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Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Cipto hospital refuses to examine 'mummy'
Cipto hospital refuses to examine 'mummy' JAKARTA (JP): The Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital refused to examine yesterday a 15-centimeter mummy its owner claims is 3,000 years old.In spite of strong public curiosity and the media blitz that Jenglot, as the gray-bearded tiny creature is called by...
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Ringgit and baht hit new lows on Mahathir remarks
Ringgit and baht hit new lows on Mahathir remarks SINGAPORE (AFP): The Malaysian ringgit and the Thai baht hit record lows yesterday after Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's call for curbs on foreign exchange trading set off a scare in regional markets.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Traffic deaths
Traffic deaths The death of 35 people in a Jakarta highway accident is still fresh in people's minds as Indonesia marks today its annual National Traffic Day.Though only one in a series of serious road accidents in the country during the past few years, the latest collision has attracted the...
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Marsinah case closed
Marsinah case closed JAKARTA (JP): Police have closed their investigation into the 1993 murder of labor activist Marsinah after their last lead, a DNA test, failed because the blood sample had been contaminated.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
ABRI faction at House to be more perceptive: Hari
ABRI faction at House to be more perceptive: Hari JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) faction, which has been allotted 75 seats in the House of Representatives, pledged yesterday to listen more to people's demands.Maj. Gen. Hari Sabarno, after receiving the faction's leadership baton from Lt. Gen.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Witnesses testify in favor of Iwik
Witnesses testify in favor of Iwik YOGYAKARTA (JP): The wife of Dwi Sumadji alias Iwik said her husband was with her most of the night and could not have committed the murder of local journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Couple tried for stealing jeans
Couple tried for stealing jeans JAKARTA (JP): A couple was indicted at the West Jakarta District Court yesterday, charged with stealing four pair of jeans from a department store.Prosecutor S. Sitanggang said the female defendant, Marina, 32, stole the jeans, worth Rp 298,800 (US$101), from...
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Govt to provide schooling for child workers
Govt to provide schooling for child workers JAKARTA (JP): The government will launch next month a program to provide schooling for children who have to work to supplement their parents' income, the Ministry of Education and Culture announced yesterday.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Crisis fund idea gets mixed reaction
Crisis fund idea gets mixed reactionBy Vincent Lingga HONG KONG (JP): The proposal to set up an Asian emergency fund to counter a currency crisis such as the one hitting several Southeast Asian countries received mixed reactions from delegates at the International Monetary Fund-World Bank meetings...
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
A disturbing tendency
A disturbing tendency Once again police posts have been attacked. As reported by the media, two police headquarters, one in Polongbangkeng, Takalar, South Sulawesi, and another in Bagansinembah, Bengkalis, Riau, were attacked by mobs on Wednesday.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Workers' monument
Workers' monumentFrom Suara KaryaWe have frequently heard, read or watched reports in the mass media, both print and electronic, about accidents involving construction workers in Jakarta. A great many of them have either lost their lives or become permanently, physically disabled.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Firm seeks Darwin-Kupang ferry route
Firm seeks Darwin-Kupang ferry route JAKARTA (JP): Timor Sea Transport, an Australian shipping company based in Darwin, Australia is seeking to operate a round trip ferry service to link Darwin and Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Antara reported yesterday.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Property firm staff strike over welfare
Property firm staff strike over welfare JAKARTA (JP): Almost 150 employees of publicly listed developer PT Jaya Real Property went on strike and demonstrated yesterday morning at Jaya Building on Jl. MH. Thamrin, demanding welfare improvements.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
SE Asian palm oil markets bullish
SE Asian palm oil markets bullish KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): South East Asian palm oil markets should maintain a bullish trend in the coming week, supported by good export prospects and upbeat currency and technical factors, regional traders said yesterday."It's up, up and up.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Soeharto to bid farewell to outgoing legislators
Soeharto to bid farewell to outgoing legislators JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto and Vice President Try Sutrisno will say adieu to outgoing legislators at a reception on Friday.House Speaker Wahono said yesterday that cabinet members and senior government officials were also expected to attend the...
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Australia's aid plan may backfire
Australia's aid plan may backfireBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): Australia's 1997/1998 aid budget announced last month brought few surprises.Total aid flow to PNG and the south pacific are expected to be maintained at last year's level, country program assistance to most East Asia recipients,...
