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Tue, 30 Sep 1997
Palm oil markets seen bullish
Palm oil markets seen bullish KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Asian palm oil markets were expected to remain bullish this week as Indonesian forest fires raise concerns about the country's declining output, and on good prospects for export business.
Tue, 30 Sep 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 29, 1997: -------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,075 0 12,000 AHAP Insurance 2,500 0 0 Alter...
Tue, 30 Sep 1997
Star Mild team set to win race
Star Mild team set to win race JAKARTA (JP): The Star Mild team is set to win another victory when the national drag race resumes at Sentul, near Bogor, this Saturday.The team of Robert J. Paul of Canada and Indonesia's Ronny Hermawan won two races in Bali and Manado. The Bali race was held Sept.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Funds to fight forest fires
Funds to fight forest firesFrom Media IndonesiaI fully agree with this newspaper's editorial of Sept. 24 on forest fires titled: We indeed are strange people.However, with regard to business tycoons and companies holding forest concessions, "apathetic" seems to be a more suitable epithet than...
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Parts of the hemisphere devastated by El Nino
Parts of the hemisphere devastated by El NinoBy Peter Sartorius MUNICH (DPA): Conflagrations in the dry-as-tinder tropical rain forests of Indonesia, torrential rainfall on the Pacific seaboard of South America, states of emergency declared in Bolivia and Peru.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Thai PM wins support, plan cabinet reshuffle
Thai PM wins support, plan cabinet reshuffle BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand's embattled premier Chavalit Yongchaiyudh won a crucial vote of confidence Saturday from parliament, which also overwhelmingly approved a new reformist constitution.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Compaq redefines home computers with small, usefull Presarios
Compaq redefines home computers with small, usefull PresariosBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): From time to time, we see products that, at first glance, look very familiar. However, when we look closely, we notice small improvements on what we have been used to.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Tourism market closes with US$8.7m in deals
Tourism market closes with US$8.7m in deals JAKARTA (JP): At least US$8.7 million worth of transactions were closed during the fourth Tourism Indonesia Mart and Expo, which ended here yesterday.The chairman of the event's organizing committee, Wuryastuti Sunario, said on Friday that foreign buyers,...
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Environmental impact analysis awaited
Environmental impact analysis awaited JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta Reclamation Board's chairman has urged developer PT Kapuk Indah Naga of the Salim Group to submit soon the environmental impact analysis on the planned reclamation in North Jakarta Bay.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
RP property slows down
RP property slows down MANILA (AFP): The Philippine property market is facing a slowdown but will not suffer a glut and will still remain profitable, the head of a property giant said in a speech released Saturday.Jaime Zobel de Ayala, president of real estate-based conglomerate, Ayala Corp.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Smog casts shadow over SE Asian tourism
Smog casts shadow over SE Asian tourism SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asia's suffocating smog is casting an ominous shadow over the region's US$26 billion tourism industry, tourism officials say.Wild currency fluctuations in the region are also scrambling industry forecasts, they add.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Schools to get week's vacation for SEA Games
Schools to get week's vacation for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The city office of the Ministry of Education and Culture is to give the city's elementary and secondary school students a six-day vacation to enable them to watch next month's 19th SEA Games.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Sukanto to replace Polar at Indorayon
Sukanto to replace Polar at Indorayon JAKARTA (JP): Tycoon Sukanto Tanoto will take over as president of pulp and rayon fiber firm PT Inti Indorayon Utama following the death of his younger brother Polar Yanto Tanoto in an air crash in North Sumatra last Friday.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Humpuss wins US$49.12 million offshore loans
Humpuss wins US$49.12 million offshore loans JAKARTA (JP): Through its three subsidiaries, PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi (HIT) of the Humpuss Group, has secured US$49.12 million in offshore loans.The company's spokesperson, Kurnia Wamila Putra, said Friday that the loans would be used to...
