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Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Masks needed to combat haze
Masks needed to combat haze SINGAPORE (Agencies): The haze that has enveloped most of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia has reached such critical levels that an expert recommended yesterday special masks be worn to minimize its ill-effects.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Students tried for consuming 'Putaw'
Students tried for consuming 'Putaw' JAKARTA (JP): Two students of privately run Sahid University were indicted at South Jakarta Court yesterday for possessing and consuming putaw, a low grade heroin.Prosecutor Zaiful Alim Said said the defendants, Rachmatulloh, 26, and Zamroni, 22, were charged...
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
German cultural festival to be held
German cultural festival to be held JAKARTA (JP): Encapsulating the essence of German culture, the Goethe-Institute, the German Embassy, Germany's office for academic exchange and the telecommunication company, Siemens, are holding a 15-day festival of German culture in Jakarta, starting today.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Liquidity needs easing to stop crisis: Economists
Liquidity needs easing to stop crisis: Economists JAKARTA (JP): Economists have warned that the government should further ease the tight monetary measure to prevent a possible economic crisis.Mari E. Pangestu and Tubagus Feridhanusetyawan, both from the Centre for Strategic and International...
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
OPEC output surges
OPEC output surges NICOSIA (AFP): OPEC's output hit an 18-year high of 27.45 million barrels a day (b/d) in August, or 2.4 million b/d above its ceiling, due to high Iraqi production, the Middle East Economic Survey (MEES) reported yesterday.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Foreign players join Wismilak tennis
Foreign players join Wismilak tennis SURABAYA (JP): Three foreign players lead by Taiwanese Wang Shi-Ting are among the 26 seeded players who will take part in the Wismilak International women's tennis tournament here, Sept. 22 to Sept. 28.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Fire razes Samuda market
Fire razes Samuda market PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Fire has razed hundreds of shop-houses in Samuda market, East Kotawaringin regency.The fire late Sunday evening also destroyed several boats anchored at the market's quay. Samuda is the biggest coconut producer in the province.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Dead baby found in polluted river
Dead baby found in polluted river JAKARTA (JP): A newborn girl was found dead on top of a floating mass of garbage in the middle of Kali Grogol canal near Jl. Pakembangan in Palmerah, West Jakarta, yesterday afternoon.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Sumatra and Kalimantan haze declared disaster
Sumatra and Kalimantan haze declared disaster JAKARTA (JP): The government has declared the haze stemming from forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan a disaster requiring immediate action.The Office of Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare, in a letter sent to provincial governors in Sumatra...
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Rates cut again as rupiah, stocks stable
Rates cut again as rupiah, stocks stable JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, cut rates again yesterday on its short-term papers (SBIs) by 100 and 200 basis points in an effort to lower overall banking interest rates.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 15, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,050 -50 182,500 AHAP Insurance 2,500 0 0 Alter Abadi 900 -100 5,000 Alumindo Light Metal 825 25...
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Australia still confidence in Indonesia's economy
Australia still confidence in Indonesia's economy JAKARTA (JP): Australian remains confident of the economic fundamentals of Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries despite the region's currency crises, the country's foreign minister Alexander Downer said yesterday.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Observers contemplate Habibie's new appoitnment
Observers contemplate Habibie's new appoitnment JAKARTA (JP): Observers are unable to agree on whether the appointment of State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie as coordinator of Golkar's board of patrons is any indication of his chances at the vice presidency.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
TENNIS CHAMPION:
TENNIS CHAMPION:Antara Indonesia's unseeded Andrian Raturandang (photo above) won the third series of the Satelindo Indonesia Satellite Circuit after beating second seeded Alexei Gavrilov of Russia in Sunday's final 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Senayan tennis complex.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Luxury haj operators demand raised quota
Luxury haj operators demand raised quota JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Umroh and Haj Operators (AMPUH), operators that offer more deluxe services on the haj pilgrimage, are demanding an increase of their quota of pilgrims from 7,500 to 10,000.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Hotel employees go on strike
Hotel employees go on strike BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: Guests staying at the Dusit Inn Hotel in Balikpapan were left to fend for themselves yesterday as 250 hotel employees went on strike in demand for the resignation of general manager Jacques Lafargue.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Names of victims in bus collision
Names of victims in bus collision JAKARTA (JP): Following is the latest list of the 28 identified victims, including a female, dead in the bus-truck crash on Cikunir-Cakung toll road, as released by staff of the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital morgue yesterday.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Galungan: A Balinese holy day with mithology and history
Galungan: A Balinese holy day with mithology and historyBy Garrett Kam DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The Balinese celebrate the festival of Galungan every 210 days, and it next falls this Wednesday.The event is based on an ancient agricultural feast of giving thanks to nature for providing bountiful crops.
