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Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Bribe taker not duped
Bribe taker not dupedFrom Surabaya PostRiding my motorcycle close to Jl. Ambengan near the railway crossing around noon on Sept. 29, I entered a roadblock set up by the East Surabaya Police who were checking on vehicle registration papers.I only had a photocopy of my vehicle document (STNK).
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
New airport project in Medan continues
New airport project in Medan continues JAKARTA (JP): The project to construct a new airport in Medan, North Sumatra is continuing, and the clearance of about 1,350 hectares of land for the construction has been completed.Spokesman for the Ministry of Transportation, Bambang S.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
RI's request for IMF aid to spur Asia fund
RI's request for IMF aid to spur Asia fund TOKYO (Reuter): An Indonesian request for aid to cope with a currency crash will spur momentum for the creation of an Asian fund to help troubled economies in the region, but opposition from key players in the debate won't fade quickly.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Bogor gets new police chief
Bogor gets new police chief BOGOR (JP): Lt. Col. Edmon Ilyas was installed yesterday as the new chief of Bogor City Police, replacing Lt. Col. Zaenal Abidin.Bogor Police chief Col. Dadang Garnida, who presided over the ceremony at local police headquarters, urged the new chief to improve on the...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Nokia, Telkom join forces
Nokia, Telkom join forces JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Telkom has established a radio access network laboratory in its research and information technology unit (Risti) in Bandung, West Java, in cooperation with Nokia of Finland.The laboratory was launched by Telkom's president, Asman A.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Opening ceremony to be grand festival
Opening ceremony to be grand festival JAKARTA (JP): A well-knit blend of dance, music and acrobatic performances are set to raise the curtain to the 19th SEA Games at Senayan stadium tomorrow.Barring unexpected rain that may fall due to the change of season, the opening ceremony will be a...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Magnificent Indonesia thrashes Malaysia 4-0
Magnificent Indonesia thrashes Malaysia 4-0 JAKARTA (JP): Four unanswered goals yesterday rekindled Indonesia's hopes of winning the soccer gold medal in the 19th SEA Games.Playing arch-rival Malaysia in a crucial group B match, the victory hungry Indonesians entertained some 70,000 fans at the...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
FCB enters Indonesia
FCB enters Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Foote, Cone & Belding (FCB) -- a large advertising agency in the United States -- has entered Indonesia through a technical assistance agreement with Advis, a local advertising agency.Under the agreement, the local company will be known as FCB Advis.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Food industry needs government push
Food industry needs government push JAKARTA (JP): The government must boost the competitiveness of the national export of farm products by providing fiscal incentives, a government official has said.The Director General of Agricultural and Forestry Products Industries Sujata said yesterday that...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Manila eying tighter rules on forex trade
Manila eying tighter rules on forex trade MANILA (AFP): The Central Bank of the Philippines said yesterday it was considering new restrictions on banks' foreign exchange trading to shore up the defenses against speculation.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
'Voice of oppressed' Seno sweeps literary awards
'Voice of oppressed' Seno sweeps literary awards JAKARTA (JP): Many people are oppressed but only a few dare to speak out against it. Seno Gumira Ajidarma, winner of this year's Southeast Asia Write Award and one of the country's most prolific writers, is one of them.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Rupiah and stock prices continue stabilizing
Rupiah and stock prices continue stabilizing JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah and stock prices continued to stabilize yesterday in response to the government's move to seek financial help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), dealers and stockbrokers said.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Seoul parties trade charges over fund scandal
Seoul parties trade charges over fund scandal SEOUL (Reuter): South Korea's main parties traded fresh accusations yesterday in a political slush fund controversy ahead of the country's presidential elections.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Timber estates threaten forests
Timber estates threaten forestsBy Stepanus Djuweng PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): President Soeharto said recently that the forest fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra have been caused by the land clearing on cash-crop estates, timber estates and transmigration sites.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Qantas sees more passengers
Qantas sees more passengers JAKARTA (JP): Qantas Airways of Australia transported some 214,000 passengers from Jakarta to Australia in the first nine- months of this year.An executive of the air carrier's Jakarta office, Fonny Tedjakusmana, said here yesterday that most of the passengers went to...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Thailand relying on swimming veterans
