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Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Villagers protest lack of compensation by developer
Villagers protest lack of compensation by developer JAKARTA (JP): About 150 Babakan Madang villagers in Bogor protested at Bogor City Council Thursday against the clearance of their farm lands by a developer without any reasonable compensation.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Honda profit tops Japanese firms
Honda profit tops Japanese firms TOKYO: Strong sales of Honda motor vehicles in North America and Southeast Asia have helped the Japanese carmaker to post the highest overseas operating profit among Japanese companies.In the 1996 financial year, Honda's overseas profit reached nearly US$1.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Buddhist Temple's 77th anniversary
Buddhist Temple's 77th anniversary JAKARTA (JP): Amurvabhumi Buddhist Temple on Jl. Dr. Satrio in South Jakarta collected rice Thursday in conjunction with the commemoration of its 77th anniversary.The collection resulted in one ton of rice, 30 cartons of noodles and 200 liters of cooking oil being...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Environment and traditional values
Environment and traditional valuesFrom Media IndonesiaI am writing in reference to the bill on environmental management which has experienced a setback compared to law No.2/1982. The participation of society in the latter law includes people's rights and responsibilities, while the new bill only...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Heroic films
Heroic filmsFrom Surabaya PostThe months of August and November are particularly significant for Indonesia. To commemorate the historic and heroic events in these months I propose television stations screen documentary films and heroic films like Cut Nyak Dien, Surabaya '45, Pangeran Diponegoro,...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Developing countries win more investment
Developing countries win more investment GENEVA (Reuter): Developing countries boosted their share of inflows of global foreign direct investment (FDI) last year to US$129 billion, or 37 percent of the total, the United Nations reported yesterday.But figures issued by the U.N.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
City military chief installs two assistants
City military chief installs two assistants JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso said Thursday that Jakarta needed territorial personnel who could face all types of problems in the city.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Roadsweepers protest
Roadsweepers protest MALANG, East Java: About 2,400 roadsweepers demonstrated here yesterday demanding the mayor keep a promise he made to double their pay if the city won a cleanliness award.Groups of workers went to city hall but were unable to talk to Mayor Soesamto because he was in Surabaya,...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Malaysian rubber prices weak, INRO entry awaited
Malaysian rubber prices weak, INRO entry awaited KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian rubber prices were poised to end another week sharply lower as the International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO) studied the possibility of supporting the market through an intervention.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Clean government needed
Clean government needed We must not forget that the establishment of a clean government with authority is not only a present necessity, it would also constitute an account, given by the New Order to the Indonesian people.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Helping small firms
Helping small firms The government is going full steam ahead to accelerate the development of small enterprises. In addition to the numerous small business development programs already underway, a special regulation is now being drafted which will oblige big companies bidding for government...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Toyota increases steel suppliers
Toyota increases steel suppliers TOKYO: Toyota will broaden its supply sources for steel in Indonesia and Thailand in an effort to keep down procurement costs.Until now NKK and Nippon Steel have supplied Toyota in Thailand while Nippon Steel had a monopoly in Indonesia.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Popeyes opens new restaurant
Popeyes opens new restaurant JAKARTA (JP): PT Popeyes Chicken & Seafood Indonesia, an American restaurant chain, opened its first outlet in Indonesia on Jl. Melawai IV, Blok M, South Jakarta, yesterday.The new outlet was inaugurated by South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Florists move to Rawa Bilal apartment
Florists move to Rawa Bilal apartment JAKARTA (JP): Flower vendors in Tebet Barat, South Jakarta, have moved their businesses from a roadside to the basement of a renovated apartment on the same street.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
UMNO, Golkar youth to join hands
UMNO, Golkar youth to join handsBy David Chew SINGAPORE (JP): The youth movements of the dominant parties of Malaysia and Indonesia recently met to formulate common long-term strategies to propel their respective countries into the ranks of developed nations in the next century.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
PPP swallows pride and enters Sampang council