Tue, 16 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. * Painting Exhibition: by Soegeng, at the Galeri TC, Jl.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Balai Pustaka upbeat about future book sales
Balai Pustaka upbeat about future book sales JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's oldest publisher, Balai Pustaka, affirmed that its future book sales would not be overly threatened by electronic media such as CD-ROMs and other multimedia technology, as books were still more practical for most people.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Southeast Asian currencies range-bound in quiet trade
Southeast Asian currencies range-bound in quiet trade SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asian currencies kicked the week off in a drowsy state against the dollar yesterday with Tokyo closed for a one-day holiday.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Developers forced to lower property prices
Developers forced to lower property prices JAKARTA (JP): Property analyst Panangian Simanungkalit said yesterday the current monetary upheaval would force developers to lower property prices to a "fair" level in order to survive and gain customers.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Minivan drivers go on strike
Minivan drivers go on strike TANGERANG (JP): Two hundred minivan drivers plying the Cikokol to Duta Garden route in Tangerang briefly went on strike yesterday in protest over a new regulation prohibiting them entering the Pasar Anyar area.The drivers parked their vehicles along Jl.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Canadian Paul wins Indonesian drag race
Canadian Paul wins Indonesian drag race JAKARTA (JP): Canadian Robert Paul of the Star Mild team won the fifth leg of the national drag race in Manado, North Sulawesi on Sunday.Before a crowd of 20,000 people, Paul in his BMW M3, clocked 12 minutes 50 seconds.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Devoted doctors
Devoted doctors There is little doubt that some doctors in big cities in Indonesia are as concerned with wealth as much as health. But to say that many of them are nothing but hypocrites (Many doctors suffer from hypocrisy, The Jakarta Post, Sept. 14, 1997) is in my view hardly justified.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Thai PM calls meeting amid reports of rift
Thai PM calls meeting amid reports of rift BANGKOK (Agencies): An emergency meeting of leaders of Thailand's shaky coalition will be held today, amid reports that the second largest party could bring down Prime Minister Chavalit YongchaiyudhFears of a rift within the government are growing ahead of...
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Japan, Iran, S. Korea awarded
Japan, Iran, S. Korea awarded KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): The Asian Football Confederation named a Japanese club team of the month, a South Korean coach of the month and an Iranian the Asian Player of the Month.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Police complete 330 dossiers on drug suspects
Police complete 330 dossiers on drug suspects JAKARTA (JP): City Police completed at least 333 dossiers of suspects involved in drug cases in the period between January and early September this year, spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Haze from Indonesia forest's fires reaches alarming levels
Haze from Indonesia forest's fires reaches alarming levelsBy M. Jegathesan SINGAPORE (AFP): Severe air pollution from forest fires raging in Indonesia has reached alarming levels in neighboring countries, posing health and safety hazards to millions of people across the region.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Villagers bathe like buffaloes
Villagers bathe like buffaloes JAKARTA (JP): Drought in Central Java is so severe that in Ngombak village, Grobogan regency, desperate people "bathe" in a pool of mood simply to cool off, reports said yesterday.For many villagers, bathing with clean water is something luxury.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Bank Tiara gets $46m offshore loan
Bank Tiara gets $46m offshore loan JAKARTA (JP): Amid the region's currency crisis, publicly listed Bank Tiara Asia, the banking arm of the Ometraco Corp, secured a US$46 million multi-bilateral loan facility with 10 foreign and local banks.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Forgotten people in mist of Gunung Halimun
Forgotten people in mist of Gunung HalimunBy Dami Buchori BOGOR, West Java (JP): Dadun has lived all his life in one of the remote Kasepuhan communities among the trees of Gunung Halimun National Park. He is 72 now and no longer ventures into the dense forest to gather wood, rattan or bamboo.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
New governor asked to build more cheap homes
New governor asked to build more cheap homes JAKARTA (JP): City governor Surjadi Soedirdja wants the newly elected governor, scheduled to assume office early next month, to continue constructing cheap apartments in and around the city.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
PWI condemns individual 'journalists' for extortion
PWI condemns individual 'journalists' for extortion JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) Sofyan Lubis strongly condemned individuals posing as journalists with the aim of extorting government officials.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Asian woes may influence WTO financial pact