Thailand relying on swimming veterans JAKARTA (JP): Thailand will bank on veterans in its bid to haul in gold medals from the swimming pool during the 19th SEA Games.National coach Samreng Thosakul said during a workout at the Senayan pool yesterday that his 21-strong team would again feature the...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Graphic Art Exhibition: by Marida Nasution, at the Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, at 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Oct. 16. * Painting Exhibition: Van Der Sterren from New Zealand, at Galeri Linggar, Jl.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Currency crisis exposes RI's bank shortcomings
Currency crisis exposes RI's bank shortcomingsBy Marike Stellinga JAKARTA (JP): The recent currency crisis has put the focus on the weaknesses of Indonesian banks. Although none of the problems seem as severe as in Thailand, the World Bank and the IMF have pointed out that Indonesia's financial...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Start rights pact debate, Golkar told
Start rights pact debate, Golkar told JAKARTA (JP): More activists called on Golkar yesterday to let go of its anxiety toward a proposed human rights charter and initiate deliberations on it at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Tourism police given the cold shoulder
Tourism police given the cold shoulderBy Christiani Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): Many foreign tourists visiting the capital are still reluctant to ask for help or assistance from the city's tourism police unit, which was established 10 months ago.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Clouds disrupt Games torch-lighting ceremony
Clouds disrupt Games torch-lighting ceremony JAKARTA (JP): Men can only plan, God decides. And so it was during the SEA Games torch lighting ceremony at the ASEAN Secretariat on Jl. Sisingamangaraja, South Jakarta, yesterday.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Trust must be restored
Trust must be restored What is needed at present is a restoration, at home and abroad, of people's trust in the Indonesian economy and in the fact that we have a solid mechanism to regulate our political system. A growing trust will eventually build confidence and encourage productivity.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Govt to seek IMF help to boost rupiah
Govt to seek IMF help to boost rupiah JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto decided yesterday to look for long-term support funding from international agencies, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to help regain market confidence in the rupiah and Indonesia's economy.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Madurese saltmakers give thanks with syncretic rite
Madurese saltmakers give thanks with syncretic riteText and photos by Zoel Mistortoify SUMENEP, East Java (JP): In the southern coastal area of Madura island in East Java, a unique traditional way of giving thanks to ancestors and the creator lives on.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Sniffer dog helps catch watch thief
Sniffer dog helps catch watch thief JAKARTA (JP): With the help of a police sniffer dog, detectives arrested an 18-year-old man for allegedly stealing wristwatches worth about Rp 2.5 million (US$666) from a Matahari department store yesterday.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Police chopper crashes in Jambi
Police chopper crashes in Jambi JAKARTA (JP): A police helicopter reportedly crashed yesterday afternoon between the Sekanah and Benaung Bays along the Jambi and South Sumatra border.As of yesterday evening details of the crash were sketchy.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
E. Java asked to send supporters and fruits
E. Java asked to send supporters and fruits JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) has asked East Java to send supporters and fruit to the 19th SEA Games."Since this is a request from KONI and the initiative of Governor Basofi Sudirman, we will send supporters and fruit produced by East...
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Graphic Art Exhibition: by Marida Nasution, at the Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, at 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Oct. 16. * Painting Exhibition: Van Der Sterren from New Zealand, at Galeri Linggar, Jl.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Investors flirt with Myanmar again, but WB warns of risks
Investors flirt with Myanmar again, but WB warns of risksBy Juergen Dauth SINGAPORE (DPA): Hong Kong textile manufacturer Joe Pang set up in Myanmar to take advantage of the country's cheap labor and ended up paying a very high price for it.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Soleha's beheading condemmed
Soleha's beheading condemmed JAKARTA (JP): About 40 people demonstrated yesterday outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy demanding an explanation for the beheading of Indonesian worker Soleha Anam in Mecca last week.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Soeharto tells officials to set good examples
Soeharto tells officials to set good examples JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto told cabinet ministers and senior government officials yesterday to discipline themselves before disciplining other people.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
PLN imposes SEA Games stickers
PLN imposes SEA Games stickersFrom Sinar PagiOne day in September, I was in the neighborhood of Jl. Gama Setia Raya close to Depok. At a counter that receives payments for state-owned electricity company PLN, I heard an elderly man repeatedly asking the attendant to return his money because he did...
