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Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Star mine period extended
Star mine period extended SYDNEY (Reuter): Lone Star Exploration NL said yesterday it now had until at least October 2000 to build a mine at its Awak Mas gold project after receiving a two-year work extension from the Indonesian government.
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
President Mandela met jailed Xanana last week
President Mandela met jailed Xanana last week JAKARTA (JP): South African President Nelson Mandela met jailed East Timorese separatist leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao at Merdeka Palace during his visit here last week, a senior pro-integration East Timor politician said yesterday.
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Ratelindo eyes nationwide operation
Ratelindo eyes nationwide operation JAKARTA (JP): The telecommunication company PT Ratelindo, a subsidiary of PT Bakrie Brothers, expects to expand its fixed wireless telephone service nationwide by 1999, the company's director for business and service development, Remedi Perangingangin, said...
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Asuransi Lippo offers shares
Asuransi Lippo offers shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Asuransi Lippo (Lippo General Insurance) of the widely diversified Lippo Group made a successful capital market debut when it floated its shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange yesterday.
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
CBA enters Jakarta
CBA enters Jakarta SYDNEY (Reuter): The Commonwealth Bank of Australia said yesterday its PT Bank BII Commonwealth joint venture with BII, Indonesia's third largest private bank, had been granted an Indonesian operating license to offer a full range of banking services.
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Kia gets fresh loans
Kia gets fresh loans SEOUL (AFP): South Korean banks yesterday said they would extend 160 billion won (US$179 million) in emergency loans to help ease cash flow problems faced by the troubled Kia Group, a bank spokesman said.
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Auto sales hit by Asian currency instability
Auto sales hit by Asian currency instability TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. president, Hiroshi Okuda, said yesterday a decline in Asian auto sales was inevitable following currency instability that has lashed Southeast Asian economies.
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Tri Polyta gets advisor
Tri Polyta gets advisor JAKARTA (JP): PT Tri Polyta Indonesia said yesterday it had appointed Merrill Lynch as its financial advisor on negotiations with PT Chandra Asri regarding long-term supplies of propylene.
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Five people arrested Rp 408m vehicle tax scam
Five people arrested Rp 408m vehicle tax scam JAKARTA (JP): Five people have been arrested in a vehicle tax scam worth over Rp 408 million (US$160,000) at a major car rental company in Jakarta, City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday.
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Myanmar govt aims for legitimacy
Myanmar govt aims for legitimacyBy Aung Shwe Oo and Peter Janssen YANGON/BANGKOK (DPA): When Myanmar, officially Myanmar, joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) today, its notorious military regime is generally seen as getting an important legitimacy boost -- but not much in terms...
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Indonesia nominates Uton for WHO top post
Indonesia nominates Uton for WHO top post JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has nominated Uton Muchtar Rafei as the next director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Minister of Health Sujudi said yesterday.
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 22, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,150 25 44,000 AHAP Insurance 2,500 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,025 50 116,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,375 50...
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Edy Waluyo named as new speaker of City Council
Edy Waluyo named as new speaker of City Council JAKARTA (JP): The 75 new councilors elected Brig. Gen. Edy Waluyo of the Armed Forces (ABRI) as City Council speaker for the 1997-2002 office term in a plenary session yesterday.
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Gambling-machine technician nabbed
Gambling-machine technician nabbed JAKARTA (JP): A Malaysian man arrested by immigration officers on Friday was still being detained at the West Jakarta Immigration Office in Kalideres yesterday.The head of the immigration office, M.
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Women, children 'need better citizenship law'
Women, children 'need better citizenship law' JAKARTA (JP): Citizenship laws must become more gender- oriented and institutionally controlled to empower women to control their citizenships and their children's, observers said yesterday.
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Public transport ranks highest in traffic violations
Public transport ranks highest in traffic violations JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata urged public transportation drivers yesterday to improve their driving behavior as, according to police records, they rank highest in traffic violations.
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Foreign countries told to stay out of RI's affairs
Foreign countries told to stay out of RI's affairs JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Gen. (ret.) Edi Sudradjat said yesterday that foreign countries should not interfere in Indonesia's internal affairs.
