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Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Soeharto warns of possible food crisis
Soeharto warns of possible food crisis JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto warned the nation yesterday over a possible food shortage due to the long drought which may continue into December.Soeharto ordered related ministers to take necessary measures in ensuring a smooth distribution of food,...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Sultan to help currency turmoil
Sultan to help currency turmoil KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, considered the world's richest man, has promised to help countries affected by the recent turmoil in regional currencies, Malaysian newspapers said yesterday.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
El Nino phenomenon affects RI coffee trees
El Nino phenomenon affects RI coffee trees SINGAPORE (Reuter): A drought linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon is blistering Indonesian coffee trees, boosting concern that the 1998 crop will fall and there may be quality problems, regional dealers said yesterday.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Hartono gets ICMI membership
Hartono gets ICMI membership JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information R. Hartono officially became a member of the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) yesterday after receiving a membership card from the association's secretary-general.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 27, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 825 125 31,000 AHAP Insurance 2,500 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,000 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 900 -75 71,000 Alumindo...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Where to go in Jakarta: Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997
Where to go in Jakarta: Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: The Indonesian Fine Arts Foundation - Philip Morris Indonesian Art Awards 1997, at Graha Lukisan, Museum Purna Bhakti Pertiwi, Jl. Taman Mini I, East Jakarta, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Aug. 31.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Resources, space vital for unity
Resources, space vital for unity JAKARTA (JP): The survival of Indonesia as a nation depends greatly on whether all groups of the community, including indigenous people, have adequate living space and access to resources, experts concluded yesterday.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Woodmac sees $25.5b projects in SE Asia
Woodmac sees $25.5b projects in SE Asia SINGAPORE (Reuter): A total of 54 major oil and gas projects have been identified in Southeast Asia as new field developments, energy consultant Wood Mackenzie (Woodmac) said yesterday.In a survey, the company said the projects would cover some 2.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Soros buys $40m in bonds from Datakom
Soros buys $40m in bonds from Datakom JAKARTA (JP): American billionaire and hedge fund manager George Soros has bought US$40 million out of the $250 million in bonds issued by a local telecommunications company, media baron Peter F. Gontha said yesterday.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
French tourist cremated
French tourist cremated DENPASAR: The body of a 27-year-old French national who died in a traffic accident will be cremated today in Mumbul, near the tourist resort area of Nusa Dua, 25 kilometers south of here.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Servicemen should not go into business, Hasnan says
Servicemen should not go into business, Hasnan says JAKARTA (JP): A top military thinker has balked at the idea that servicemen should go into business."If they're retired, it's a different story. But they should never do so during active military service." said Lt. Gen.
Thu, 28 Aug 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, 28 Aug 1997
Two firms to sell liquor
Two firms to sell liquor JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Trade and Industry has appointed two state-owned companies to handle the import and trade of alcoholic drinks in the country.The appointment of the two companies -- PT Cipta Niaga and PT Dharma Niaga -- ended PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia's...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Councilor upset over fake documents
Councilor upset over fake documents JAKARTA (JP): A councilor expressed concern yesterday over the many fake documents used by construction contractors handling city development projects.Helmy A.R. Syihab of Commission D for development affairs said the fake documents were produced by municipality...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Cocoa prices soar to eight-week high
Cocoa prices soar to eight-week high NEW YORK (Reuter): Cocoa prices soared to their highest level in eight weeks on Tuesday amid growing concern that the El Nino weather pattern could put a severe dent in world production."All the El Nino stories are coming together.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Weimar Ensemble to perform here
Weimar Ensemble to perform here JAKARTA (JP): The Weimar Ensemble for Intuitive Music is scheduled to perform its first Southeast Asian tour concert in Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki in Cikini, Central Jakarta, on Monday.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Teen's cartoon outrages Palestinian elders
Teen's cartoon outrages Palestinian eldersBy Khalil Abed Rabbo RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP): A teenager has raised the anger of top Palestinian self-rule officials and security services with a simple cartoon he submitted to his local paper that struck one of the most sensitive nerves in Palestinian...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
KL mulls tough steps to cut account deficit
KL mulls tough steps to cut account deficit KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia said yesterday it would impose tough measures to deal with the current account deficit which is seen widening due to the sharp fall of the ringgit.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Do legislators need crash course?
