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Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Student jailed for possessing heroin
Student jailed for possessing heroin JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced a senior high school student yesterday to two months and 20 days in prison for possessing putaw, a low-grade heroin.Presiding judge Rusdi As'ad said police arrested defendant Rico Ardiansayah, 16, on Aug.
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Canberra, Jakarta try to solve Timor Gap rift
Canberra, Jakarta try to solve Timor Gap rift PERTH (Reuters): Australia and Indonesia are set to seek a resolution to differences stemming from upcoming gas production in the Timor Gap seabed when resource ministers from the two countries meet next week.
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
British police to teach in RP
British police to teach in RP MANILA (AFP): A group of British police are to arrive in the Philippines Monday to help train Filipino officers in investigating abuse against children and women, the British embassy said yesterday.
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Should we be that critical?
Should we be that critical? Mr. Robert Walker really is an unhappy man ("Your Letters," Oct. 28, Some facts of life). I must admit that I have no knowledge of conditions in Bali. I only live and work with ordinary Indonesians in the back streets of Jakarta, with occasional forays to the outer...
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Marsinah monolog is a spirit's search for justice
Marsinah monolog is a spirit's search for justice JAKARTA (JP): It was a lonely and desolate night, the stillness broken only by the strong smell of burning incense wafting in the darkness and the faint chirps of crickets.
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
ADB to give Indonesia $3.5b in aid
ADB to give Indonesia $3.5b in aid MANILA (Reuters): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday it would grant total assistance of US$3.5 billion to Indonesia between 1998 and 2000.The Manila-based multilateral organization said in a statement Indonesia would receive four quick-disbursing...
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Six minihydro power plants to be developed
Six minihydro power plants to be developed JAKARTA (JP): Three companies from Indonesia and the United States signed yesterday a joint venture agreement to develop six minihydro power plants in West Sumatra and North Sulawesi next year.
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Women's rights still inadequate: Activist
Women's rights still inadequate: Activist JAKARTA (JP): Women's rights are still inadequately protected in Indonesia both in the form of legal instruments and their implementation, rights activists said yesterday.
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Japan flexes muscle in Asian financial crisis
Japan flexes muscle in Asian financial crisis TOKYO (AFP): Japan flexed its economic might in the Asian crisis yesterday, announcing an emergency meeting to deal with the turmoil and dispatching a top official to Indonesia to discuss financial aid.
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
RI may not send soccer team to 13th Asian Games
RI may not send soccer team to 13th Asian Games JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council may not send the national soccer team to the 13th Asian Games next year.The council's vice chairman, Arie Sudewo, said yesterday that although the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) wanted to finance the...
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Virus kills 10,000 pigs in E. Timor
Virus kills 10,000 pigs in E. Timor DILI, East Timor: More than 10,000 pigs have died in the province in recent weeks due to a deadly virus, a local official said.Suminarwati Lenggu, head of the local husbandry service, said the virus, which has spread to six provinces in East Timor, is believed to...
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Minority parties lament govt one-man-show
Minority parties lament govt one-man-show JAKARTA (JP): The minority United Development Party (PPP) and Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) expressed disappointment yesterday over the government's one-man-show in the settlement of the ongoing economic turmoil.
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Tale of two women
Tale of two women Two villagers with almost identical backgrounds were pursuing a common dream for a better life. Fate would have it that they underwent a traumatic experience that forced them to commit murder. Yet, they could not have met more different fates.
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
30 firms named suspects in forest fires
30 firms named suspects in forest fires JAKARTA (JP): National Police have declared at least 30 companies -- including four foreign investment firms -- and 24 people as suspects in the current forest fires which have choked a large part of Southeast Asia, a high-ranking police officer said...
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Protection of labor abroad
Protection of labor abroadFrom Media IndonesiaWe are deeply concerned about the fate of our women laborers in Saudi Arabia. Soleha was beheaded recently for having killed her employer. Nasiroh is more fortunate in having her capital punishment revoked although her offense was said to be similar.
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Central Java towns call for water bombers to fight fires
Central Java towns call for water bombers to fight fires JAKARTA (JP): Police in the Central Java towns of Boyolali and Semarang urgently called yesterday for foreign water bombers to help extinguish forest fires raging at several locations, including on Mt. Merbabu and Mt. Potro.
