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Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Stocks strengthen, rupiah still stable
Stocks strengthen, rupiah still stable JAKARTA (JP): Share prices rose 4.2 percent yesterday and the rupiah remained stable at 3,000 level against the U.S. dollar in response to the lifting of the 49 percent foreign portfolio holding limit and interest rate cuts, dealers and brokers said.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Currency turmoil tempers regional markets
Currency turmoil tempers regional markets HONG KONG (AFP): Steep falls among Southeast Asian currencies against the US dollar tempered regional markets yesterday despite government efforts to shore up share prices.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
'Update land title processing system'
'Update land title processing system' JAKARTA (JP): A property analyst underlined yesterday the importance of periodically changing the system for processing land titles to eradicate forgeries in Greater Jakarta.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Preventing a crisis
Preventing a crisis The package of measures announced after the monthly cabinet meeting on Wednesday once again proves the crisis management capability of the Indonesian government. It is, nevertheless, too early to gauge the full impact of the move on the market sentiment and investor confidence.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
'Political conflicts must be managed, not crushed'
'Political conflicts must be managed, not crushed' JAKARTA (JP): The government should manage political conflict rather than repress or sweep it under the carpet, says former minister of home affairs Rudini.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
RI buys Indian soymeal, may purchase more
RI buys Indian soymeal, may purchase more SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesian importers have bought about 60,000 to 80,000 tons of soymeal from India and may buy more over the next few weeks, traders said yesterday.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
IPB and Cilacap launch cooperation
IPB and Cilacap launch cooperation BOGOR, West Java: The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) and the Cilacap administration signed yesterday a memorandum to further cooperate in studying the effects of development in the regency.The agreement was signed by Cilacap regent M.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 4, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 900 50 91,500 AHAP Insurance 2,500 0 0 Alter Abadi 850 100 7,500 Alumindo Light Metal 725 25 969,500...
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
July 27 riot case remains unsolved: Right commission
July 27 riot case remains unsolved: Right commission JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights insisted that the case of the July 27, 1996, bloody riots in Jakarta, in which five people were killed, remained unsolved.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
4,600 human remains to be moved
4,600 human remains to be moved JAKARTA (JP): The city funeral agency is to begin removing the 4,626 bodies buried in the Blok P cemetery Tuesday as part of a plan to build the South Jakarta mayoralty office on the site.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Businesspeople hail new economic reform package
Businesspeople hail new economic reform package JAKARTA (JP): Businesspeople and analysts yesterday hailed the government's latest reform package as a quick, concerted move to prevent the economy from collapsing.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Limit tenure for president
Limit tenure for president I fully subscribe to the opinion, recently voiced by Minister of Transmigration Siswono Judohusodo, that the tenure of a president in the post-Soeharto era (2003 onward) should be limited to 10 years, i.e. two terms of office.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Bangladesh PM starts state visit
Bangladesh PM starts state visit JAKARTA (JP): Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here yesterday for a four-day state visit to speed up the slow economic cooperation between the two countries.President Soeharto greeted Hasina in a state reception at Merdeka Palace.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Indocement hike cement prices
Indocement hike cement prices JAKARTA (JP): A rise in cement prices was essential to cover rising production costs, president of the country's largest cement producer PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, said yesterday.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Fishermen caught for bombing fish
Fishermen caught for bombing fish JAKARTA (JP): Seven fishermen were arrested by coastal police officers yesterday for using bombs and prohibited poisonous substances in the Thousand Islands in North Jakarta.Four of the seven were arrested near Semak Daun island.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Two German climbers killed
Two German climbers killed SURABAYA: Two German climbers have been killed by a hail of volcanic rock and hot ash from the 3,676-meter Mt. Semeru volcano in East Java, Antara reported yesterday.Von der Becke Wiltroud, a 58-year-old woman, and Kiemaier Ersnt, a 55-year-old man, belonged to a group of...
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Forestry funds to help rupiah
Forestry funds to help rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said yesterday his ministry had deposited about Rp 400 billion (US$142 million) of reforestation funds in Bank Indonesia last month to help shore up the falling rupiah.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Muchtar Pakpahan's trial resumes
Muchtar Pakpahan's trial resumes JAKARTA (JP): The subversion trial against labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan resumed yesterday after a six month adjournment due to the defendant's deteriorating health.The South Jakarta District Court heard testimony from a Department of Finance official, Ma'mun...
