP): U.S. auto giant General Motors Corp. (GM) said yesterday it hoped to raise investments in China to US$3 billion by 1999 from $2 billion targeted for next year.GM spokesman Pat Hawkins said the U.S.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
The days of hoodlums
The days of hoodlums Barbarous hoodlums have enjoyed the freedom to stir up trouble in Tanah Abang market, Central Jakarta, for at least a year, but only early this week did the city authorities beat the war drum against them.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
U.S. gives approval to RI's reform package
U.S. gives approval to RI's reform package JAKARTA (JP): United States Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott, after a 40-minute meeting with President Soeharto, said he felt reassured about Indonesia's economic reform package.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Who is to blame for green crisis?
Who is to blame for green crisis?By Sylvia Arifin JAKARTA (JP): Over the last three months Indonesia's environmental image has been greatly tarnished by the burning of forests on almost all of its islands, with dire consequences not only to Indonesia, but to neighboring countries.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Get ready for Total Touch, Jimsaku and Phil Perry
Get ready for Total Touch, Jimsaku and Phil Perry JAKARTA (JP): Dutch band Total Touch will likely capture most of the attention on today's second day of the Jakarta International Jazz Festival (JakJazz).Starting at 6 p.m., the evening's performances will conclude at 1:45 a.m.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: The Crystal Maze 3:10 Culture Program: Upacara Adat Tapanuli 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 Beloved Country 6:15...
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
High ratings no guarantee of quality 'sinetron'
High ratings no guarantee of quality 'sinetron'By Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Long before Internet junkies found a way to live out their dreams on the Web, the liaison between society and fantasy had viewers addicted to TV serials.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
3 new performers for TIM Festival
3 new performers for TIM Festival JAKARTA (JP): A Wayang Kulit (shadow puppet) show, an acappella rendition of Islamic poetry and a Sa'Unine string quartet performance are the latest additions to the 12-day 1997 November Festival at the Taman Ismail Marzuki art center.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Nigerian tried for selling drugs
Nigerian tried for selling drugs JAKARTA (JP): A Nigerian man was indicted at Central Jakarta District Court yesterday on charges of selling 2.48 kilograms of putauw, a low-grade heroin.Prosecutor Agus Widodo said the defendant, Edhosa Agahowa alias Temmy, 28, and his girlfriend, Yuningsih, were...
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
'Dangdut' steals the show on Jakjazz 1997
'Dangdut' steals the show on Jakjazz 1997 JAKARTA (JP): Traditional Indonesian dangdut music stole the show on the opening night of Jakjazz 1997 at the Soemantri Brodjonegoro youth center, South Jakarta, last night.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Mt. Batur spews white smoke
Mt. Batur spews white smoke DENPASAR, Bali: Mt. Batur, near the scenic tourist resort of Kintamani in Bangli regency some 60 kilometers northeast of here, has shown greater volcanic activity recently, Antara reported.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Korean firms warm to cross-border trade
Korean firms warm to cross-border tradeBy Ahn Mi-Young SEOUL (DPA): North and South Korea may still technically be at war, but this has not stopped legions of companies from conducting a brisk and growing trade across the chilly political divide.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Sixty orangutan babies seized
Sixty orangutan babies seized SAMBOJA, East Kalimantan: A local conservation office has seized from residents sixty orangutan babies aged between two months to one year in raids over the past few months.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Crisis 'won't affect telephones'
Crisis 'won't affect telephones' JAKARTA (JP): The currency crisis will not affect the government's target to install 8 million telephone lines in the current Sixth Five-Year Development Plan, which will end in March, 1999.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Choreographers find commond ground
Choreographers find commond groundBy Helly Minarti DEPOK, West Java (JP): When two eloquent choreographers from different continents come together in a workshop, they cross all cultural divides.Indonesian Gusmiati Suid and German Jochim Scholmer conversed on the core aspects that fuel creations on...
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Fencing, archery bodies prepare for the 13th Asiad
Fencing, archery bodies prepare for the 13th Asiad JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Fencing Association and the Indonesian Archery Association have already begun preparing for the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok next December.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Stocks plunged on regional bearish market
Stocks plunged on regional bearish market JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) plunged for a third consecutive day yesterday on the impact of regional weakness and uncertainty in the local market.The JSX composite price index, the main price indicator, fell 12.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
ABRI needs 'new format' for political role
ABRI needs 'new format' for political role MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): Domestic and international changes affecting Indonesia represent a challenge for the Armed Forces to seek a "new format" for its involvement in the political arena, according to a military observer.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Maan wins Tering Bay Open by ten shots
Maan wins Tering Bay Open by ten shots BATAM ISLAND, Riau (JP): Practically unchallenged since teeing off on Tuesday, pretournament favorite Maan Naasim justified his top-billing when he won the US$50,000 Tering Bay Open Golf Championship here yesterday with a 12-under-par 276 (67 70 69 70).