Do legislators need crash course?By Cornelis Lay YOGYAKARTA (JP): Prospective members of the House of Representatives, elected earlier this year, are enjoying special attention.With the present cabinet nearing the end of its term, a ministry for special assignments has been set up in an...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Two workers crushed to death in Kuningan
Two workers crushed to death in Kuningan JAKARTA (JP): Two construction workers at the Menara 2000 project in Kuningan, South Jakarta, were crushed to death yesterday by a falling drive sheave from a temporary lift.Katijo, 37, a resident of Jl.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
General Motor Buana may raise Opel car prices
General Motor Buana may raise Opel car prices JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian arm of American automotive giant General Motors has bowed to economic pressure and decided to raise its car prices.President Director of PT General Motors Buana Indonesia (GMBI), William Botwick, told The Jakarta Post...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Limit presidential term after Soeharto: Siswono
Limit presidential term after Soeharto: Siswono JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo said yesterday that in the post-Soeharto era after 2003, Indonesia should limit a president's tenure to 10 years.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
University libraries are put to the test
University libraries are put to the testBy Muhartoyo JAKARTA (JP): Do Indonesian university students really need libraries?This question came to mind after a suggestion was made to close college libraries for a week to test whether they lived up to their role as sources of information (The Jakarta...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Travel: My Country 2:35 Children's Film: Family Matters 3:10 Science Film: Animal Odyssey 3:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Documentary Film: Pesona Flona 5:00 Arabic Lessons 5:30 Children's Story: Mutiara Baru 6:00 News: Lintasan...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Department store rejected
Department store rejected SURABAYA: East Java provincial legislative councilors have rejected a proposal to convert a hockey field on Jl. Darmawangsa into a department store, Antara reported yesterday.The news agency quoted councilor Eddie Budi Prabowo as saying that department stores had no...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Reduce TV levies!
Reduce TV levies!From Pikiran RakyatThe community and media have voiced many complaints about TV levies. Some wish the levies would be abolished, others want them reduced.Government-owned TVRI should actually be financed by the state budget.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
MPR should have 'more than one' president nominee
MPR should have 'more than one' president nominee JAKARTA (JP): Even as support grows for incumbent President Soeharto's renomination for the 1998/2003 presidency, calls began yesterday that the nation be given alternatives.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Wholesale market for fruits
Wholesale market for fruits BOGOR (JP): Private developer PT Mayo Waya in cooperation with the Bogor mayoralty is building a fruit, vegetable and other agricultural produce wholesale market at Cibadak, Tanah Sereal.Mayo Waya director R. Sutadi Rusli said the Rp 34 billion (US$12.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Sempati closes dozens of regional routes and offices
Sempati closes dozens of regional routes and offices JAKARTA (JP): Private airline PT Sempati Air will terminate 14 domestic and regional routes and 15 representative offices beginning on Sept. 1 as part of the company's restructuring plan.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
A citizen's view
A citizen's view In the run-up to the 1998 meeting of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), many quarters are discussing the draft of the state's policy (GBHN) and necessary assembly decrees. Particularly active are the functional group (Golkar) and political and mass organizations, including...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Reaction mixed to water tariff hike plan
Reaction mixed to water tariff hike plan JAKARTA (JP): City-owned drinking water company PDAM Jaya's proposal to raise water tariffs by up to 12 percent got a mixed response yesterday.The City Council's deputy speaker Ade Surapriatna fully supported the proposal, but Indonesian Consumers Foundation...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Finnish case not to hurt shoe industry
Finnish case not to hurt shoe industry JAKARTA (JP): The Association of All Indonesian Shoe Industries (Aprisindo) said yesterday the Indonesian shoe industry's image was not tainted by the Finnish government's action to destroy Indonesian-made shoes on charges of copyright violation.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Kardinah goes to and lives with people
Kardinah goes to and lives with peopleBy Irawati Wisnumurti JAKARTA (JP): During the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995, an Indonesia grassroots organization, the Family Welfare Movement (PKK), was internationally recognized for its leading role in a global campaign against...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
GRI's net profit up 36.3%
GRI's net profit up 36.3% JAKARTA (JP): Clothing company PT Great River International (GRI) reported a 36.3 percent net profit rise to Rp 13.9 billion (US$5.14 million) in the first six months this year over the same period in 1996.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
SE Asian currencies hit new lows as gloom lingers
