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Kia's crisis may affect Timor car program, says Saleh Afiff

Kia's crisis may affect Timor car program, says Saleh Afiff JAKARTA (JP): The on-going financial crisis within South Korea's Kia Motors Corp, may affect Indonesia's national car program, says Coordinating Minister for Economic and Finance Saleh Afiff.

City urges big contractors to help small firms

City urges big contractors to help small firms JAKARTA (JP): The city government has threatened to cancel its projects currently being handled by large contractors unless they cooperate with small contractors and cooperatives.

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Planet Hollywood, Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 16, South Jakarta, Music Hours, Wednesday to Sunday, 9.30 p.m. onwards: Tricia Tahara, an American Singer. Top Classic Rock Music, every Thursday. Flashback night features old time favorite songs, every Friday. * Jamz, Jl.

Bogor market renovation to start soon

Bogor market renovation to start soon BOGOR (JP): Reconstruction of the Kebon Kembang Market, which was gutted by a large fire in March last year, will begin next month and should be completed by January 1999, a private developer appointed to carry out the project said yesterday.

ASEAN envoys start talks with Ranariddh

ASEAN envoys start talks with Ranariddh BANGKOK (Agencies): Cambodia's ousted First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh began talks with envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday, which has launched shuttle diplomacy aimed at resolving Cambodia's latest crisis.

Singaporeans taking up Jakarta condominiums

Singaporeans taking up Jakarta condominiums JAKARTA (JP): Many Singaporeans are taking advantage of the low prices of new condominiums in Jakarta, a leading developer said yesterday.PT Dewata Wibawa, which is developing Four Seasons Regent Residences located in Jakarta's Golden Triangle, said...

Bank customer complain to police

Bank customer complain to police JAKARTA (JP): City Police have asked representatives of the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi city office to appear at City Police Headquarters to settle a complaint from one of its customers, an officer said.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E.

Extensive military reshuffle

Extensive military reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) unveiled yesterday a massive leadership reshuffle in the Army, Navy, Air Force and National Police.Armed Forces Spokesman Brig. Gen. Slamet Supriadi told a press conference yesterday that the reshuffle affected 298 high-ranking...

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 18, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,175 25 107,000 AHAP Insurance 2,500 -300 20,000 Alter Abadi 1,025 0 50,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,350 -50...

Rumania and RI eye cooperation

Rumania and RI eye cooperation JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto and Rumanian President Emil Constantinescu held bilateral talks yesterday morning aimed at strengthening economic and political ties.In their 90-minute talks the two leaders underlined the importance of private sector participation,...

Air crash death toll rises to 29

Air crash death toll rises to 29 JAKARTA (JP): The death toll from Thursday's aircraft crash near Bandung rose to 29 yesterday evening when a passenger, Yeshi, died in hospital here.Sempati Air emergency center coordinator Adi Agung said his company had arranged to send Yeshi's body back to her...

Fall in number of women councilors 'saddening'

Fall in number of women councilors 'saddening' JAKARTA (JP): A noted scholar lamented yesterday the decrease in women councilors from 12 during the previous term to eight.All 75 new councilors were sworn in by chief of the Jakarta High Court, Soegiarto, on behalf of Chief Justice Sarwata, in a...

Lone gets results from Tarra

Lone gets results from Tarra SYDNEY (Reuter): Lone Star Exploration NL said yesterday it had significant gold and base metal results from its Tarra prospect north of the Awak Mas deposit in Indonesia."A total of 96 continuous five metre composite channel samples were collected which defined a...

East Timor blossoms after 21 years of integration

East Timor blossoms after 21 years of integrationText and photos by IGN Oka Budhi Yogaswara DILI, East Timor (JP): Indonesia's youngest province this week celebrated its 21st anniversary of integration with Indonesia.

Some E. Timorese youths 'ignore benefits'

Some E. Timorese youths 'ignore benefits' DILI, East Timor (JP): Joao Delfino da Silva, one of the surviving local elders who helped East Timor integrate into Indonesia in 1976, said last week that some youths were anti-Indonesia because of their ignorance.

Families fetch dead relatives at Halim

Families fetch dead relatives at Halim JAKARTA (JP): A heart-wrenching drama unfolded at Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport yesterday as the families of 20 of the victims of Thursday's airplane crash in Bandung gathered for the arrival of their relatives' coffins.The wife of Capt.

