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Tue, 26 Aug 1997
Fishermen net live grenades
Fishermen net live grenades BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Two fishermen working with a net in Sekampung River, Bumiagung village, south Natar Lampung district, recently "caught" six live grenades, Antara reported.
Tue, 26 Aug 1997
Three arrested for using 15 fake credit cards
Three arrested for using 15 fake credit cards JAKARTA (JP): City Police have arrested three men wanted by Interpol for their alleged roles in using counterfeit credit cards in several countries, including Indonesia.The suspects have been identified as Bambang Tri, 52, Yubianto, 43, and Robby, 37.
Tue, 26 Aug 1997
PT Denso Indonesia Corp, apace with a changing world
PT Denso Indonesia Corp, apace with a changing world PT Denso Indonesia Corp. is keeping a stride ahead in a furiously competitive, swiftly changing business world.Celebrating its 20th anniversary of operations in Indonesia this year, the automotive manufacturing firm boasts some exciting new...
Tue, 26 Aug 1997
Cikupa clash ends peacefully
Cikupa clash ends peacefully JAKARTA (JP): A clash between long-time residents and newcomers at Telagasari village in Cikupa, Tangerang, ended peacefully yesterday thanks to a meeting arranged by local military officers.
Tue, 26 Aug 1997
PNG to deport Irianese
PNG to deport Irianese JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Fourteen Irianese students who crossed the border to Papua New Guinea (PNG) last year will be deported, Antara reported Saturday.But the head of Irian Jaya's border affairs section, Alex Urubun, said no date had been set for the deportation.
Tue, 26 Aug 1997
North Korea's top envoy has defected: S. Korea
North Korea's top envoy has defected: S. Korea SEOUL (Agencies): North Korea's top envoy to Egypt, Jang Sung- gil, and his wife are on their way to a third country to defect, a South Korean foreign ministry official said yesterday, while in a second defection a North Korean soldier crossed the...
Tue, 26 Aug 1997
In search for humane governance in globalization era (2)
In search for humane governance in globalization era (2)By Richard Falk This is the second of two articles on globalization and post- Cold War politics. PRINCETON, New Jersey, U.S.A. (JP): The Asia Pacific region, itself so difficult even to delimit and categorize, is possessed by extraordinary...
Tue, 26 Aug 1997
Time for ASEAN to act
Time for ASEAN to act When government forces captured the last stronghold of troops loyal to deposed co-premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh on Sunday, it signaled Second Prime Minister Hun Sen's ascendance to de facto ruler of Cambodia.But fighting between warring factions could continue for months.
Tue, 26 Aug 1997
Help at hand for blackout blues
Help at hand for blackout blues JAKARTA (JP): Are you facing electricity problems at home, at the office or in the factory? Call 123 and the operator will promise to solve it as soon as possible.The state-owned electricity company, PT PLN, launched the telephone line Aug.
Tue, 26 Aug 1997
Police told to speak English
Police told to speak English BANTEN, West Java: Police officers will have to speak English twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, Antara reported Saturday.Quoting police chief Col. Yusuf Sudradjat, the news agency said the English-speaking hours were from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Tue, 26 Aug 1997
RI interests EIAJ members
RI interests EIAJ members JAKARTA (JP): Several members of the Electronics Industries Association of Japan (EIAJ) plan to relocate to Indonesia to tap the growing demand and improving infrastructure here, the deputy director of EIAJ public affairs, Tamotsu Harada, said yesterday.
Tue, 26 Aug 1997
Informatics opens RI outlet
Informatics opens RI outlet SINGAPORE (Reuter): Informatics Holdings Ltd said yesterday it will sign a franchise agreement with PT Permata Indah to set up a computer training center in Jakarta.Informatics said in a statement that Pertama Indah would build a four story building to be completed by...
Tue, 26 Aug 1997
Amerta to export asphalt
Amerta to export asphalt JAKARTA (JP): PT Amerta Margayasa Aspal (AMA), the producer of natural Buton asphalt in Southeast Sulawesi, will begin exporting its product Butonic Mastic Asphalt to Vietnam and Myanmar this month.
Tue, 26 Aug 1997
Falling revenue lamented
Falling revenue lamented JAKARTA (JP): A councilor urged the central government yesterday to stop collecting its 20 percent share of the city's hotels and restaurants tax revenue.The head of Commission C for financial affairs, Amarullah Asbah, said that the city should be given more leeway to...
