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Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Asia's crude market marginally firmer
Asia's crude market marginally firmer SINGAPORE (Reuter): Asia's heavy crude market was marginally firmer on expectations of lower crude allocations from Indonesia for September, traders said yesterday.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Pakpahan not involved in 1994 riots: Witnesses
Pakpahan not involved in 1994 riots: Witnesses JAKARTA (JP): Witnesses testified yesterday in defense of Muchtar Pakpahan, saying they received a letter calling for the cancellation of a strike which the labor leader was convicted of.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Bangkok targets polluting cars
Bangkok targets polluting cars BANGKOK (AFP): Bangkok officials are daubing red paint over cars and buses which give out black exhaust fumes in an effort to tackle the city's worsening pollution, a newspaper said yesterday.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
CSFB sees higher credit rating for Indonesia
CSFB sees higher credit rating for Indonesia LONDON (Reuter): Indonesia and other 16 countries could receive credit rating upgrades within the next 12 months, a research report by investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston said yesterday.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Dam in Laos 'too big a risk'
Dam in Laos 'too big a risk' BANGKOK (AFP): The construction of a US$1.5-billion dam in Laos would threaten the livelihood of the country's people and their government, an environmental research group warned here yesterday.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
New subscription rate
New subscription rate To meet with increasing production costs, The Jakarta Post will apply a new monthly subscription rate of Rp 22,000 as of Sept. 1, 1997. The new unregistered mailing rate will be Rp 66,000 for a three-month subscription. -- The Publisher
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Tunjungan Crystal Hotel, Jl. Tunjungan 102-104: - Lounge Bar: Stief's Band, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, open at 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. - Lobby: Solo Piano, daily, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. * Mirama Hotel, Jl. Raya Darmo 58-76: - Mirama Bar: Desire Band, Monday.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
'RCTI' plan special round-the-clock shows
'RCTI' plan special round-the-clock shows JAKARTA (JP): RCTI will go on air around the clock for eight days from Sunday to mark Indonesia's 52nd independence day and its eighth anniversary.The climax will be a spectacular musical show broadcast live from the Sudirman Central Business District on...
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Music performance at Senayan
Music performance at Senayan JAKARTA (JP): Music performances at the east parking lot of the Senayan stadium on Sunday are expected to be the highlight of celebrations marking the 52nd anniversary of Indonesian independence.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Jakarta is not a dream city, governor says
Jakarta is not a dream city, governor says JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta is not a dream city and many people who migrate here fail to make it and become a burden on the administration, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Problem with tradesman
Problem with tradesman I have lived for over five years in this beautiful country which I love from the depths of my heart.I have a nice little family with a beautiful wife from Malang and two children, and more than one reason to be proud of them.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Road diversions on Sunday
Road diversions on Sunday JAKARTA (JP): Roads within and around the Monas Park will be closed on Sunday because of ceremonies being held to mark the 52nd independence day, the Land Transportation Agency said yesterday.In addition to the roads immediately bordering Monas, Jl.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Apple boosts market share
Apple boosts market share SINGAPORE (AFP): Apple Computer Inc. said yesterday its Asian market share should double by 2000 due to a business strategy change and a boost to consumer confidence from its bailout by nemesis Microsoft Corp.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Cheaper ASEAN exports
Cheaper ASEAN exports BEIJING (AFP): Chinese central bank governor Dai Xianglong said yesterday he was nonplussed by sharper export competition from Southeast Asian nations after the devaluation of their currencies.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
On Gandhi Elementary School
On Gandhi Elementary School On behalf of Gandhi Memorial School, we deeply regret to read an article (a letter) with the headline Gandhi Elementary School published in The Jakarta Post, dated Aug. 7, 1997 on page four.
Fri, 15 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...
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
RI powerlifters grab gold, silver in Finland
RI powerlifters grab gold, silver in Finland JAKARTA (JP): Two Indonesian powerlifters won a gold and a silver respectively at the 1997 World Games in Finland last week.Tri Haryanto, 28, won gold in the quadrennial Games' middle weight division (75kgs to 90 kgs) while Sutrisno won silver in the...