MPR/DPR chairman

MPR/DPR chairmanFrom MerdekaHectic discussions on the future chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly/House of Representatives (MPR/DPR) make people feel dissatisfied, because contrary to past elections, candidates for the seat have been earmarked this year.

PLN secures power supply with new Paiton transformer

PLN secures power supply with new Paiton transformer PAITON, East Java (JP): State-owned electricity company PLN will install a second giant transformer to secure the electricity supply from Paiton power complex into the Java and Bali power grids.

Protests over national car

Protests over national car JAKARTA: About 50 Indonesians protested last week in front of the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta over the country's national car policy.They called on the Japanese Government not to interfere in Indonesia's national car policy.

Vietnam faces tough job over Cambodia

Vietnam faces tough job over CambodiaBy Serguei Blagov HANOI (DPA): Vietnam is anxious to avoid a semblance of involvement in the current Cambodian struggles but Hanoi's muted support for Hun Sen fuels rather than helps dismiss speculation, say analysts.

Telecoms tennis opened

Telecoms tennis opened JAKARTA (JP): The minister of tourism, post and telecommunications, Joop Ave, and the Indonesian Tennis Association's chairman, Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, opened the 1997 Telecommunications Tennis championships at the Senayan tennis complex yesterday.

ASEAN and the Cambodian crisis

ASEAN and the Cambodian crisisBy Rizal Sukma JAKARTA (JP): In a special meeting of Foreign Ministers on July 10 in Kuala Lumpur, ASEAN finally came to the conclusion that the time has not yet come for Cambodia to join ASEAN.

Raising the NTCR price

Raising the NTCR priceFrom RepublikaRecent reports revealed that the former head of the Regency Religious Office in Purbalingga, Central Java, was taken to court for allegedly increasing the marriage, repudiation, divorce and reconciliation (NTCR) price from Rp 10,000 to Rp 35,000.

46 women to compete in Governor's Cup tennis

46 women to compete in Governor's Cup tennis JAKARTA (JP): Forty-six tennis players from 11 countries will compete in the women's international tournament at Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, from July 19 to July 27.The tournament is part of the annual Jakarta Governor's Cup.

Border meeting to be held

Border meeting to be held JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border liaison meeting is scheduled to take place in Biak regency here from July 21 to July 24, Antara reported yesterday.The Irian Jaya administration's official in charge of border affairs, F.X.

RI fishermen detained

RI fishermen detained BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Thirteen fishermen missing since early last month are reportedly being detained in the Nicobar Islands for illegally entering Indian waters.Antara quoted Sabang police chief Lt. Col.

A game called raid

A game called raid Overpopulation and urbanization problems continue to be a headache for the Jakarta administration. Today, the city is still looking for an effective and humanistic solution.The problem is not only due to imbalanced development in many regions and the population's high mobility,...

Choreography competition

Choreography competition JAKARTA (JP): Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ), the Jakarta Performing Arts Theater, will hold a dance choreography competition from Aug. 1 to Aug. 5.Vice chairman of GKJ, Husein Wijaya, told a press conference yesterday that the competition was mainly aimed at seeking new...

Kobe makes air compressors

Kobe makes air compressors TOKYO (Reuter): Kobe Steel Ltd said on Friday that its wholly owned subsidiary in Singapore began production of screw air compressors in July to be sold in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong and southern China.

Borrow with caution

Borrow with caution The new loan recently approved by the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) is the 30th since the aid consortium -- formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Group on Indonesia (IGGI) -- began giving out loans to Indonesia.

'Bubbleogist' forms circle of fun

'Bubbleogist' forms circle of funBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): The children went ooh and aah as the man in black fascinated them with his bubble mastery.He put bubbles inside bubbles. He pulled out a smaller bubble from a bigger one, without destroying anything.

Legislator defends RP executions

Legislator defends RP executions MANILA (DPA): A Philippine legislator assured critics of the death penalty yesterday that the country's capital punishment law contained safety provisions against reckless sentencing.

Indonesian coffee output may drop 30 percent

Indonesian coffee output may drop 30 percent LONDON (Reuter): A consensus is emerging among coffee exporters that the Indonesian robusta coffee crop is at least 30 percent lower in 1997/98 than a year earlier, UK trade house E D & F Man said yesterday.