PPP swallows pride and enters Sampang council SURABAYA (JP): United Development Party (PPP) members took up their seats yesterday in the Sampang council on Madura island, East Java.The swearing-in of the 14 PPP representatives by Sampang District Court chief Maswar Darmosoewito ended speculation on...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Resettlement plan to go ahead despite drought
Resettlement plan to go ahead despite drought JAKARTA (JP): Drought will not stop the government resettling 20,000 more families at the experimental peat moss farmland project in Central Kalimantan, officials said yesterday.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
PT Argo Pantes aims to raise working capital
PT Argo Pantes aims to raise working capital JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed integrated textile company PT Argo Pantes will use US$30 million in floating rate notes issued by its subsidiary, Argo Pantes Finance BV, in Hong Kong Thursday, to strengthen its working capital, a company director said here...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Full of smoke
Full of smokeFrom RepublikaOn June 17, my family and I went to visit my parents and relatives in my hometown. As we had a child with us, we chose a fairly good bus, a Karina. I booked the tickets at the Cirebon terminal a day before our departure.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Man arrested for statutory rape
Man arrested for statutory rape BANDUNG, West Java: Police have arrested a 52-year-old man for allegedly paying Rp 2 million (US$833) to have sex with a 14-year-old girl, Antara reported yesterday.The man, identified only as HR, was arrested for statutory rape Wednesday at his home on Jl.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Soeharto raises specter of economic threats
Soeharto raises specter of economic threats JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday Indonesia could not maintain national unity if its economy was flawed.Addressing about 350 people at the National Conference on Cooperatives at the State Palace, Soeharto said that national unity was not...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
SEA Games
SEA GamesFrom Media IndonesiaPak Wismoyo Arismunandar said the sale of SEA Games stickers has raised Rp 3.7 billion (Media Indonesia, July 3). I was surprised. Why? The electricity company (PLN) and Telkom have been collecting funds from their customers for two months.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Press slammed for election reporting
Press slammed for election reporting JAKARTA (JP): A human rights campaigner slammed Indonesia's press yesterday for lopsided reporting of the May general election with its "empty words".The Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association's executive director, Hendardi, said the press published...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
38 riders confirm entries for World Championship
38 riders confirm entries for World Championship JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-eight riders will compete in the 250cc World Motocross Championships from Aug. 2 to Aug. 3, at the new Jatinangor track near Bandung.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Some areas in Bogor lacking water
Some areas in Bogor lacking water JAKARTA (JP): Some areas in Bogor are lacking water due to a decline in rainfall since the end of March.Residents of Cimanggu said they had difficulty in getting water from their wells."We reserve water for drinking.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
RI to send team to World Air Games
RI to send team to World Air Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will send a team to the World Air Games in Turkey in mid-September.The Indonesian Aero Sport Federation's (FASI) secretary general, Col. Adi Supranto, said to prepare for the event the federation would hold the Jamboree Air Show (JAS) at...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Regional forex markets jolted by peso news
Regional forex markets jolted by peso news SINGAPORE (Reuter): News the Philippines had caved into pressure and allowed the peso to find its own level reverberated around Asian markets yesterday, prompting Indonesia to widen the rupiah's trading band and a fresh Thai baht plunge.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Soeharto to open bridge
Soeharto to open bridge JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A bridge over the Memberamo river connecting the districts of Wamena and Jayapura is to be opened soon by President Soeharto.The 235-meter-long and six-meter-wide Memberamo bridge cost Rp 15.5 billion (US$6.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Manpower bill `infringes workers rights'
Manpower bill `infringes workers rights'By Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Restrictions on workers' right to strike in a controversial manpower bill infringe workers' basic rights, says labor expert Vedi Hadiz.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Peso dives after freer flotation, RP stocks jump
Peso dives after freer flotation, RP stocks jump MANILA (Reuter): The Philippines caved in to unbearable pressure yesterday and effectively devalued the peso, in the process pushing the stock market to its biggest single-day rise in four years.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
London funds managers cool on SE Asia
London funds managers cool on SE Asia LONDON (Reuter): Shelter from Southeast Asian currency shocks will be hard to find after yesterday's steep drop in the Philippine peso, and London fund managers said they plan to give the region a wide berth.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
TV Today: Saturday, July 12, l997