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
ASEAN plans joint action against speculators: Anwar
ASEAN plans joint action against speculators: Anwar KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that Southeast Asian nations would launch a joint effort against an "economic war" launched by foreign speculators on their currencies.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
India boldly scraps oil subsidies
India boldly scraps oil subsidiesBy Simon Cameron-Moore BOMBAY (Reuter): India's opposition parties will be silently thanking Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral for chopping back an oil price subsidy regime the country could increasingly ill afford, analysts said on Tuesday.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Two car thieves nabbed
Two car thieves nabbed JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives gunned down two suspects in the early hours of yesterday in Sunter, North Jakarta, for allegedly stealing a Mercedes Benz sedan.According to City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang, one of the suspects pointed an FN .
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Ananda write 'musical history book' at home
Ananda write 'musical history book' at homeBy Emilie Sueur JAKARTA (JP): Pianist Ananda Sukarlan makes his Indonesian debut tonight at the Jakarta Performing Arts and Theater International Festival 1997.It is a coming home of sorts for Ananda, born in Jakarta in 1968.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Estetika 5 Ekspresi, at Hilton Executive Club, Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Sept. 10. * Painting Exhibition: Nuansa Decoratif by Sutopo, Djoko Maruto, Petrus Pranagung at Mon Decor Gallery, Jl.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Timika problems are 'complicated issues'
Timika problems are 'complicated issues' JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights attributed the recent intertribal tension that hit the Irian Jaya town of Timika partly to the local administration's inefficiency.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Sense of humor vital for debate
Sense of humor vital for debate I would like to thank Francesco of Jakarta for his vitriolic and humorless response (Aug. 27) to my article Xenophobic MP sours race debate in Australia (Aug. 8).Francesco's response has again reminded me of the sensitivity of cross cultural issue between neighbors.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Theater keeps traditional ties
Theater keeps traditional tiesBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): There is a new buzzword for artistic styles. It is cengkok.Coined by Ki Hadi Sujiwo Tejo in a discussion of "Theater and Tradition" recently at Taman Ismail Marzuki in Central Jakarta, the Javanese-rooted cengkok has connotations beyond its...
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Six islets vanish near Jakarta
Six islets vanish near Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Six islands in the Thousand Islands chain in North Jakarta have disappeared and sand quarriers may well be partly responsible, an environmental official said yesterday.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Sukhoi fighter deal signed
Sukhoi fighter deal signed JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will fund the purchase of Russian Sukhoi jet fighters and helicopters through a counter-purchase deal worth US$500 million, a senior minister said yesterday.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Developers want to build fewer low-cost homes
Developers want to build fewer low-cost homes JAKARTA (JP): Private developers urged the municipality yesterday to reduce the percentage of land they must set aside for low-cost apartments from 20 percent to five percent, councilors said yesterday.Saud Rachman and Lukman F.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Megawati not told about FCA decision
Megawati not told about FCA decision JAKARTA (JP): A close aide to ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri said yesterday she had not been informed of the cancellation of an invitation to speak before Singapore-based foreign correspondents.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
ING Barings revises down profit estimate for BNI
ING Barings revises down profit estimate for BNI JAKARTA (JP): ING Barings Securities has lowered its profit estimate for publicly listed Bank Negara Indonesia for 1997 and 1998 as the rupiah upheaval continues.
Fri, 05 Sep 1997
Cameramen hurt in movie's fight scene
Cameramen hurt in movie's fight scene KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): Two cameramen were seriously wounded yesterday while filming a gunbattle scene for a Malaysian movie.Police said they were investigating why live ammunition was used in the scene instead of blanks, the national news agency Bernama...
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
U.S. investors pour out of SE Asian funds
U.S. investors pour out of SE Asian funds NEW YORK (Reuter): The recent turbulence in Southeast Asian markets has exacted a sustained toll on the performance and net flows of mutual funds investing in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan, analysts said.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Holiday Inn, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 33, Bandung: - Kebun Bambu Restaurant: Guitar performance, Saturday, 7:45 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. - Braga Bar and Lounge: Jazz live entertainment at 7:30 p.m.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Smoking immunity?