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Humpuss pulls out of GKG
Humpuss pulls out of GKG JAKARTA (JP): The Humpuss Group has canceled its plans to take over the assets and liabilities of a petrochemical project formerly controlled by the Golden Key Group (GKG).Humpuss Group chairman, Hutomo Mandala Putra, said Monday evening his group had pulled out of the GKG...
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
Pakpahan seeks independent team for opinion on his health
Pakpahan seeks independent team for opinion on his health JAKARTA (JP): Jailed labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan demanded yesterday that the government form an independent medical team to seek another opinion after his request to get treatment abroad had been turned down.
Wed, 23 Jul 1997
New officials at UI installed
New officials at UI installed JAKARTA (JP): Rector M.K. Tadjuddin installed 19 new officials at the University of Indonesia as vice deans and heads of various research centers on Monday.This was a routine change at the university because some people were reaching retirement age and others were due...
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Museum staff face jail terms over theft
Museum staff face jail terms over theft JAKARTA (JP): A state prosecutor asked the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday to sentence two National Museum employees to three and four years imprisonment for their alleged roles in the theft of 25 paintings.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Prison escapee faces 20 years' imprisonment
Prison escapee faces 20 years' imprisonment BOGOR (JP): A prosecutor demanded the Bogor District Court yesterday to sentence Erling Doli Wijaya alias Mikel, who escaped from his detention cell almost four weeks ago, to 20 years in prison for his involvement in a robbery and murder on the Jagorawi...
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Pertamina plans to take over Caltex oil field in Riau
Pertamina plans to take over Caltex oil field in Riau JAKARTA (JP): State oil firm Pertamina has announced plans to take over the Coastal Plain Pakanbaru (CPP) field in Riau from PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
PLN offers new rules on power agreements
PLN offers new rules on power agreements JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned electricity company PLN is proposing some changes in the electricity pricing and the volume of power to be taken up within its power purchase agreements.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Govt won't import rice despite drought forecast
Govt won't import rice despite drought forecast JAKARTA (JP): National Logistics Agency (Bulog) chief Beddu Amang said yesterday Indonesia is unlikely to import rice this year despite forecasts of severe drought in many parts of the country.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Capital punishment still needed, says Muladi
Capital punishment still needed, says MuladiBy Haryoso SEMARANG (JP): Muladi, a member of the National Commission on Human Rights and rector of Semarang's Diponegoro University, never shies away from journalists' questions on political and social affairs.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Surjadi slams reporters over ID operation reporting
Surjadi slams reporters over ID operation reporting JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja blasted reporters yesterday for exaggerating reports on the city's identification card operation."I deplore the reports, which keep blaming us (the municipality)," Surjadi told reporters at City Hall.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Activist desires commission for child protection
Activist desires commission for child protection JAKARTA (JP): A children's activist underlined yesterday the importance of establishing an independent commission to oversee children's conditions so as to provide more protection for them, especially in child labor.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
RI to face new health problems: WHO
RI to face new health problems: WHO JAKARTA (JP): Today's children will not only face the threat of infectious disease they will also have to deal with the growing incidence of non-communicable disease, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said yesterday.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Municipality urges discounts for kids
Municipality urges discounts for kids JAKARTA (JP): The municipality urged owners of amusement centers, book and toy stores and health centers, as well as operators of land, air and water transportation yesterday to give discounts to children on Wednesday and Thursday.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
AJI journalists freed from jail on parole
AJI journalists freed from jail on parole JAKARTA (JP): Two journalists of the unrecognized Independent Journalists' Association (AJI), sentenced to three years in jail, were released Saturday, a spokeswoman for the Legal Aid Institute said yesterday.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Customer service
Customer service I was delighted to see the sign for Ace Hardware Store in Puri Indah Mall and was looking forward to visiting the store when it opened. The other day I went to the store to see what kind of merchandise they carried.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 21, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,125 -50 171,500 AHAP Insurance 2,500 0 0 Alter Abadi 975 -50 120,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,325 -25...
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
South Jakarta mayoralty to move
South Jakarta mayoralty to move JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta Mayoralty plans to move its office from Jl. Trunojoyo to a new location further south on Jl. Prapanca Raya, a senior municipality official said yesterday.The assistant secretary on economic and development affairs, Prawoto S.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Colonizers that bad?