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
First of six museum exhibitions starts soon
First of six museum exhibitions starts soon JAKARTA (JP): The city administration plans to hold the first of a series of exhibitions at six museums next month to promote Jakarta's treasures.The head of the city's museums and renovation agency, Haswidi A.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Aircraft symposium in Bandung
Aircraft symposium in Bandung BANDUNG: Russian, German, American, Korean and Indonesian experts will gather for the Second International Aircraft Propulsion Symposium in Bandung from Aug. 27 to Aug. 28.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Siemens markets new handset
Siemens markets new handset JAKARTA (JP): German telecommunications equipment maker Siemens will launch this week a new Global System for Mobile (GSM) communications handset, the S-10, said to be the first mobile terminal with color display.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Gus Dur tells NU members to beware of politics
Gus Dur tells NU members to beware of politics JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid, the chairman of Indonesia's largest Moslem organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), told members Saturday to be aware of politics but wary of political involvement.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
National development and using social capital
National development and using social capitalBy Aleksius Jemadu BANDUNG (JP): Over the last three decades the Indonesian government has been focusing on economic development. Several traditional policy instruments like taxation, raising export revenues, and foreign debt have been employed.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Ansett recruits Indonesians
Ansett recruits Indonesians JAKARTA (JP): Airline Ansett Australia will employ Indonesians to work as flight attendants.The company's general manager in Indonesia, Con Korfiatis, said over the weekend Ansett already employed 44 Indonesians.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Lorentz becomes national park
Lorentz becomes national park JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The government has declared the mountainous Lorentz nature preserve in Wamena, Jayawijaya regency, a national park, Antara reported Saturday.The news agency said the area, which covers the protected forests from Mt.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Float parade entertains thousands of Jakartans
Float parade entertains thousands of Jakartans JAKARTA (JP): Tens of thousands of Jakartans turned out yesterday to watch 81 colorful floats parade from National Monument (Monas) square along Jl. Thamrin and Jl. Jend. Sudirman in Central Jakarta.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Sex discrimination culturally embedded
Sex discrimination culturally embedded JAKARTA (JP): Sex discrimination cannot be stopped by economic development without abandoning cultural perceptions which sustain gender inequalities, experts said yesterday.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Pemuda Pancasila wants to improve image
Pemuda Pancasila wants to improve image JAKARTA (JP): The nationalist youth organization Pemuda Pancasila (PP) is trying to polish its image and is asking the public to stop thinking of it as a group of hoodlums.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Mahathir backs accused deputy
Mahathir backs accused deputy KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad revealed yesterday he had received a letter alleging his deputy, Anwar Ibrahim, was involved in a sex scandal but said the allegations were false.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Fire victim recovers
Fire victim recovers JAKARTA (JP): A man who was injured in a fire on the fifth floor of Pasaraya in Blok M, South Jakarta, Saturday was recovering in Pertamina hospital yesterday.A paramedic at the hospital, Herman, said that Oleh, 19, had been moved from the emergency unit to a treatment room on...
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
RP to receive $490m from Japan Export-Import Bank
RP to receive $490m from Japan Export-Import Bank MANILA (AFP): The Philippines will soon receive US$490 million from the Japan Export-Import Bank partly to augment foreign exchange reserves depleted in a failed defense against currency speculators, an official said yesterday.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Issuers feel brunt of financial woes in Southeast Asia
Issuers feel brunt of financial woes in Southeast Asia SINGAPORE (Reuter): Currency turmoil in Southeast Asia has wreaked havoc on local stock markets and brought the market for initial public offerings (IPOs) to a virtual standstill in some countries, investment bankers said.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Asian stock markets seen unstable
Asian stock markets seen unstable SINGAPORE (Reuter): Asian stock markets are expected to remain volatile in the week ahead in the face of continued uncertainty on Wall Street and in Asian currency markets, traders and analysts said.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Timika calm but tense amidst tight security
Timika calm but tense amidst tight security JAKARTA (JP): Timika, in Irian Jaya's Mimika regency, remained quiet but tense over the weekend as tight security blanketed the area following an outbreak of violence in Harapan Kwamki Lama village.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
RI wants more trade with African countries
RI wants more trade with African countries JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian businessmen believe that South Africa and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau are promising places to expand business.A delegation of Indonesian business representatives explored the possibilities of establishing cooperation in...
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Hun Sen finally seizes O'Smach
Hun Sen finally seizes O'Smach CHONG CHOM PASS, Thailand (Agencies): Cambodian troops loyal to strongman Hun Sen overran O'Smach, the last frontier town held by his ousted co-premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh, witnesses said yesterday.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Lippo Securities predicts rise in pretax profit
Lippo Securities predicts rise in pretax profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed securities firm PT Lippo Securities has predicted its pretax profit will increase 154 percent to Rp 155 billion (US$58.5 million) this year from Rp 61 billion last year.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Brawl mars Islamic students' congress
Brawl mars Islamic students' congress YOGYAKARTA (JP): A brawl added insult to injury, marring the 21st congress of the Association of Islamic Students (HMI) here over the weekend.An Ujungpandang representative, identified as Iwan, needed two stitches to his head after the flare-up that followed...