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Students told to don masks
Students told to don masks JAMBI: Head of the Jambi education office Madil HS has instructed all students to wear surgical masks to reduce the adverse health effects of the severe haze enveloping the province.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
U.S. team treats 190 in Myanmar
U.S. team treats 190 in Myanmar YANGON (DPA): A team of five surgeons from Stanford University Medical Center in the United States have treated 242 ear, nose and throat patients at Myanmar hospitals this month, news reports said yesterday.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
No new duty free stores in RP
No new duty free stores in RP MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos has reaffirmed a ban on the construction of new duty free stores and the expansion of existing ones in the Philippines, a document received here yesterday said.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
ABRI welcomes Amien's presidential ambition
ABRI welcomes Amien's presidential ambition JAKARTA (JP): Two of the Armed Forces most senior officers said they were not opposed to politician Amien Rais' stated presidential ambitions, but stressed that his nomination should be conducted through the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Driver killed in crash had planned earlier flight
Driver killed in crash had planned earlier flight PERTH, Australia (AFP): An Australian rally driver killed in Indonesia's worst aviation disaster had promised last week to return to Australia on an earlier flight, a friend said yesterday.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Sarwono wants all-out effort to combat haze
Sarwono wants all-out effort to combat haze JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja called yesterday for continued alertness and urged individuals with expertise to assist in alleviating the haze problem."We need to increase alertness around Indonesia," he said.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Okada wins 500cc title at Sentul motorcycle GP
Okada wins 500cc title at Sentul motorcycle GP JAKARTA (JP): Tadayuki Okada of Japan outwitted world champion Michael Doohan of Australia to claim the 500cc title at the Indonesian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Sentul, near Bogor yesterday.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Ramos takes steps to save RP economy
Ramos takes steps to save RP economy MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos ordered cabinet officials to review proposals aimed at solving the country's economic situation, bruised by a regional currency crisis and threatened by the El Nino weather phenomenon, a statement said yesterday.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Air Force planes to combat haze
Air Force planes to combat haze BANDUNG (JP): A modified Hercules C-130 plane took off from the Hussein Sastranegara airbase here Saturday for Sumatra in the government's first mission to combat the haze from the air.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Sulawesi cacao output unaffected by fires
Sulawesi cacao output unaffected by fires JAKARTA (JP): South Sulawesi's cacao output, which accounts for nearly half of Indonesia's total exports, has not been affected by the bush and forest fires raging in parts of the province, the local chapter of the Indonesian Cocoa Association said.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Traditional markets struggle to survive
Traditional markets struggle to survive JAKARTA (JP): A total of 153 traditional markets in and around the city might be forced out of business due to the fierce competition from mushrooming supermarkets and chain stores, according to a councilor.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Quake rocks S. Sulawesi, killing at least 16 people
Quake rocks S. Sulawesi, killing at least 16 people UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): At least 12 people were killed when an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale shook South Sulawesi yesterday morning.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Reckless driving
Reckless drivingFrom Sinar PagiWe recently visited Medan in North Sumatra for a few days. We found there were many changes in the traffic regulations, such as new one-way streets and the public transportation service system.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Latief denies proposing marriage to starlet
Latief denies proposing marriage to starlet JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief vehemently denied reports yesterday that he had proposed to starlet Desy Ratnasari, and said he would sue the media which had published slanderous reports."It's not true that I proposed to Ms Desy Ratnasari..
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Fire guts 250 houses
Fire guts 250 houses JAKARTA (JP): A fire has gutted 250 houses on Jl. Bandengan Utara, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, leaving 1,562 people, or 400 families, homeless. No fatalities were reported.A firefighter with the North Jakarta Fire department, Kusmadi, said the fire started on Saturday at 9:55 a.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Grants for needy religious students
Grants for needy religious students TEGAL, Central Java: The Ministry of Religious Affairs, with the support of the Asia Development Bank, will present scholarships to 10,000 students from 3,000 madrasah, Islamic schools, over the next five-years.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Myanmar opposition looks to the future
Myanmar opposition looks to the future YANGON (AFP): Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) took stock yesterday of a nine-year struggle against the country's ruling junta and looked to the future with plans for its youth wing.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Singaporeans flee overseas as air quality worsens
Singaporeans flee overseas as air quality worsens SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore's air quality was heading toward unhealthy levels again yesterday, and the persistent smog is sending increased numbers of residents overseas.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Lucan 3:10 TV Drama: Ratna 3:35 Creative Program: Karya Nyata 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Tepat Guna 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:25 Variety Show 5:30 Talk Show: Sebaiknya Anda Tahu 6:00 News: Lintasan...