ADB chief due here

ADB chief due here JAKARTA (JP): Asian Development Bank (ADB) president Mitsuo Sato will arrive here on Sunday for an official five-day visit.During his visit, Sato will meet President Soeharto, the Minister of Finance, Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution, Central Bank Governor...

Two dies in diarrhea outbreak

Two dies in diarrhea outbreak KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: An outbreak of diarrhea in Sabu Island has killed two people and affected 53 others, Antara quoted health official Dr. Agus Berek as saying yesterday.The 53 affected residents are in hospital.

Rebel member shot dead in East Timor attack

Rebel member shot dead in East Timor attack DILI, East Timor (JP): About 20 armed men, believed to be Fretilin separatists, attacked the 713th Territorial Battalion's barracks Wednesday in Purugua village, Bobonaro regency, some 80 kilometers west of here.One rebel died in the clash.

Bank Bali's Olympic Visa

Bank Bali's Olympic Visa JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali in cooperation with Kodak, Coca Cola, Mc Donald's and Awani Dream cruise ship has issued a Bali Visa Nagano credit card in anticipation of next year's winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

British export of jets to Indonesia to go ahead

British export of jets to Indonesia to go ahead LONDON (AFP): The British export of fighter jets to Indonesia is to go ahead, it was reported yesterday, despite a warning from London that arms supplies will be cut if Jakarta does not improve its human rights record.

75 new members of City Council installed

75 new members of City Council installed JAKARTA (JP): Seventy-five new members of the City Council were officially installed in a special plenary session yesterday.All new members were sworn in by chief of the Jakarta High Court, Soegiarto, on behalf of Chief Justice Sarwata.

SE Asian currencies plunge, rupiah low

SE Asian currencies plunge, rupiah low SINGAPORE (AFP): Key Southeast Asian currencies plunged yesterday with the Indonesian rupiah hitting an all-time low and no immediate relief in sight for the regional currency turmoil, dealers said.

Defender set to march into town

Defender set to march into townBy John Aglionby LAND ROVER is going to launch its Defender in Indonesia in the first half of next year, according to a source within the automotive industry.The source, who asked for anonymity, said: "Land Rover is looking to import its Defenders some time in the...

Big bonus for outgoing East Java councilors

Big bonus for outgoing East Java councilors SURABAYA (JP): All 100 East Java provincial councilors ended their five-year term yesterday with lucrative bonuses from the local administration.The legislative body's former chairman, Trimarjono, said that each councilor would receive a 70-square-meter...

Economists credit govt policy for higher foreign aid

Economists credit govt policy for higher foreign aid JAKARTA (JP): Economists said overseas donors' decision to increase aid to Indonesia reflected international confidence in Indonesia's economy.The head of the National Private Banks Association supervisory board, I Nyoman Moena, said Indonesia...

Arrogant officials in ID operation to be punished

Arrogant officials in ID operation to be punished JAKARTA (JP): The head of the City Population Agency, Soemarto, said yesterday that he would punish his subordinates who were found guilty of asking for people's travel documents during an identification card operation.

Stronger response on Cambodia wanted

Stronger response on Cambodia wanted Australia's reaction to Hun Sen's actions has been weak. Canberra did condemn Hun Sen's violent overthrow of the democratically elected prime minister. But the reaction of some other nations is instructive the U.S.

Radio journalist murdered

Radio journalist murdered JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A local journalist for the state radio station RRI, Wempy A. Thessia, was stabbed to death Thursday afternoon at the Entrop bus terminal in South Jayapura.

Police continue search for boat victims

Police continue search for boat victims MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Police said yesterday they were continuing to search for victims of the ill-fated Peldatari I boat which sank Sunday in Lake Toba, because many people were still unaccounted for.

'Operation' ID

'Operation' ID I would like to share my opinion concerning the ID card operation conducted in Jakarta a few days ago. I can't fully comprehend the way the raid was conducted; passersby and public transport passengers were stopped and they were required to present their Greater Jakarta IDs, or they...

U.S. nuke tests criticized

U.S. nuke tests criticized JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government called on the United States yesterday to review its decision to conduct subcritical nuclear weapons tests, saying it contradicts the spirit of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).

Youngest province set for investors

Youngest province set for investorsBy Imanuddin DILI, East Timor (JP): Twenty-one years after it was integrated into Indonesia on July 17, 1976, the former Portuguese colony of East Timor can no longer be considered an isolated territory.