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Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Tarmizi guarantees slight haj fare increase
Tarmizi guarantees slight haj fare increase JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher confirmed Saturday there would be no significant increase in this year's haj pilgrimage fare."The government will put all its efforts into minimizing the impact of the rupiah's fall against the U.S.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
The pros and cons of manpower bill
The pros and cons of manpower billBy Teten Masduki JAKARTA (JP): It seems that the manpower bill will smoothly pass through the House of Representatives as all House factions have reached a consensus to complete the discussion in three months, that is before the tenure of the present legislative...
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
A new reality
A new reality With the local currency market still in the doldrums, many people were obviously looking for comforting words and clues as to future government policy on the issue from President Soeharto's State of the Nation Address on Saturday.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
A spur for efficiency
A spur for efficiency The government's decision to abandon the intervention band for the rupiah constitutes a realistic answer to our national currency's wildly fluctuating exchange rate. Experience has shown that intervention, which depletes our foreign exchange reserves, does not always have the...
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Trust fund could spark tribal warfare: Churches
Trust fund could spark tribal warfare: Churches JAKARTA (JP): Leading church groups in Irian Jaya warned yesterday the disbursement of a trust fund designed to help local tribes could spark tensions on tribal warfare.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Business hopes tight policies will end soon
Business hopes tight policies will end soon JAKARTA (JP): Businesspeople are hoping the government will keep its promise that the tight monetary policy launched early this month to shore up the falling rupiah will be only temporary.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Protest against ABRI captain
Protest against ABRI captain UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Hundreds of students set up roadblocks, bringing traffic to a complete standstill in some thoroughfares, in their demonstration Saturday against a military officer who hit their teacher.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Councilors back plan for port management
Councilors back plan for port management JAKARTA (JP): Councilors have expressed strong support over Governor Surjadi Soedirdja's request to take over the management of Tanjung Priok seaport from the Ministry of Transportation.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Moe makes the grade with major win at Singapore Open
Moe makes the grade with major win at Singapore Open SINGAPORE (JP): Myanmar's Zaw Moe ended a frustrating seven year wait for a big career win yesterday by winning the US$500,000 SingTel Ericsson Singapore Open at Jurong Country Club.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Malaysia seeks trade with India
Malaysia seeks trade with India KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Malaysian investment delegation will arrive in India today to boost trade and seek joint-venture opportunities, reports said yesterday.The delegation, led by International Trade and Industry (MITI) Minister Rafidah Aziz, will comprise officials...
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Taiwanese nabbed with cocaine
Taiwanese nabbed with cocaine JAKARTA (JP): Military police arrested a Taiwanese national in a hotel room in North Jakarta yesterday for possessing one kilogram of cocaine worth about Rp 2 billion (US$740,740).Military Police Chief Maj. Gen. Syamsu D.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Robbers break into Islamic school
Robbers break into Islamic school JAKARTA (JP): About 600 students of an Islamic education institute in Pondok Aren, Tangerang, have enjoyed extra holidays after eight unidentified men broke into the premises Friday and made off with two computers, two television sets and Rp 1.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Thousands join freedom celebration with Soeharto
Thousands join freedom celebration with Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of invited guests gathered at Merdeka Palace yesterday to celebrate the country's 52nd independence day in a solemn ceremony presided by President Soeharto.The one-hour ceremony started at 10.00 a.m.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Doll Exhibition: by Siana Kristiani, at Galeri TC, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 24A South Jakarta, 11.30 a.m. to 12 a.m., until Sept. 13. * Graphics Exhibition: A European View (of Indonesia), old lithographs, engravings, and other graphics from Europe revealing the old...
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Khegai beats RI's Maria Lucia
Khegai beats RI's Maria Lucia JAKARTA (JP): FM Angela Khegai of Uzbekistan caused a big surprise when she defeated Indonesia's best chess player IM Maria Lucia in the fifth round of the Women's Grand Master tournament Saturday.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Leaking of World Bank aid
Leaking of World Bank aid Ginandjar Kartasasmita, the minister of national development planning and chairman of the national development planning board, has stressed that he finds it difficult to believe the opinion of Dr. Jeffrey A. Winters.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Xanana gets three-month sentence reduction
Xanana gets three-month sentence reduction KARAWANG, West Java (JP): Jailed East Timorese rebel leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao was one of 16,718 prisoners to receive a remission on this year's independence day, Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman said yesterday.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Indonesian rating 'still appropriate'
Indonesian rating 'still appropriate' NEW YORK (Reuter): Indonesia's Baa3 long-term foreign currency debt rating remains appropriate despite the rupiah's decline and the Southeast Asian currency crisis sparked by devaluation of the Thai baht, a Moody's analyst told Reuters Financial Television.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Surono hopes RI will capture SEA games title
Surono hopes RI will capture SEA games title JAKARTA (JP): Former National Sport Council chairman Surono hopes Indonesia will capture the overall title at the 19th SEA Games here in October."Although it is rather difficult, I am still optimistic that Indonesia can grab the overall title in this...