Asian woes may influence WTO financial pact GENEVA (AFP): Bilateral talks aimed at sewing up a December global accord to free up financial services resumed here yesterday as diplomats warned that Southeast Asia's jittery markets could impede progress towards a pact.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Discipline and human resources
Discipline and human resources A statement by a government official, saying that low discipline leads to unproductive human resources, as quoted by a prominent newspaper on Sept. 9, has attracted my attention.I think it is true that national discipline is a reflection of a nation's culture.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Army promises to step up control of sand quarrying
Army promises to step up control of sand quarrying JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso said yesterday his office would intensify control over illegal sand quarrying within the Seribu (Thousand) Islands chain in North Jakarta.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Big Thai banks overwhelmed by flight to quality
Big Thai banks overwhelmed by flight to quality BANGKOK (AFP): Major Thai commercial banks are facing tough capital management problems after a crisis of faith in the country's smaller financial institutions caused a massive influx of deposits, analysts said.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Aceh fishermen attack trawler
Aceh fishermen attack trawler JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of Aceh fishermen attacked a suspected Taiwanese fishing vessel in West Aceh waters on Saturday for allegedly operating in Indonesia's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).The fisherman seized the documents to the Husada-1205 trawler.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
66 developers to be investigated
66 developers to be investigated TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang administration will investigate 66 developers for allegedly not allocating part of their plots for public graveyards, an official said.Assistant to administration affairs, Agus Burhanudi, said a team had been set up to investigate the issue.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
New airports to be built in E. Java
New airports to be built in E. Java SURABAYA, East Java: East Java Governor Basofi Soedirman said yesterday he would prioritize the development of three airports in Banyuwangi, Pacitan, and Sumenep in Madura during 1997/1998 fiscal year.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Political maze sparks questions over Thailand's future
Political maze sparks questions over Thailand's futureBy Deborah Charles BANGKOK (Reuter): Understanding the labyrinthical twists and turns of Thai politics can be difficult at the best of times, and analysts say the current political turmoil has left everyone guessing as to what will happen next.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
SIA cargo demand grows
SIA cargo demand grows SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore Airlines Ltd said yesterday its cargo traffic was growing in double figures and the passenger market traffic had remained steady despite recent turmoil in Southeast Asia's financial markets."Cargo has definitely turned around.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
No magic wand for Thailand
No magic wand for Thailand Thailand has won a battle in averting a showdown over the draft constitution on which parliament will vote on Sept. 27; it has yet to win the war for the clean and open government that the proposed charter is expected to usher in.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
National SEA Games soccer team to play New Zealand
National SEA Games soccer team to play New Zealand JAKARTA (JP): The national SEA Games soccer team will play New Zealand in a friendly game in Surabaya, East Java, on Sept. 21.The match between the national team and New Zealand will serve as a trial match for the team for the coming 19th SEA Games...
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Home affairs ministry to reshuffle top posts
Home affairs ministry to reshuffle top posts JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Home Affairs will soon reshuffle several high-ranking posts including the induction of former deputy chief of the Armed Forces' Intelligence Agency Maj. Gen. Achdari to replace Sutoyo N.K.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Southeast Asian rubber outlook gloomy
Southeast Asian rubber outlook gloomy SINGAPORE (Reuter): The Southeast Asian rubber business is in for another gloomy week, with ample supplies and soft demand keeping prices on the defensive, dealers said yesterday."There's plenty of rubber around. We're at peak production.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Blood samples show driver intoxicated
Blood samples show driver intoxicated JAKARTA (JP): Forensic experts yesterday found a high level of alcohol in the blood of a separated head and a body believed to be the driver's of the bus involved in Sunday's accident on the Cakung-Cikunir toll road in East Jakarta.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Abdurrahman and Amien excluded from MPR lineup
Abdurrahman and Amien excluded from MPR lineup JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid and Amien Rais, leaders of the two largest Moslem organizations in Indonesia, are among the most notable absentees in the new lineup of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to be installed on Oct. 1.
Tue, 16 Sep 1997
Manila protests Toyota bid
Manila protests Toyota bid MANILA (AFP): Philippine automotive parts manufacturers yesterday protested applications by local units of Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. to take part in a Southeast Asian program for preferential tariffs.