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Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Storm ruins dozens of houses
Storm ruins dozens of houses BOJONEGORO, E. Java: Strong winds and torrential rains ruined on Wednesday 30 houses in Tambakrejo district in Bojonegoro regency, East Java, Antara reported Thursday.A local government official reported on Thursday the storm killed 10-year-old Yulianto.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Multidana raises $177.6m
Multidana raises $177.6m HONG KONG (Reuters): Indonesian finance firm PT Putra Surya Multidana has completed a US$177.6 million asset-backed securities (ABS) issue, arranger Salomon Brothers International said yesterday.The issuer of the securities is Indonesian Motor Vehicle Funding 1997-1 Ltd.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
China, Vietnam in big deals
China, Vietnam in big deals HANOI (AFP): China and Vietnam have signed two multi-million dollar loan agreements during a visit here by Chinese Vice- Premier Wu Bangguo, the foreign ministry said yesterday.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Hayono against over-publicizing of Games bonuses
Hayono against over-publicizing of Games bonuses JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman said yesterday that the bonuses handed over to the best 19th SEA Games athletes should not be over-publicized.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
RI must adopt global values: Seda
RI must adopt global values: Seda JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia must adopt global values to participate in the globalized economy, former finance minister Frans Seda said yesterday.Seda said in order to participate in the global economic community, the country must be able to conform to a new set of...
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Coral reefs threatened
Coral reefs threatened AMBON, Maluku: Experts have called for action to protect coral reefs in Ambon Bay, a popular tourist destination, currently under threat from the increasing industrial waste."The immediate threat comes from the presence of a dockyard built along the coast of Silale village in...
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Improve public transportation!
Improve public transportation! I fully support the Jakarta governor's suggestion to abolish the three-in-one system for the basic reason that it doesn't work. Also, I do not think it would be wise to implement a sticker system as it would not be fair to burden common people with that kind of fee...
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Indonesian league to kick off Nov. 16
Indonesian league to kick off Nov. 16 JAKARTA (JP): Despite uncertainties over sponsorship, the fourth Indonesian League soccer competition is to start on Nov. 16, an Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) spokesman has said.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Aneka Tambang sets share price
Aneka Tambang sets share price JAKARTA (JP): State-owned mining firm PT Aneka Tambang and its underwriters agreed yesterday to set the price of shares for the company's initial public offering (IPO) early next month at between Rp 1,400 and Rp 1,800 a share.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Golkar in all-out battle for Soeharto
Golkar in all-out battle for Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): The ruling Golkar went full steam ahead yesterday in its campaign to reelect President Soeharto, trying to persuade other factions in the People's Consultative Assembly to heed "convention" and follow suit.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Hazy days for struggling Yogyakarta tourist industry
Hazy days for struggling Yogyakarta tourist industryBy Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): "Java is haze-free".This is the message the Yogyakarta chapter of the Association of Indonesian Tour and Travel Agencies has been sending worldwide to counter the adverse effects of the haze that is threatening to...
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Christmas tree contest at Sogo
Christmas tree contest at Sogo JAKARTA (JP): Sogo Department Store will hold a Christmas tree decorating competition on Nov. 18 for the public with the theme, Christmas Tree East and West.There will be three categories in the contest: feminine, masculine and children nuances.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
RP tightens forex rules
RP tightens forex rules MANILA (AFP): The Central Bank of the Philippines yesterday imposed tighter restrictions on banks' foreign exchange trading as part of a measure to counter speculation.Under the new rules, banks would have to inform the central bank within two banking days of the...
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Drought will affect RI's rice production
Drought will affect RI's rice production JAKARTA (JP): The current drought plaguing Indonesia will bring down the country's rice production to just over 49 million tons from 51 million tons last year, Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Fishermen rescued after 90 days adrift
Fishermen rescued after 90 days adrift AUCKLAND (AFP): Six Indonesians, including a child, have been picked up after three months adrift on the central Pacific, the United States Coastguard said yesterday.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Marsinah honored in monolog
Marsinah honored in monolog JAKARTA (JP): Ratna Sarumpaet, the head of Satu Merah Panggung theater group, is paying tribute to slain labor activist Marsinah in a monolog and new book.She will perform Marsinah Menggugat (Marsinah Accuses) at Taman Ismail Marzuki on Oct. 28.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Political change can only be initiated from the top
Political change can only be initiated from the topBy Matias Sinaga SURABAYA (JP): In his address to Golkar last week, President Soeharto asked the ruling political grouping to find out whether the people really supported his renomination for the 1998/2003 presidential term.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Asian woes halt arms buying spree
Asian woes halt arms buying spreeBy Marcus Eliason HONG KONG (AP): The timing was unfortunate. On Aug. 10, Thailand became the first East Asian country to own and operate an aircraft carrier -- just as its economy was lurching into turmoil.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Monas gas station may operate
Monas gas station may operate JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso decided yesterday to allow a gas station located in the National Monument (Monas) park in Central Jakarta to operate temporarily until the completion of an underground parking lot in the area.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Conductor jailed for knife attack
Conductor jailed for knife attack JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court sentenced a 23- year-old man to three months in jail yesterday for slashing a bus passenger's face with a knife.Presiding judge Dalil Ahmad said the defendant, Odan Siahaan, a bus conductor for a state-owned bus company,...