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Hayono urges equal bonus for athletes
Hayono urges equal bonus for athletes JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman has urged sports organizations to give bonuses to all Indonesian 19th SEA Games athletes, not just medalists."Giving bonuses to athletes is very generous.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Bakrie plans power plant in Lampung
Bakrie plans power plant in Lampung JAKARTA (JP): The Bakrie Group is awaiting government approval to build a 4,000 megawatt coal-fired steam power plant in Tarahan, South Lampung regency, Antara reported.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Is it possible to control our legal authorities?
Is it possible to control our legal authorities?By J.E. Sahetapy SURABAYA (JP): Everybody seemed satisfied when the government and the House of Representatives announced the Criminal Code Procedure (KUHAP) would replace the old Dutch colonial criminal procedure regulation in 1981.
Mon, 18 Aug 1997
Currency uncertainties will shade JSX's trading
Currency uncertainties will shade JSX's trading JAKARTA (JP): Uncertainties over the direction of the rupiah and other regional currencies will continue to shade trading activities on the local stock market this week, analysts and dealers said.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Asian values versus universal human rights
Asian values versus universal human rightsBy Budiono Kusumohamidjojo JAKARTA (JP): Chin-Ning Chu, author of The Asian Mind Game, recently told Julius Pour of Kompas daily that long ago -- when Europeans were still "barbaric" -- Asians already had sophisticated cultures.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
New police chief in Central Java
New police chief in Central Java SEMARANG: Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman was installed yesterday as the new Central Java Police chief replacing Maj. Gen. Harimas AS.Despite an impressive list of assignments, which included West Java deputy police chief, this will be Noegroho's first assignment in...
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
852 inmates get reduced time
852 inmates get reduced time KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Eight hundred and ninety-one convicts in East Nusa Tenggara were granted remissions yesterday in conjunction with this year's Independence Day celebrations.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Freedom more important than peace: YLBHI
Freedom more important than peace: YLBHI JAKARTA (JP): Freedom remains illusive as Indonesia marks its 52nd independence anniversary tomorrow, the chairman of the Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) said yesterday.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
A reflection of Indonesia's challenges in the future
A reflection of Indonesia's challenges in the future As the nation turns 52 years old tomorrow, political scientist J. Soedjati Djiwandono of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies reflects on its challenges.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
An oasis of performing arts opens in Jakarta
An oasis of performing arts opens in JakartaBy Sirikit Syah JAKARTA (JP): The city has a new theater. Its name: Utan Kayu (TUK); the address, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta; the opening date: Saturday, Aug. 9.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Doll Exhibition: by Siana Kristiani, at Galeri TC, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 24A South Jakarta, 11.30 a.m. to 12 a.m., until Sept. 13. * Graphics Exhibition: A European View (of Indonesia), old lithographs, engravings, and other graphics from Europe revealing the old...
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Insurance firms asked to invest more in stocks
Insurance firms asked to invest more in stocks JAKARTA (JP): The government called yesterday on insurance firms and pension funds, especially those which are publicly listed and affiliated to listed firms, to invest more in equity and bonds to strengthen local stock markets.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Bakrie wins Iran oil deal
Bakrie wins Iran oil deal JAKARTA (JP): A subsidiary of Bakrie Group has won a contract to exploit the biggest oil field in Iran, Antara reported yesterday.Bakrie Investindo will develop the US$170 million Balai oil project in southern Iran with BOW Valley of Canada, Antara quoted Indonesian...