Smoking immunity?From KompasOn Monday Aug. 18 at 1 p.m. I had lunch at the Au Bon Pain cafe in Kuningan Plaza. After a while a group of business "executives" wearing ties and office IDs entered the restaurant.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Call for edict on haj pilgrimage
Call for edict on haj pilgrimage JAKARTA (JP): Legislators called on the influential Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) yesterday to issue an edict restricting Moslems from going on repeat haj pilgrimages.Slamet Effendy Yusuf of the Golkar faction and H.S.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Glass factory workers protest
Glass factory workers protest TANGERANG (JP): About 170 employees of glass manufacturing company PT Alamkaca Prabawa Indonesia in Tangerang stopped work yesterday in solidarity for two of their friends who were severely injured in a work accident.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Asmat now crafts totem poles for money
Asmat now crafts totem poles for moneyBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Men in grass skirts swayed to the rhythm of a primeval drum beat. A woodcarver, Bird of Paradise feathers nestled atop a mass of braids, sat solemnly on the floor crafting a miniature totem pole.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Fire victims plead for relief aid
Fire victims plead for relief aid JAKARTA (JP): The victims of a fire, which gutted 1,297 houses in Pademangan Barat subdistrict, North Jakarta, Tuesday, pleaded for donations yesterday, including school uniforms for their children.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Cargill enters Vietnam
Cargill enters Vietnam HANOI (AFP): U.S.-based Cargill has officially opened a US$18 million animal feed plant in a southern Vietnam province, its first project in the country, the company announced yesterday.The U.S.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Antipolio drive exceeds target
Antipolio drive exceeds target JAKARTA (JP): More than one million city infants recieved polio vaccines yesterday, exceeding the target of 972,100 by 4.17 percent, according to the head of the city's health agency.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Asahimas' sales down
Asahimas' sales down JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed glass producer PT Asahimas Flat Glass Co. Ltd. reported yesterday a 7.6 percent drop in net sales in the first half of this year, to Rp 174.3 billion (about US$60.1 million), compared to the same period in 1996.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Japex joins gas project
Japex joins gas project TOKYO (Reuter): Japan Petroleum Exploration Co Ltd (Japex) said yesterday that it will invest roughly US$80 million in a project to explore for and produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Malaysia's Kalimantan island.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Workers protest over dismissal
Workers protest over dismissal UJUNGPANDANG, S. Sulawesi: Thousands of workers of three companies at Makassar Industrial Estate held a demonstration at the provincial legislative council on Tuesday over the dismissal of 14 colleagues and the demotion of 100 others.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Army to supervise Indonesian labor export
Army to supervise Indonesian labor export JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces says it will deploy personnel to bring order to the labor export industry because illegal Indonesian workers in Malaysia have sparked immigration disputes between the two countries.Armed Forces spokesman Brig. Gen. A.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Giralia frets at RI mine deals
Giralia frets at RI mine deals SINGAPORE (Reuter): The chairman of Australian junior miner Giralia Resources NL said yesterday he is worried that new mining agreements with Indonesia will not be signed this year and may be delayed until mid-1998.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
GSM-XL works toward no more dropped calls in traffic jams
GSM-XL works toward no more dropped calls in traffic jams People trapped in the traffic jams within Jakarta's golden triangle are now able enjoy crash-free telephone conversations if they subscribe to GSM-XL, which is operated by PT Excelcomindo Pratama.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Four killed in landslide
Four killed in landslide BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Four residents of Bantan Cuaca, in Rikit Gaib district, were reportedly killed when a landslide occurred following heavy rains.Antara reported that another three people were missing following the landslide which occurred late Tuesday evening.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Govt threatens to name slash-and-burn firms
Govt threatens to name slash-and-burn firms JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo echoed yesterday a threat to reveal the names of plantation companies who persisted in employing harmful slash-and-burn methods.
Thu, 04 Sep 1997
Excelcomindo builds largest microcell network
Excelcomindo builds largest microcell network Private global system for mobile (GSM) operator PT Excelcomindo Pratama is handling the installation of a 15.5- kilometer microcell network in the capital's Golden Triangle to improve its coverage service in Jakarta.Excelcomindo's President Y.W.