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Jakarta to host int'l telecom expo, meeting
Jakarta to host int'l telecom expo, meeting JAKARTA (JP): An international telecommunications exhibition, called Asia-Pacific Telecom '97, will be held from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3 at the Jakarta Fairgrounds in Kemayoran.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Rupiah firm against dollar as stocks lose ground
Rupiah firm against dollar as stocks lose ground JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian rupiah was firm against the U.S. dollar again, closing at 3,575/3,600 yesterday after it weakened to 3,640 in midday trading before Bank Indonesia stepped in to intervene.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Man jailed for profane theft
Man jailed for profane theft JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court sentenced an unemployed man yesterday to eight months in jail for stealing Rp 348,000 (US$96) from a mosque charity box.Presiding judge Paimin Martodiredjo said the defendant, Syarief Hidayat, 28, stole the money from...
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Vendors protest at City Council
Vendors protest at City Council JAKARTA (JP): A group of vendors from Ratna market -- or Cokong market as it is more widely known due to its location on Jl. Haji Cokong, in South Jakarta -- asked the City Council yesterday to intervene in an eviction notice.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Timor car
Timor car The official national distributor of the Timor car would like to inform prospective buyers that some caution is warranted if one wishes to take advantage of our low prices offered for both the S-515 SOHC and the S-515i DOHC classes under special conditions.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Racel Paul to drive in GT Radial team
Racel Paul to drive in GT Radial team JAKARTA (JP): Canadian supercar racer Robert J. Paul will drive for the GT Radial team in the two-day supercar race at Sentul, near Bogor, starting today.The supercar race will be followed by the national Formula Asia race.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Butterfly images recruited in war on AIDS
Butterfly images recruited in war on AIDS A heightened focus on preventive measures is on the agenda for the fourth International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, opening today in Manila. Promising drug cocktails available in the West are still beyond the financial reach of the official...
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
U.S. keeps close eye on SE Asia developments
U.S. keeps close eye on SE Asia developments WASHINGTON (Reuters): The United States is keeping a close eye on the financial crisis in Southeast Asia and senior administration officials said on Thursday they were in constant touch with authorities throughout the region.A 10.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Indonesian car industry may go bankrupt
Indonesian car industry may go bankrupt JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's automobile industry is now on the verge of bankruptcy due to the double blows from the sharp rupiah depreciation and the credit crunch, Herman Z. Latief, Chairman of the industry's association said yesterday.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Indonesian and Western cultures
Indonesian and Western cultures I would like to comment on the letter from Robert Walker You must have a concept of guilt (Oct. 22). His extremely offensive and presumptuous letter on "guilt" and "selfishness" made my hair stand on end (and that is quite an achievement as I am bald).
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Lynch mob murder Tangerang man
Lynch mob murder Tangerang man JAKARTA (JP): A sand quarrying dispute allegedly led to the lynching of a man, who was beaten to death by at least 12 people at his house in Rancaserdang, Tangerang, Thursday night.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Novotel Yogya opens
Novotel Yogya opens YOGYAKARTA (JP): Four-star Novotel Hotel Yogyakarta held its soft opening yesterday. It is the Prima Suryagraha Perkasa Group's first property outside of Jakarta.The Rp 50 billion (US$13.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Amin wants poll on Soeharto's reelection
Amin wants poll on Soeharto's reelection JAKARTA (JP): Political observer Amien Rais has suggested a national poll to find out whether the majority of Indonesians really want to reelect President Soeharto.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Theater Ketjil returns with play on forest fires
Theater Ketjil returns with play on forest fires JAKARTA (JP): Thick haze from brush and forest fires has inspired Theater Ketjil, a theater group founded by the late Arifin C. Noer, to create a play which marks the group's comeback, after a long absence from theater performances.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
IMF moves closer to big Indonesia loan deal
IMF moves closer to big Indonesia loan deal WASHINGTON (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) moved closer to a multi-billion dollar bailout for tiger economy Indonesia on Thursday and an IMF official said only a few details still needed to be sorted out.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Cathay to increase flight frequency to SE Asia
Cathay to increase flight frequency to SE Asia HONG KONG (Reuters): Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said it will increase its flights from Hong Kong to Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Manila and Sydney in its new winter schedule.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Govt to get tough on forest burners
Govt to get tough on forest burners JAKARTA (JP): The government has once again vowed to be tough on forest burners, declaring that this time it would get "serious" by taking tough legal action.State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja told reporters that the Environmental Impact...