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Currency crisis triggered by inefficient investment
Currency crisis triggered by inefficient investmentBy Vincent Lingga HONG KONG (JP): The thousands of economists, monetary pundits and securities analysts who gathered here for the annual meeting last week of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, and the dozens of seminars and panel...
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition:...Yogyakarta; retrospeksi etnofotografi by Tim etnofotografi UGM, at Galeri Fotojurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, Tuesday to Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., until Oct. 8.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Regional currencies come under renewed pressure
Regional currencies come under renewed pressure SINGAPORE (AFP): Southeast Asian currencies have come under renewed pressure after Malaysia and the Philippines received credit-outlook downgrades and a proposed regional bailout fund failed to take off.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
KL to resume rescue to find Indian ship crew
KL to resume rescue to find Indian ship crew KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The chances that 29 victims of an Indian shipwreck would be rescued alive dimmed yesterday as authorities prepared to send navy divers into the sunken vessel where they are believed trapped.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Protecting nature
Protecting nature We have known for weeks that a smoky haze from Indonesian forest fires has enveloped a number of countries in this region in its ghastly, choking nastiness. Now we know the cause of those devastating fires.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Relatives receive victims' remains
Relatives receive victims' remains JAKARTA (JP): Relatives of those killed in the Garuda Indonesia plane crash in Sibolangit, North Sumatra, finally swallowed the bitter reality yesterday as they identified and received the remains of their loved ones.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Traffic control system is in confusion
Traffic control system is in confusion JAKARTA (JP): The director of the national traffic police has urged the Directorate General of Land Transportation to clear up confusion over who is responsible for managing traffic control system (TCS) panels.Brig. Gen.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Officers involved in alleged subversion
Officers involved in alleged subversion JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) have confirmed that three military personnel have been involved in alleged subversive activities in the East Java towns of Malang and Kediri.Armed Forces Spokesman Brig. Gen. A.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Meritious system for progress
Meritious system for progressFrom KompasThe Indonesian people have a powerful unifying motto: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity). Unfortunately, in practice, this has not been well implemented.In the appointment of someone for a particular position, it still often happens that one is not...
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Indonesia gets German aid
Indonesia gets German aid BONN (AFP): Germany's overseas development minister, Carl- Dieter Spranger said Friday that 10 million German marks (US$5.5 million) had been set aside to help Indonesia fight disastrous forest fires.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Jakarta: A city of crime and fear
Jakarta: A city of crime and fearFrom Berita YudhaAs a Jakarta citizen, who originally came from another town, I have been afraid to go out alone in the evenings lately due to the increasingly sadistic nature of the city's crimes.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Ethnic Chinese at the fore of Asia's business order
Ethnic Chinese at the fore of Asia's business order SINGAPORE (AFP): China's emergence as a global economic power has put companies controlled by ethnic Chinese families at the forefront of Asia's new business order, a regional study has found.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Wonosobo fire guts 38 homes
Wonosobo fire guts 38 homes WONOSOBO, Central Java: Fire gutted 38 homes yesterday morning forcing 33 families to seek temporary shelter at a nearby high school.No casualties were reported in the fire but material losses are expected to exceed Rp 560 million (US$189,000).
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
RI set to take more measures
RI set to take more measures CHIBA (Reuter): Indonesia, which two weeks ago took steps to stabilize its economy after the rupiah slumped, is prepared to take more measures if they are needed, Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Hartarto was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Take legal action against fire starters
Take legal action against fire startersFrom MerdekaIt is reassuring to hear the concern expressed by the community, the press and especially President Soeharto about the forest fires. The haze has meanwhile been exported to our neighboring countries.
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
Pro and cons on dubbing
Pro and cons on dubbingFrom KompasThe dubbing of foreign television films into Indonesian has become a hotly debated topic recently. Some people are of the opinion that in the absence of dubbing into Indonesian, "we can learn a foreign language", (meaning English).
Mon, 29 Sep 1997
RP told to stop blocking asylum bid
RP told to stop blocking asylum bid MANILA (DPA): A Philippine human rights group demanded yesterday the administration of President Fidel Ramos stop torpedoing an asylum bid by an exiled communist leader to save fragile peace talks aimed at ending one of Asia's longest-running leftist insurgencies.