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Merpati operates F-27 simulator
Merpati operates F-27 simulator SURABAYA, East Java (JP): State-owned air carrier PT Merpati Nusantara has started operating a new Fokker F-27 simulator to provide training for its pilots and other airlines using the aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Forest fires mostly in 'plantation areas'
Forest fires mostly in 'plantation areas' JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry announced yesterday that the forest fires, which hit Sumatra and Kalimantan, mostly took place in plantation areas.Director General of Inventory and Forest Land Use Sumahadi said the fires occurred during land clearing...
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Aceh wants another deputy governor
Aceh wants another deputy governor BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Governor Syamsuddin Mahmud is calling for the creation of a second deputy governor's post to help with the increasing workload of the provincial administration.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Malaysian PM calls for currency trade market
Malaysian PM calls for currency trade market KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday called for a currency trade market to curb manipulation and excessive speculation, taking another shot at American financier George Soros in the process.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
RI books US$5.12b surplus
RI books US$5.12b surplus JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia booked a trade surplus of US$5.12 billion from January to July this year while the inflation rate was 5.37 percent during the seven-month period.Minister of Information R. Hartono said yesterday that total exports were valued at $30.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Canada's Bre-X says dead geologist ordered fraud
Canada's Bre-X says dead geologist ordered fraud TORONTO (Reuter): Investigators hired by Canada's Bre-X Minerals Ltd have said its dead chief geologist, Michael de Guzman, orchestrated the world's biggest gold swindle deep in the jungles of Indonesia.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Asian economic turmoil
Asian economic turmoil Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir's call for a ban on currency trading might have sounded rather absurd. How could he possibly have thought about putting restrictions on currency trade in such a free trade era like today?I do not think that it was a coincidence that the...
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Occupational accidents claim 100 lives
Occupational accidents claim 100 lives JAKARTA (JP): One hundred construction workers have died in work-related accidents in the city already this year. Last year 101 workers died.The latest victim was Khafidz, a tower crane operator at a 24- story project in Kuningan, South Jakarta.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Council to probe Kemayoran land row
Council to probe Kemayoran land row JAKARTA (JP): A 20-member group sought the City Council's help yesterday over a land dispute with two private developer companies, PT Sinar Mas Group and PT Duta Pertiwi.At stake, according to the group, is a 19.62-hectare plot on Jl. Let. Jen.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Salak plant connected to Java-Bali grid
Salak plant connected to Java-Bali grid JAKARTA (JP): The Salak geothermal power plant Unit 4 in West Java, which was codeveloped by PT Unocal Geothermal Indonesia and state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, has been connected to the Java-Bali power grid, Pertamina said yesterday.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Uproar over gold-plated rings for former House members
Uproar over gold-plated rings for former House members JAKARTA (JP): Several active and former legislators expressed yesterday dismay over the disclosure that the souvenir rings they received from the House of Representatives were only gold-plated.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Wullems says RI must beat Malaysia, the Philippines
Wullems says RI must beat Malaysia, the Philippines JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia faces an uphill task in the SEA Games soccer competition, having only drawn against Vietnam Tuesday and with its remaining group matches being against Malaysia and the Philippines.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
El Nino to affect this year's commodities: Minister
El Nino to affect this year's commodities: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Severe drought affecting the archipelago, believed to be caused by the weather phenomenon known as El Nio, will lower the national output of commodities this year, Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Telkom, banks sign deal
Telkom, banks sign deal JAKARTA (JP): Telephone subscribers are now able to pay their monthly phone bills from the state-owned PT Telkom through any Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) operated by six leading banks.Company president Asman A.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Fire guts Purwakarta market
Fire guts Purwakarta market PURWAKARTA, West Java: Hundreds of kiosks at the Simpang market here went up in flames yesterday morning."There are more than 500 kiosks and only 10 are left standing," said a local official assessing the damage.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Meteorological trouble brewing in RI skies
Meteorological trouble brewing in RI skiesBy Edith Hartanto JAKARTA (JP): The National Meteorology and Geophysics Agency predicted yesterday that the final months of the dry season will be characterized by thunder, lightning, storms and hail.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Two killed in East Timor religious service
Two killed in East Timor religious service DILI, East Timor (JP): Two men were killed when violence broke out prior to a religious service Tuesday on top of Mt. Ramelau in the Ainaro regency, 120 kilometers south of here.
Thu, 09 Oct 1997
Analysts see IMF package for RI near $6 billion
Analysts see IMF package for RI near $6 billion SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesia called in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for help yesterday but analysts doubt any package would be anywhere near the size of Thailand's US$17.2 billion bailout.