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Ratelindo's service disappointment
Ratelindo's service disappointment As a telecommunication service company, Ratelindo identifies customer satisfaction as its top priority. But my experience with this company's service has been disappointing.I have already read numerous complaint letters in newspapers about the company's service.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Post Cold War political dust needs time to settle
Post Cold War political dust needs time to settleBy Jusuf Wanandi JAKARTA (JP): The triangular relationship between the three great powers in the Asia Pacific -- China, Japan and the U.S. -- is crucial for stability, peace and prosperity in the region.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Indonesia still poses occasional business hurdle
Indonesia still poses occasional business hurdle TOKYO (AFP): Japanese find Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam "extremely backward" places to do business while Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand pose "occasional hindrances", according to a regional survey.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Correction
Correction In this page yesterday we incorrectly referred to the late Prihatno Sutodiwiryo as Captain Test Pilot in a caption on the presentation of the Bintang Sakti award to his widow. Prihatno was a flight test mechanic of the Nusantara Aircraft Industry (IPTN) who was killed in a crash on May...
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
HIV/AIDS figure has risen to 558
HIV/AIDS figure has risen to 558 JAKARTA: The number of people found with HIV and AIDS in the country increased from 550 in June to 558 by the end of July, an official said.Director general for the prevention of communicable disease at the Ministry of Health, Hadi M.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Telephone bill woes
Telephone bill woes On Aug. 11 I accompanied an American friend to BCA Bogor to help her pay her first phone bill. There were many people waiting so I asked the woman in charge how long it would take before we were served. She was very abrupt and replied that she had no idea. It was about 11:30 a.m.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Bakrie subsidiary gets $25m loan
Bakrie subsidiary gets $25m loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie Brycon Indonesia, a subsidiary of Bakrie Brothers' PT Bakrie Building Industries, secured a US$25 million syndicated loan yesterday from four foreign banks led by American Express Bank.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Six arrested for 'Putauw' possession
Six arrested for 'Putauw' possession JAKARTA (JP): Three foreigners and three Indonesians have been arrested this week for allegedly being involved in the distribution and possession of nearly two kilograms of third- grade heroin, locally called Putauw.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Govt to accelerate land title issuance
Govt to accelerate land title issuance JAKARTA (JP): The government has issued a decree to help it in its struggle to complete the issuance of land titles for 75 million plots across the country.State Minister of Agrarian Affairs Soni Harsono said Government Decree No.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Crooks sought for killing maid
Crooks sought for killing maid JAKARTA (JP): Police are still looking for a gang of four criminals who are believed to have killed a housemaid and kidnapped the wife and mother-in-law of a businessman during a burglary at a house in North Jakarta on Wednesday.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Bali Cliff, Pecatu: Frog Dance, Saturday, Balinese Theater, Ramayana Ballet, Monday, Kecak Dance, Tuesday and Saturday, Legong Dance, Wednesday, Mask Dance, Thursday, Jegog Orchestra, Friday, Tektekan Calonarang, Sunday, from 8.30 p.m.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Cambodia snags vision: Ramos
Cambodia snags vision: Ramos MANILA (DPA): Philippine President Fidel Ramos said yesterday that the Cambodian crisis had become a snag in the completion of ASEAN's vision of uniting all 10 Southeast Asian countries.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Indosawit boosts output
Indosawit boosts output JAKARTA (JP): The Indosawit Group plans to double its crude palm oil (CPO) output to one million tons by 2000.Indosawit president director Goh Ceng Beng said yesterday the rise in production would be due to the company's ongoing expansion program.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Govt's commitment to privatize state companies remains
Govt's commitment to privatize state companies remains JAKARTA (JP): Director General for State-owned Enterprises, Bacelius Ruru, asserted yesterday the government remained strongly committed to privatizing state-owned companies in a bid to improve their efficiency and strengthen their operations.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Rights body stands up to government
Rights body stands up to government SALATIGA, C. Java (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights asserted its independence and challenged the government to dissolve it if its recommendations on rights violation cases were left unheeded.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Games soccer players 'can't play for clubs'
Games soccer players 'can't play for clubs' JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar said yesterday that he did not want soccer players playing for their clubs in international matches when they should be training for the 19th SEA Games here in October.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Megawati offers referendum to end PDI rift
Megawati offers referendum to end PDI rift JAKARTA (JP): The ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri, offered yesterday to hold a referendum to solve the protracted conflict within the minority party.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Eight injured in traffic collision
Eight injured in traffic collision SERANG, West Java: Eight people were seriously injured when a passenger bus collided with a truck in Serdang village in the regency yesterday.Witnesses said the collision occurred when the Merak-bound bus from Bandung tried to overtake another bus and slammed into...