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Maybank will buy 20% of BankNusa, executive says
Maybank will buy 20% of BankNusa, executive says JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Malaysian bank Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) will sign an agreement Monday to buy Bank Nusa Internasional's convertible bonds worth Rp 95 billion (US$26.4 million).BankNusa's president B.S.
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Reform package set to stabilize economy
Reform package set to stabilize economy JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government will further trim its budget spending, abolish monopolies in several food commodities and liquidate insolvent banks in another concerted bid to stabilize the economy, which has been battered by the rupiah turmoil since...
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Monkey business woos tourists in W. Sumatra
Monkey business woos tourists in W. SumatraBy Oktaveri BUNGUS, West Sumatra (Antara): Scores of monkeys raced down the hill to the roadside, scrambling and fighting for the food thrown by visitors.Some of the animals carried their young infants precariously on their back.
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
HK analysts warns of potential unrest
HK analysts warns of potential unrest HONG KONG (AFP): Indonesia's deepening economic woes will cause an escalation in social unrest in the months ahead, with ethnic Chinese likely to be the targets of angry mobs, analysts said in a report received here yesterday.
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Indonesia and IMF agree on reform package
Indonesia and IMF agree on reform package JAKARTA (JP): The following is the full text of the government press release on the reform package agreed upon by the Indonesian government and IMF after two weeks of negotiations:The impact of an ongoing monetary crisis since July 1997 has been reflected...
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Historians fight for island
Historians fight for island JAKARTA (JP): Historians have asked the municipality to declare Onrust Island, in the Thousand Islands chain, a heritage park to save its historical sites.Dirman Surachmat, former head of the city's museum and historical agency, said yesterday that the appeal was made...
Sat, 01 Nov 1997
Ware sellers struggle to survive
Ware sellers struggle to surviveBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Despite the stiff competition in a modernized society, Sarijem and Warjem are trying to make a living as door- to-door vendors of traditional household goods.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Gas supply contract signed for Tangguh LNG project
Gas supply contract signed for Tangguh LNG project JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina's two production-sharing contractors -- Atlantic Richfield Co (ARCO) Indonesia and British Gas (BG) -- will jointly supply natural gas to the Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in...
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Developing states to assess market turmoil
Developing states to assess market turmoil KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Leaders of developing nations from three continents gather in Malaysia next week to press for greater access to rich countries' markets and assess the global financial turmoil that has engulfed their economies.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Airlines to be involved in anti-drug campaign
Airlines to be involved in anti-drug campaign JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave said here yesterday that his office would require all commercial aircraft operating in the country to support the government's anti-drug campaign.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
RI's economic outlook remains good: Keating
RI's economic outlook remains good: Keating JAKARTA (JP): The governor of the U.S state of Oklahoma, Frank Keating, said yesterday Indonesia's economic outlook remained good despite the currency crisis.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Minivan drivers go on strike in Pamulang
Minivan drivers go on strike in Pamulang PAMULANG, Tangerang (JP): More than 150 minivan drivers went on strike in Pamulang yesterday to protest the ongoing collection of levies by a cooperative linked to the Jakarta Military Command.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Eight arrested for alleged robbery
Eight arrested for alleged robbery BEKASI (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata said yesterday officers had arrested seven men for allegedly robbing one of BDNI branches at the Lippo Cikarang complex, Bekasi.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Capitalism dangerous to Indonesia: Juwono
Capitalism dangerous to Indonesia: Juwono JAKARTA (JP): Communism is no longer the world's most dangerous ideology, according to Juwono Sudarsono, the deputy governor of the National Resilience Institute, the state military think tank.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
IMF aid package may be sealed by the weekend
IMF aid package may be sealed by the weekend JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday that the government would soon announce the outcome of the IMF-led financial package to restore market confidence in the country's economy.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Sakakibara to visit RI
Sakakibara to visit RI TOKYO (Reuters): Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, Eisuke Sakakibara, will visit Indonesia from Friday and then travel to the United States, where he is likely to meet U.S. Treasury officials, a Ministry of Finance (MOF) official said on Thursday.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Three gold miners suffocate
Three gold miners suffocate PURWAKARTA, West Java: Three gold miners have died, reportedly of suffocation, in a traditional gold mine in Tajursinang village, Jatiluhur, Antara reported yesterday.The news agency quoted police as saying that Beben, 25, Rasidi, 49, and his son Nono, 18, went into the...