Colonizers that bad? I think Budi Setiawan must have read some very strange history books at school (Your Letters, On colonialism, July 19). I wonder who wrote them? I refer to his last paragraph: "Colonialism is a bad dream of the past...,".
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Rupiah attacked
Rupiah attacked The region's contagion of currency speculation finally hit the Indonesian currency after a concerted attack yesterday, pushing down the rupiah to as low as Rp 2,665 to the dollar. That was a plunge of almost 5 percent, its largest-ever, single-day loss after the previous record low...
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
OOCL serves Jakarta
OOCL serves Jakarta HONG KONG (Reuter): Container shipper Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd (OOCL) said yesterday it was offering services between Jakarta and Japan.The service would call at Kawasaki, Chiba, Osaka, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore and Jakarta on its southbound route from...
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Bank Danamon's ATM stolen
Bank Danamon's ATM stolen JAKARTA (JP): Police are still looking for at least three people for stealing an automatic teller machine operated by Bank Danamon on Jl. Iskandar Muda, in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta.Kebayoran Lama Police Detective Chief Sec. Lt. M.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Search for victims ends in Sulawesi ferry sinking
Search for victims ends in Sulawesi ferry sinking UJUNGPANDANG, S. Sulawesi (JP): Police called off the search for victims of Sunday's ferry accident in Pangkep regency yesterday because there were no new reports of missing people.But Pangkep's police chief, Lt. Col.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
HK and RI to meet at ABC c'ship
HK and RI to meet at ABC c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong's Regal will play Indonesia's Aspac in the quarterfinals of the 8th Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) championship after beating the Philippines' Tanduay Gold yesterday.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Investment chances through WTO?
Investment chances through WTO?By Djauhari Oratmangun JAKARTA (JP): In today's increasingly globalized and competitive world, developing countries recognize that foreign direct investment (FDI) contributes positively to their economic growth and the welfare of their populations.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Bridge c'ship for students
Bridge c'ship for students JAKARTA (JP): The Third Inter-University Bridge championship started here yesterday to find talented juniors to play future international events.Thirty-nine teams are taking part in the championship. There are three events: men's team, women's team and pairs.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Surjadi parties with staff
Surjadi parties with staff JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Surjadi Soedirdja attended a family outing with 70,000 staff members at the Monas Park in Central Jakarta Sunday.The gathering was to mark Jakarta's 470th anniversary and Indonesia's 52nd independence day.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Man tried in investor scam
Man tried in investor scam JAKARTA (JP): A West Jakarta man was charged at the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday for defrauding an investor of Rp 72 million (about US$27,600).Max Gondo Setiawan, 52, is being tried under Article 378 of the Criminal Code, which carries a maximum of four years...
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Govt rejects Pakpahan request for foreign cure
Govt rejects Pakpahan request for foreign cure JAKARTA (JP): The government turned down yesterday jailed labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan's request to travel abroad for medical treatment, as recommended by a private hospital.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Efforts on Cambodia must continue
Efforts on Cambodia must continue Thanks to the unhelpful attitude of Cambodian strongman Hun Sen, ASEAN faces tough decisions. The immediate ASEAN policy in the wake of Hun Sen's power grab on July 6 was temporary.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Aberson gets 9 months for defamation
Aberson gets 9 months for defamation JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives member Aberson Marle Sihaloho was sentenced yesterday to nine months in jail by the Central Jakarta District Court for insulting President Soeharto.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Russia, France favorites for jet fighter deal
Russia, France favorites for jet fighter deal JAKARTA (JP): The government has indicated that it would rather buy jet fighters from Russia or France because they seem to be interfering less in Indonesia's internal affairs than other countries with fighters for sale.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Bogasari's wheat-milling monopoly to be kept: Bulog
Bogasari's wheat-milling monopoly to be kept: Bulog JAKARTA (JP): The government will maintain the Salim Group's wheat-milling monopoly despite the group's plan to inject its assets in PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, which owns PT Bogasari Flour Mills, into its Singapore-based subsidiary, QAF.
Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Tourist promotion via Internet
Tourist promotion via Internet MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The province's tourist attractions will soon be promoted via the Internet, local tourist office chief Rachmad said here over the weekend."The Internet, apart from being less expensive, can provide fast and complete information worldwide,"...