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Pertamina's management
Pertamina's management I would like to comment on the article Caltex's view on Pertamina 'faulty' (Thursday, Aug. 14) by R.O. Hutapea.I think Mr. Hutapea did a good job presenting facts about Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) expertise that Pertamina acquired and about the history of LNG in Indonesia.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
City Logistics Agency to control food prices
City Logistics Agency to control food prices JAKARTA (JP): The City Logistics Agency will begin supplying stocks of staple food to local markets today in a bid to stabilize prices during the rupiah crisis, a councilor said.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Bali, Bahia sign deal
Bali, Bahia sign deal JAKARTA (JP): Bali has signed an economic agreement with Brazil's Bahia province to promote tourism, agriculture and trade.Bali's governor, Ida Bagus Oka, and Bahia's governor, Cesar Augosto Rabello, signed the agreement Saturday in Denpasar, Bali, Antara reported over the...
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: by Sri Hadhy, Tulus Warsito, Sukriyal Sadin and Kristiyanto at Hotel Kristal Jl. Tarogong Raya, Cilandak Barat, South Jakarta, 24 hours, until Sept. 30.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Mandala flies to Ambon
Mandala flies to Ambon JAKARTA (JP): Mandala Airlines, one of the country's scheduled airlines, will operate one more service to Ambon, Maluku.Mandala's district manager in Ambon, Arie Andrianto, said the decision to add the new service was made following successful extra flights linking Ambon and...
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Portugal rejects helping Santana
Portugal rejects helping Santana LISBON (Reuter): Portugal has rejected a plea from Timorese resistance leader Konis Santana for support in the armed struggle against Indonesia, but has given a cautious welcome to Santana's proposal for partial autonomy in the restive territory.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Observer suggests open talks on succession
Observer suggests open talks on succession JAKARTA (JP): A political observer has called for open talks on national leadership succession, saying Indonesians must think about the post-Soeharto era.Former Golkar legislator Marzuki Darusman said in a discussion with Jakarta-based political...
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Minister to recommend credit for concessionaires
Minister to recommend credit for concessionaires JAKARTA (JP): The minister of forestry, Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo, has promised his ministry will help timber companies to get bank loans.The minister said his ministry would issue recommendations if banks asked for them, Antara reported Saturday.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
No new hotel in Manado
No new hotel in Manado JAKARTA (JP): North Sulawesi's Governor E.E. Mangindaan said that Manado, capital of the province, is temporary closed to any new hotel investment as there are already many star-rated hotels in operation.He said there were five hotels under construction in Manado.
Mon, 25 Aug 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: Diantara Kita 3:35 Belief in God the Almighty 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Health Program: Teenagers and their problems 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:25 Variety Show 5:30 Sports 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita...
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Going green
Going green Imperfections notwithstanding, the new environment law, which the House of Representatives passed Friday, is a welcome improvement on the current one, which dates from 1982. While the present law provides for penalties of a maximum of 10 years in prison and/or a Rp 100 million fine for...
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
UK's Cook to talk human rights, business in Asia
UK's Cook to talk human rights, business in Asia LONDON (Reuter): British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook starts a visit tomorrow to four Southeast Asian countries to deepen business and political ties while stressing the importance Britain attaches to human rights.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Trust networking in Asia
Trust networking in AsiaBy Bob Widyahartono JAKARTA (JP): Prof. Francis Fukuyama, a Japanese American sociologist, was in town recently upon the invitation of Prasetio Executive Development and the Association of Indonesian Economists.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
RI bidding to supply Sukhoi spareparts
RI bidding to supply Sukhoi spareparts JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is sending a team to Moscow today to negotiate the purchase of 12 Sukhoi Su-30Ks, and bid for the right to manufacture the Russian company's spareparts.Minister of Research and Technology B.J.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
PAL says it will suspend Seoul-Los Angeles flights
PAL says it will suspend Seoul-Los Angeles flights MANILA (AFP): Philippine Airlines (PAL) said Saturday it will cancel flights to Los Angeles via Seoul from Sept. 1 because of aircraft restrictions imposed by U.S. aviation authorities.
Mon, 25 Aug 1997
Security guard arrested
Security guard arrested JAKARTA (JP): Anyone who plans to hire security guard services are better off hiring personnel who have been trained by police to guarantee their skills and personal conduct, South Jakarta police chief Lt. Col. Sisno Adiwinoto said over the weekend.