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Nikko Bali Hotel: - Kupu-kupu Amphitheater, Balinese dance performances at 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., Legong Dance, on Tuesday, Joged Bumbung, on Thursday, Ramayana, on Saturday. - Oo Looloos Santap Restaurant presents live music daily except Monday at 9 p.m.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Business tycoon's kidnappers arrested
Business tycoon's kidnappers arrested BEKASI (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata said yesterday that officers have arrested eight men for allegedly kidnapping business tycoon Sjamsul Nursalim, the owner of Bank Dagang Negara Indonesia (BDNI).Another suspect is still at large, Hamami said.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 30, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 850 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,500 0 0 Alter Abadi 600 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 600 25 147,500 Alumindo Perkasa...
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Marital rape victims get better attention
Marital rape victims get better attention BANDUNG (JP): The currently growing attention to issues of domestic violence such as marital rape is caused by an increasing awareness concerning individuals' rights and a shift in values, a seminar concluded here yesterday.Legal expert A.S.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Thai baht plunges to new low, brings down other currencies
Thai baht plunges to new low, brings down other currencies BANGKOK (Agencies): Thailand's battered currency defied central bank intervention yesterday, plunging past a crucial psychological barrier to a record low, as other Asian units followed suit, dealers said.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Psychotropic law useful: Dibyo
Psychotropic law useful: Dibyo JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Dibyo Widodo said yesterday the enactment of 1997 Psychotropic Law No. 5 had helped reduce the number of drug cases in the country.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
El Nino hits malaysia, full effect unknown
El Nino hits malaysia, full effect unknown KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): El Nino will squeeze commodity earnings in Malaysia next year but the impact of the weather pattern could be largely offset by another phenomenon -- a lackluster local currency.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Firms can carry over forex losses
Firms can carry over forex losses JAKARTA (JP): A company could carry over their losses or gains from exchange rate differentials resulting from the "extraordinary" depreciation of the rupiah into the following years' income statement, the Indonesian Institute of Accountants said.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
City to launch pre-festive season order crackdown
City to launch pre-festive season order crackdown JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will launch a crackdown on security and order in the city ahead of the Christmas and Idul Fitri celebrations, an official said yesterday.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Funds to RI, Thailand boost SE Asia: Anwar
Funds to RI, Thailand boost SE Asia: Anwar KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's one billion dollar financial aid each to Indonesia and Thailand would boost confidence and help Southeast Asian economies to recover, Deputy Premier Anwar Ibrahim said Friday.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Avoid government, House antagonism, Soeharto says
Avoid government, House antagonism, Soeharto says JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) has a position equal to that of the president, and the two state institutions should cooperate rather than engage in confrontation, President Soeharto says.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Myanmar allowed to go to EU-ASEAN meeting
Myanmar allowed to go to EU-ASEAN meeting BANGKOK (AFP): The European Union (EU) has agreed Myanmar can join an ASEAN-EU joint cooperation meeting next month after a request from Thailand, the Thai foreign ministry said yesterday.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Rupiah further strengthened
Rupiah further strengthened JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah strengthened further against the U.S. dollar yesterday as the upward turn in share prices continued.Foreign currency dealers said the rupiah, which weakened to as low as 3,640 in midday trading, recovered to close at 3,605/15 in late trading...
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Good governance or illusion?
Good governance or illusion?By Makmur Keliat Will the International Monetary Fund help bring good governance to Indonesia or is it only a political illusion? This is the first of two articles. SURABAYA (JP): There have been divergent views raised by Indonesian observers regarding the recent...
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Canada won't link coop to rights issues
Canada won't link coop to rights issues JAKARTA (JP): Canada's Ambassador to Indonesia Gary J. Smith claimed that Ottawa would not link human rights issues as a precondition to economic cooperation between the two countries.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Asia vulnerable to oil supply disruptions: IEE
Asia vulnerable to oil supply disruptions: IEE TOKYO (Reuters): Energy-hungry Asian countries remain vulnerable to possible oil supply disruptions with their stockpile levels far less than those in developed nations, an energy think tank said yesterday.
Fri, 31 Oct 1997
Mild quake hits Lampung
Mild quake hits Lampung BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A mild underwater earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale occurred Wednesday morning sending tremors to the western part of Lampung.The geophysical station in Kotabumi, North Lampung, registered the earthquake at 11:56 a.m.