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
A time for belt tightening
A time for belt tighteningFrom KompasOne thousand members of the House of Representatives (DPR) and People's Consultative Council (MPR) will be inducted on Oct. 1. They will convene in a general assembly in March 1998.I have been working at the DPR secretariat general for the past 35 years.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Libel award 'excessive'
Libel award 'excessive' SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore's Court of Appeal was told yesterday the country's biggest libel award should never have been given against opposition politician Tang Liang Hong and should be thrown out.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Hawkers protest evacuation
Hawkers protest evacuation KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): More than 500 hawkers staged a picket in a slum market area in Kuala Lumpur, protesting forced evacuation under plans to clean-up the capital for the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Govt may raise fuel price
Govt may raise fuel price JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana said yesterday the government may raise domestic fuel prices to reduce the government's subsidy."The rupiah's sharp depreciation against the U.S.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Weak ringgit boosts Malaysian rubber
Weak ringgit boosts Malaysian rubber SINGAPORE (Reuter): Malaysian rubber producers will get a boost from a falling ringgit, but the rest of the Southeast Asian rubber market will probably remain weak due to ample supplies, dealers said yesterday.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Ailing housewife dies in fire
Ailing housewife dies in fire JAKARTA (JP): A 42-year-old housewife burned to death in yesterday afternoon's fire in the Binong Permai housing complex in Curug subdistrict in Tangerang.Neighborhood chief Bambang Sugiarto said locals failed to rescue Elmiyati Sarkawi, mother of three, when the fire...
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Surjadi blames poor for development chaos
Surjadi blames poor for development chaos JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has blamed poor people, particularly the huge number of migrants who flock to the city, for causing the current disorder in the capital's development.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Observer doubts MPR strength
Observer doubts MPR strength JAKARTA (JP): Any demand for political reform will likely not come from the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), which will be installed on Oct. 1, a political observer said yesterday.J.
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
RI welcomes aid to combat fires
RI welcomes aid to combat fires JAKARTA (JP): The hazardous level of haze caused by forest fires in Indonesia has prompted a joint response by neighboring countries offering over a thousand volunteers and water bombers to help quench the blaze.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Govt mulls lower phone tariffs for rural areas
Govt mulls lower phone tariffs for rural areasBy I. Christianto PETALUMA, California (JP): The Indonesian government is exploring the possibility of introducing lower tariffs for rural telecommunications services in the country.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
War on corruption doubted
War on corruption doubted JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank and International Monetary Fund's (IMF) anticorruption pledge received a cool response from observers here over the weekend.Well-known economist Kwik Kian Gie said in Indonesia's case the declaration was lip service rather than a concerted...
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Surjadi denies slums razed for apartments
Surjadi denies slums razed for apartments JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja denies the accusation that his administration has been burning slum areas in order to make way for low cost apartment projects.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Minister Hayono joins fun walk
Minister Hayono joins fun walk JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman and thousands of members of the Indonesian Heart Foundation joined together in a fun walk along Jl. Jendral Sudirman, Jakarta, yesterday morning.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Supervison vital for banking stability
Supervison vital for banking stabilityBy Vincent Lingga HONG KONG (JP): A sound banking system, in addition to good governance, is the core of a crusade by World Bank and International Monetary Fund executives who are gathering here for their annual meetings.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Global markets need global society, says George Soros
Global markets need global society, says George SorosBy Vincent Lingga HONG KONG (JP): American financier George Soros said yesterday that financial markets were inherently unstable and international financial markets even more so because they did not operate in a vacuum.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Wahono's parting words
Wahono's parting words As many of us came to expect, some valuable pieces of advice were there to be found by those who were willing to listen to the address delivered by House of Representatives Speaker Wahono before the legislature's final plenary session on Friday before it is disbanded to make...