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
PT Indorama to produce woolen yarns
PT Indorama to produce woolen yarns JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Indorama Synthetics -- a polyester producer -- through its wholly-owned subsidiary PT Indorama Teknologies, set up a plant to manufacture woolen and blended yarns in Purwakarta, West Java, yesterday.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Indo Muro-Pama contract extended
Indo Muro-Pama contract extended JAKARTA (JP): Gold producer PT Indo Muro Kencana and mining contractor PT Pamapersada Nusantara signed a four-year contract extension yesterday for the operations at the Mount Muro gold deposit in Central Kalimantan.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
RI only able to tap 40% of tuna resources
RI only able to tap 40% of tuna resources JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia was only able to tap 40 percent of its tuna resources due to the lack of modern fishing equipment, Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Australia, RI see deal on Timor Gap deal by 1998
Australia, RI see deal on Timor Gap deal by 1998 MELBOURNE (Reuters): Australia and Indonesia set yesterday a target of March 1998 to resolve problems arising from the production of natural gas in the Timor Gap between the two countries.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Sutiyoso backs calls to scrap Mulia's second tower proposal
Sutiyoso backs calls to scrap Mulia's second tower proposal JAKARTA (JP): Amid to-ings and fro-ings this week about the proposed second tower at Hotel Mulia Senayan, Governor Sutiyoso has backed the city councilors' calls to scrap the project.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Harvey opens in Jakarta
Harvey opens in Jakarta NEW YORK (Reuters): Harvey Entertainment Co said a 75,000 square-foot family entertainment center based solely on the Harvey Classic Characters, including Casper, Richie Rich, Baby Huey, Hot Stuff and others, opened over the weekend in Jakarta.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Financial crisis should top APEC agenda, U.S. says
Financial crisis should top APEC agenda, U.S. says WASHINGTON (AFP): The Southeast Asian economic crisis should top the agenda at an upcoming summit of Asia-Pacific leaders, a U.S. official said Thursday, calling for an IMF-centered response to regional financial turmoil.John Wolf, U.S.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
IMF's Camdessus heads for SE Asian countries
IMF's Camdessus heads for SE Asian countries PARIS (Reuters): IMF head Michel Camdessus said on Thursday he was heading on a tour of Southeast Asia, where he would first stop in Indonesia and then hoped to meet whoever would be Thailand's prime minister.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Makindo to sell 40 percent of shares to public
Makindo to sell 40 percent of shares to public JAKARTA (JP): PT Makindo, one of the country's major securities companies, will go ahead with its capital market debut despite the bearish condition of the stock market.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Obligation to build a nation
Obligation to build a nation This is a momentous time in Indonesia. The wind of change is slowly but inexorably sweeping through the country. And why not? With imminent regionalization and globalization we will have the world knocking at our doorstep.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Police seize 3.7 kilograms of heroin in record haul
Police seize 3.7 kilograms of heroin in record haul JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested three foreigners holding Nigerian passports for their alleged involvement in the smuggling of 3.7 kilograms of first-grade heroin into the country from Thailand, a senior officer said yesterday.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Medan expansion sought by mayor
Medan expansion sought by mayor MEDAN, North Sumatra: Medan Mayor Bachtiar Djafar said the realization of a greater Medan area program would be the only answer to effectively manage the city's rapid development.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
77% of allocated areas for industrial forests unused
77% of allocated areas for industrial forests unused JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-three licensed industrial forest companies have only planted on 23 percent of the acreage allotted to them, according to data from the Association of Indonesian Forest Concessionaires.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: Kesaksian Abadi by Hilmar Pabel, at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, daily except Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., until Nov. 11.
Fri, 07 Nov 1997
Utut's Karpov clash his time to shine
Utut's Karpov clash his time to shine JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grandmaster Utut Adianto will be given the best opportunity ever to show his true talent when he meets GM Antoly Karpov in a six-round duel match at Hotel Indonesia from Nov. 21 to Nov. 25.
Fri, 07 Nov 1997
Striking employees' pay raised
Striking employees' pay raised JAKARTA (JP): The president of the state-owned ship building company PT. PAL Indonesia, B.J. Habibie, finally gave in to striking workers and announced salary increases for 4,000 employees of the Surabaya-based company.
Fri, 07 Nov 1997
Assembly likely to drop internal rule review
Assembly likely to drop internal rule review JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) looked almost certain yesterday to dismiss a proposal to change its internal rules, pending overnight deliberation in each of its five factions.
Fri, 07 Nov 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Breakaway 1995 by Maud Van Der Lely, Vajaraporn Sukanich, Miryung Muir, Jeannette Bijlmer, at KOI Gallery Restaurant, Jl. Mahakam I/2, Souty Jakarta, daily, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., until Nov. 16.