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Construction worker falls to his death
Construction worker falls to his death JAKARTA (JP): A construction worker died in hospital after falling from scaffolding on the 23rd floor of the Simprug Teras Apartment project in South Jakarta yesterday.The victim was identified as Sumarno, 42, a resident of Magetan, East Java.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Thousands of dogs to be slaughtered
Thousands of dogs to be slaughtered TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang regency will slaughter 8,171 stray dogs and vaccinate all pet dogs to prevent the spread of rabies in the area.Tangerang Regent Saifullah AR said yesterday that the 19,634 dogs -- including 8,171 stray dogs -- that live in the regency's...
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
RI needs good governance to cope with globalization
RI needs good governance to cope with globalization JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs good governance and effective bureaucracy to survive the globalization era which demands compliance with international rules of the game, says former cabinet minister Frans Seda.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Train passenger falls to death
Train passenger falls to death JAKARTA (JP): A student from Tamalatea Health Science Academy in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi, died on the way to hospital yesterday after falling from a train at Gambir Railway Station in Central Jakarta.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Men arrested for swindling Telkom out of $6.3m
Men arrested for swindling Telkom out of $6.3m JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested two businessmen for allegedly defrauding state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom of Rp 22.7 billion (US$6.3 million).The head of the City Police corruption investigation unit, Lt. Col.
Sat, 25 Oct 1997
Social gaps: A ticking time bomb
Social gaps: A ticking time bombBy A. Wisnuhardana YOGYAKARTA (JP): World Bank President James Wolfensohn once likened the rich and poor gap to a time bomb which can explode any time unless a comprehensive solution is immediately forthcoming (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 24, 1997).
Fri, 24 Oct 1997
Smog halts oil spill clean up
Smog halts oil spill clean up SINGAPORE (Reuters): Smog from Indonesian forest fires thickened in neighboring Singapore yesterday and prevented helicopters flying to slicks from a major oil spill, officials said.
Fri, 24 Oct 1997
The Listening Post
The Listening Post "Building English Skills Through Newspaper + Radio" Produced by American Language Center in cooperation with The Jakarta Post and Radio Sonora FM 100.9 Mhz * MetLife comes to Indonesia, and all the way to "The Listening Post.
Fri, 24 Oct 1997
Day turns into night as haze worsens in Sumatra
Day turns into night as haze worsens in Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): Night and day were almost indistinguishable in some cities in Sumatra as thick haze limited visibility to a minimum and the danger of respiratory problems increased yesterday.
Fri, 24 Oct 1997
Bogor-airport bus route opens
Bogor-airport bus route opens BOGOR (JP): State-run land transportation company DAMRI started operating 10 shuttle buses linking Bogor to Soekarno- Hatta International Airport yesterday.The route was created in a bid to meet the rising demand for direct transportation from Bogor to the airport in...
Fri, 24 Oct 1997
Where to go in Surabaya, for Friday, Oct. 24, 1997
Where to go in Surabaya, for Friday, Oct. 24, 1997Music and Entertainment * Novotel Surabaya Hotel & Suites, Jl. Ngagel 173-175: - Dahana Lounge Bar: Happy Hour at 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Los Javados Acoustic music. - Puri Pool Bar: Happy Hour at 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Fri, 24 Oct 1997
Preserving good tie
Preserving good tie President Soeharto and Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong Wednesday ended their second bilateral meeting this year, the first having been held in March. As is to be expected from encounters among friends, those meetings have also served to sustain the tradition of routine...
Fri, 24 Oct 1997
Aussie dairy firm helps nutrition drive
Aussie dairy firm helps nutrition drive JAKARTA (JP): The Australian Dairy Corporation (ADC), a Victoria-based marketing authority, in cooperation with the city administration will launch a good nutrition campaign for primary school children in Jakarta.