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Aurora lifts gold reserves
Aurora lifts gold reserves PERTH (Reuter): Aurora Gold Ltd. said yesterday it had increased gold and silver reserves at its Toka Tindung project in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, by about 50 percent to 612,000 gold equivalent ounces.Total estimated proven and probable ore reserves are now 4.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
ASEAN not ready for combat
ASEAN not ready for combatFrom MerdekaASEAN was established 30 years ago with the economy, rather than security, as its keystone.Therefore, ASEAN should be more ready to act when member countries are facing economic disasters such as a decline in value of the currency.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Ministry criticized over photocopying cost
Ministry criticized over photocopying cost JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Mining Professionals has criticized the Ministry of Mines and Energy's move to charge mining contractors for photocopying Contracts of Work (COW).
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Multi to provide telecoms services
Multi to provide telecoms services JAKARTA (JP): PT Multi Eka Karma, a company controlled by the Army, signed here yesterday an agreement with GN Comtext of Britain to serve value-added telecommunications services in Indonesia.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Indonesia floats rupiah
Indonesia floats rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia finally bowed yesterday to market forces and floated the rupiah, abandoning its policy of protecting the currency within a set trading band.Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad and Bank Indonesia (the central bank) Governor J.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Keep investor confidence: Soeharto
Keep investor confidence: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called on financial authorities yesterday to maintain and enhance investor confidence to avoid capital flight."Once investors lose confidence in our capital market, they will quickly and easily move their funds to other countries,"...
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
11 hurt in plane crash
11 hurt in plane crash SEMARANG (JP): A small passenger aircraft owned by Air Deraya Service crashed into a residential area yesterday injuring at least 11 passengers and local residents. No casualties were reported.Sgt.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Better implementation of housemaid ruling urged
Better implementation of housemaid ruling urged JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian Women's Congress executive has stressed the importance of improved implementation of the Jakarta Administration's housemaids welfare legislation."Regulation No.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Looking back to Indonesia-India ties
Looking back to Indonesia-India ties JAKARTA (JP): Few countries can say they have shared both a historical and empathic bond with Indonesia for over half a century.India, which celebrates its golden independence anniversary today, has been intrinsically linked to Indonesia.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
New Kijang van pushes up Astra revenues
New Kijang van pushes up Astra revenues JAKARTA (JP): The country's largest automaker PT Astra International reported an impressive result in the first semester of this year on the back of increased demand for Toyota Kijang and Honda motorcycles, the company said.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Salim's move is purely business
Salim's move is purely businessBy Aleksius Jemadu BANDUNG (JP): The Salim Group's move to sell Indocement's 50.1 percent stake in the world's largest noodle-maker to a Singapore based bread-maker, QAF Ltd, has come under fire recently.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Three most-wanted bank robbers nabbed
Three most-wanted bank robbers nabbed JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police have arrested three alleged ringleaders of a notorious gang believed to have been involved in robbing bank customers in and around the city for at least two years.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Amazing portrayal of Hemingway in 'In Love and War'
Amazing portrayal of Hemingway in 'In Love and War'By Laksmi Pamuntjak-Djohan JAKARTA (JP): The New Yorker's Anthony Lane compared cinema to souffle: light and fluffy if you do it quickly, leathery and sunken if you don't.
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Mount Semeru erupts
Mount Semeru erupts SURABAYA: Residents living around Mt. Semeru in Lumajang, East Java have been put on alert due to small eruptions of the volcano, Antara reported yesterday.A new dome of ash formed at the volcano's peak and while the temperature outside the volcano was low, inside it reached...
Fri, 15 Aug 1997
Prejudice against ethnic Chinese tycoons remains
Prejudice against ethnic Chinese tycoons remainsBy Tjipta Lesmana JAKARTA (JP): The controversy over the plan to sell 50.1 percent of Indocement's Indofood to Singapore-based QAF Ltd has subsided following a recent government statement.