SE Asian currencies hit new lows as gloom lingers SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asian currencies hit new lows yesterday as persistent gloom in regional markets spurred fresh buying of the U.S. dollar.Dollar demand from companies needing to hedge positions in the middle of increased currency...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Artist defines common ground between Indonesia and India
Artist defines common ground between Indonesia and IndiaBy Pavan Kapoor JAKARTA (JP): Is it possible to be in love with two cultures at the same time? Apparently it is, evident by Nirupama S. Karkhanis' painting exhibition at the World Trade Center here.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Greater role expected from NGOs
Greater role expected from NGOs JAKARTA (JP): Non-governmental organizations are expected to play an increasingly greater role in addressing problems resulting from the fast pace of development, some experts say.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Upi adds five points to her elo rating
Upi adds five points to her elo rating JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's International Master Upi Darmayana Tamin's elo rating has increased five points to 2,215 following her draw in the 13th and final round of the women's grandmaster chess tournament Tuesday.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Shares prices up but rupiah falls
Shares prices up but rupiah falls JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah weakened further yesterday, dropping 100 points against the U.S. dollar amid eased liquidity, while local share prices continued to gain ground, analysts and dealers said.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Canadian globetrotter tours the world with condoms
Canadian globetrotter tours the world with condomsBy Ahmad Junaidi JAKARTA (JP): "Say it with condoms" is probably the most suitable way to describe the orders given to a 42-year-old Canadian globetrotter during his short stay in Indonesia.Bertrand Boudreau, who arrived in Jakarta on Aug.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Indofood plans expansion
Indofood plans expansion JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed food-products producer PT Indofood Sukses Makmur plans to open new production facilities worth US$4.9 million in Vietnam.Company president commissioner Sudwikatmono said in Semarang the company would start constructing the plant in the near...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Jakarta to study Mandela's talks offer
Jakarta to study Mandela's talks offer JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia appreciates South African President Nelson Mandela's offer to host talks on East Timor, but said yesterday it was still considering whether or not to accept the proposal.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Meter readers
Meter readersFrom PelitaI have noticed that my water bills vary little from month to month. Do meter readers from the city water company (PDAM) just guess how much water consumers have used in a given month? Why not just read the figure on the water meter?Once my house was uninhabited for two weeks...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
The credit crunch
The credit crunch It is still too early to gauge whether the value of the rupiah, against the American dollar, has finally bottomed out. True, the speculative attacks on the currency are no longer as fierce or massive as those witnessed during the first three weeks of this month.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Soeharto to open Marlboro Indonesian Grand Prix '97
Soeharto to open Marlboro Indonesian Grand Prix '97 JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will open the Marlboro Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix '97 at Sentul on Sept. 28.Minister of Youth and Sport Affairs Hayono Isman said yesterday that Soeharto said he would open the Grand Prix after a meeting...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
One killed in N. Jakarta clash
One killed in N. Jakarta clash JAKARTA (JP): A group of around 30 people, six of whom were armed with sharp weapons, killed a man and badly injured another in an apparently unmotivated attack in North Jakarta.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Sogo to open three more outlets early next year
Sogo to open three more outlets early next year JAKARTA (JP): PT Panen Lestari Internusa, owner and operator of the Sogo Department stores in Indonesia plans to open three more Sogo outlets -- two in Jakarta and one in Surabaya, East Java -- early next year.
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Juvenile penitentiary opens special schools
Juvenile penitentiary opens special schools JAKARTA (JP): The country's only juvenile penitentiary, in Tangerang, has started running special schools for its young prisoners, according to its warden.Daniel Ginting told a group of visitors Tuesday that the schools, ranging from elementary to high...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Kalimantan smoke causes ailments
Kalimantan smoke causes ailments PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Smoke from bushfires here has increased the number of patients of respiratory ailments by 35 percent, an official said yesterday.Head of the local office of the Ministry of Health Fauzi Darwis told Antara that the patients' main...
Thu, 28 Aug 1997
Dollar soars, halting golf events in Thailand
Dollar soars, halting golf events in Thailand BANGKOK (Agencies): Golf has become the latest victim of Thailand's economic crisis, with at least three Thai PGA Tour golf tournaments canceled after sponsors pulled out because of financial difficulties, a Thai PGA official said Wednesday.