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Spain's Carlos Sainz wins World Rally C'ship title
Spain's Carlos Sainz wins World Rally C'ship titleBy Robert Soelistyo MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Capitalizing on the unfavorable track conditions, slow starter Carlos Sainz and codriver Luis Moya powered their Ford Escort WRC to victory yesterday in the Gudang Garam World Rally Championship.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Vietnam signs oil deal
Vietnam signs oil deal HANOI (AFP): State-owned PetroVietnam has signed a deal to explore for oil and gas off the country's southern coast with a consortium of American and Canadian corporations, the official Vietnam News daily reported Saturday.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Indonesia had 3rd highest FDI in Asia last year
Indonesia had 3rd highest FDI in Asia last year JAKARTA (JP): Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Indonesia were the third highest in the Asian region last year, almost doubling to US$8 billion from $4.3 billion in 1995, according to a new international investment report.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Ardi Hapsoro shines in Volvo W. Cup
Ardi Hapsoro shines in Volvo W. Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Ardi Hapsoro Hamidjojo retained the top position in the Southeast Asian League of the Volvo World Cup showjumping competition at the Arthayasa stable in Sawangan, Bogor, yesterday.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Obituary
Obituary JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia lost two senior figures over the weekend -- Teuku M. Hasan, one of the architects of the 1945 Constitution preamble, and Suhartoyo, a former ambassador to Britain.Suhartoyo died on Saturday morning at Mitra Keluarga Hospital at the age of 71.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Petrosea responds
Petrosea responds Thank you for your letter of Sept. 16, 1997 that enclosed a copy of a letter from a disgruntled former employee of PT Petrosea. We appreciate the professionalism you demonstrated by asking for our response to the letter.The circumstances of the termination of Mr.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting and Ceramics Exhibition, works of Firman, Tisna Sanjaya, Agus Suwage and Suyatna, at the Lontar Gallery. Jl. Utan Kayu 68 H East Jakarta, Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Sept. 30.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
'Asia Facility' urged for ailing economies
'Asia Facility' urged for ailing economies HONG KONG (AFP): Southeast Asian nations are taking their proposal for a regional fund to rescue ailing economies to the International Monetary Fund, officials said yesterday."Yes, we are pursuing this," Malaysian Deputy Premier Anwar Ibrahim said.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Choked chickens religiously outlawed
Choked chickens religiously outlawed SURABAYA, East Java: A senior ulema condemned Surabaya chicken vendors for selling meat which he claimed was not processed in accordance with Islamic rules.The chairman of Indonesian Ulemas Council, K.H.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Sifting political science from politics
Sifting political science from politicsBy Ignas Kleden JAKARTA (JP): A statement by political scientist Juwono Sudarsono on Sept. 8, 1997 has sparked a heated debate on the topic of civilian political leadership in Indonesia.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Man hunted for assault
Man hunted for assault TANGERANG (JP): A number of detectives are looking for a man, who is believed to have assaulted his father with a hoelike tool.Sanukri, 35, has been reportedly attacked and wounded his fifty-year-old father Saabih while the old man was taking a good nap alone at their home in...
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Malaysian King to get RI degree
Malaysian King to get RI degree SEMARANG: Diponegoro University here will confer an honorary doctorate degree on Malaysian King Ja'afar Abdul Rahman.University Rector Muladi said yesterday: "Given his background and contribution to forging ties between Indonesia and Malaysia, we feel it necessary...
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Palm oil bubbles up on Asian markets
Palm oil bubbles up on Asian markets LONDON (AFP): The palm oil market came to a boil last week, as drought across South East Asia, where two thirds of world supplies are produced, raised market fears over next year's harvest.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Drink seller killed over debt
Drink seller killed over debt JAKARTA (JP): A debt of Rp 2,000 (65 U.S. cents) has cost a street vendor his life.Saripin, 40, a coconut drink seller at the busy Tanah Abang market in Central Jakarta, was stabbed in the chest and wrist with a sickle Thursday after refusing to settle his debt with an...
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Ciliwung-Cisadane tunnel to go ahead: Minister
Ciliwung-Cisadane tunnel to go ahead: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The construction of a one-kilometer tunnel connecting the upstream sections of Ciliwung River and Cisadane River in Bogor, West Java, will proceed as scheduled despite the current monetary crisis, according to the Ministry of Public Works.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Boiler association seeks tax incentives: Secretary
Boiler association seeks tax incentives: Secretary JAKARTA (JP): Local producers of boiler and pressure vessels say they need a tax incentive to enable them to compete with foreign suppliers.The Association of Indonesian Boilers and Pressure Vessels Producers (AKUBBI) said here over the weekend...
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
Asia's long-term outlook favorable: IMF committee
Asia's long-term outlook favorable: IMF committee HONG KONG (AFP): The long-term outlook for Asian countries, swept by currency turmoil, is favorable due to their solid economic fundamentals, the IMF policymaking body said yesterday.
Mon, 22 Sep 1997
JSX's share prices to remain sluggish
JSX's share prices to remain sluggish JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange are expected to remain sluggish this week because of uncertainty in the currency market.Securities analysts and brokers said over the weekend that most investors were reluctant to reenter the bourse...