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Reform school set up in Jambi
Reform school set up in Jambi JAMBI: The province is preparing a reform school for juvenile delinquents in the province who numbers have now reached 200 children.Head of provincial justice office Woerjito said the construction of the reform school was well underway in Muara Bulian, Batanghari.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Joko can reach World Cup semifinals
Joko can reach World Cup semifinals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's shuttlers Joko Suprianto and Hariyanto Arbi have a good chance of making it into the semifinals of the 1997 Sanyo World Cup Badminton Championship in Yogyakarta next week.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Govt regulating satellite operation
Govt regulating satellite operation JAKARTA (JP): The government has issued a new regulation requiring foreign satellite operators intending to enter the Indonesian market to cooperate with state-owned PT Indosat.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Legal, political aspects 'neglected' in rights cases
Legal, political aspects 'neglected' in rights cases JAKARTA (JP): A member of the National Commission on Human Rights, Marzuki Darusman, pointed out yesterday that legal and political aspects were often neglected when reproaching human rights cases here.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Tenaga fix power rates
Tenaga fix power rates KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's power giant Tenaga Nasional Bhd. said yesterday it had agreed with the government that tariffs would remain unchanged for the next two years."We have compromised and agreed with the government over the tariffs ....
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Holiday on Sunday
Holiday on SundayFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe Gregorian calendar system has 14 combinations of day, date and month. It has been long known that under the system, Indonesian independence day this year would fall on a Sunday.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Ciputra lowers this year's profit target
Ciputra lowers this year's profit target JAKARTA (JP): PT Ciputra Development, one of the major publicly listed property developers, has lowered its net profit target for 1997 to Rp 156.36 billion (US$56.85 million) from Rp 163 billion due to the rupiah's sharp depreciation against the U.S. dollar.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Umar Kayam's short story impresses Jakartans
Umar Kayam's short story impresses JakartansBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): If a success was measured by the author's blessing, the music and story reading by brothers Djaduk Ferianto and Butet Kertaredjasa had been a big accomplishment.Author Umar Kayam, whose short story "Drs. Citraksa and Drs.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Orangutans Sumo and Sri move to larger home
Orangutans Sumo and Sri move to larger home JAKARTA (JP): Sumo and Sri officially moved to their new home yesterday, one that is more spacious, and with a garden, a pond, a waterfall, a swing and a shelter.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Candidates for vice governors
Candidates for vice governors JAKARTA (JP): The City Council's plenary meeting yesterday approved the nomination of Central Jakarta Mayor Abdul Kahfi and Djaelani, an assistant to a state minister, as deputy governors for administrative affairs and welfare affairs respectively.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Asia-Pacific stock markets close mixed
Asia-Pacific stock markets close mixed TOKYO (AFP): Major Asia-Pacific bourses closed mixed yesterday with Japan, Singapore and Australia rallying but Hong Kong plunging on profit taking and Malaysia suffering from currency concerns.Japanese share prices edged up 0.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Salim to float Indomobil soon, BCA next year
Salim to float Indomobil soon, BCA next year JAKARTA (JP): The giant Salim Group plans to float its automotive arm PT Indomobil on local stock markets this year and PT Bank Central Asia (BCA) next year.The group's executive Benny S.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
A new slang in contemporary Indonesian art
A new slang in contemporary Indonesian artBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Contemporary Indonesian art, as that represented in works nominated for the 1996 Indonesian Art Awards, according to art critic Agus Dermawan T., "showed a tendency toward the odd, absurd, pathos, artificial and protest".
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Euro may challenge 'dollar dominance'
Euro may challenge 'dollar dominance' JAKARTA (JP): The European Monetary Union (EMU)'s new currency could challenge the dominance of the U.S. dollar, a European economist said.Chief Economist of Germany's Deutsche Bank Group, Norbert Walter, said here yesterday the proposed European single...
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Acer sees currency challenges
Acer sees currency challenges SINGAPORE (Reuter): Acer Computer International Ltd said yesterday the turmoil in Southeast Asian currencies would pose additional challenges for the group."We are not sure we can maintain revenue growth at the same rate as the first half, but our growth should...
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Asian crude market waits RI allocations
Asian crude market waits RI allocations SINGAPORE (Reuter): Trading on the Asian crude market was at a standstill due to uncertainty about Indonesia's crude allocations for September, traders said yesterday.
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
Indian patriot Biju's historic flight for freedom
Indian patriot Biju's historic flight for freedomBy Juwono Sudarsono JAKARTA (JP): Compared to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, many Indonesians have no recognition of Biju Patnaik, the Indian patriot, entrepreneur and adventurer from Orissa who took part in a momentous event on...
Sat, 16 Aug 1997
10 dead in ferry sinking
10 dead in ferry sinking MANILA (AP): Strong winds and huge waves overturned an inter- island ferry in the central Philippines before dawn yesterday, killing at least 10 people and leaving 47 others missing, the Philippine coast guard said.Lt. Cmdr.