TV Today: Saturday, July 12, l997TVRI 2:30 a.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Road to Avonlea 3:10 Culture Program: Lingkar Budaya 3:35 Travel: Wisata Nasional 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:25 Variety Show: Country Tracks 5:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 5:55...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Ho Chi Minh feather plant destroyed
Ho Chi Minh feather plant destroyed HANOI (AFP): A Taiwanese plant located in an export processing zone in Ho Chi Minh City was virtually destroyed in a blaze, an official said yesterday.The Taiwanese-owned Viva Feather Wool Ltd.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 11, 1997: ------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,150 -25 68,500 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alter...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Japan mulls $1b loan to Thailand
Japan mulls $1b loan to Thailand TOKYO (Reuter): Japan is considering extending up to US$1 billion in special loans to Thailand as part of a scheme to help Thailand which is facing a sharp fall in its foreign reserves, Jiji news agency reported yesterday, quoting unnamed sources.U.S.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Extortionists 'must be punished'
Extortionists 'must be punished' JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Manpower Suppliers urged City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata yesterday to discipline government officials who extort money from unskilled workers who return from overseas.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Metromini strike enters 3rd day
Metromini strike enters 3rd day JAKARTA (JP): Around 40 Metromini drivers plying a East Jakarta route went to the City Land Transportation Agency yesterday to demand that two new Metromini vehicles be banned from the route.The drivers have been striking since Monday in protest of the new vehicles.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
ASEAN turns its back on Cambodia's new leader
ASEAN turns its back on Cambodia's new leaderBy Karl Grobe FRANKFURT AM MAIN (DPA): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has delayed Cambodia's membership indefinitely. The German government has also put its development aid program on hold.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
EU Commission reopens cotton anti-dumping case
EU Commission reopens cotton anti-dumping case BRUSSELS (Reuter): The European Commission reopened inquiries into alleged dumping of unbleached cotton imports from six countries on Thursday, setting the stage for another internal tussle over the bloc's anti-dumping tactics.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Broadcasting bill review plan draws mixed responses
Broadcasting bill review plan draws mixed responses JAKARTA (JP): The government's insistence on having the broadcasting bill deliberated again in the House of Representatives drew mixed responses yesterday.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Indonesia may go tough against Italy in Fed Cup
Indonesia may go tough against Italy in Fed CupBy Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's young squad may be praying for miracles today at Senayan Tennis Stadium when it takes on Italy in the Fed Cup World Group Two qualifying round.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, July 12, 1997
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, July 12, 1997Music * 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.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
HK expects slower growth in tourism
HK expects slower growth in tourism JAKARTA (JP): Foreign tourist arrivals will remain high in Hong Kong this year although the growth rate is likely to be slower than it was in 1996, says an executive of the Hong Kong Tourist Association (HKTA).
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
GM to announce decision on RI investment next month
GM to announce decision on RI investment next monthBy John Aglionby American motor giant General Motors (GM) will announce whether it is to end its 13-month freeze on investment in Indonesia next month.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Traces of tradition cultures in Jakperc '97 performances
Traces of tradition cultures in Jakperc '97 performancesBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): Traditional cultures are a bottomless source of inspiration for musicians. Their traces vibrate through contemporary music performances as essential elements remain distinct.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Thai Airways seen soaring
Thai Airways seen soaring BANGKOK (Reuter): Thai Airways International (THAI) whose income is about 75 percent dollar-based, is seen flying higher after the baht's de facto devaluation, analysts said yesterday.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Rothmans eyes RI market
Rothmans eyes RI market SYDNEY (Reuter): Cigarette manufacturer Rothmans Ltd said yesterday that the company would give special emphasis on the Indonesian market in the 1997/98 year."The Indonesian market, which ranks as the fifth largest cigarette market in the world, will be a major focus in...
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
S'pore gives tax breaks to boost trade
S'pore gives tax breaks to boost trade SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore yesterday offered a tax relief package to boost its attraction as the region's financial hub but kept corporate and personal taxes unchanged.
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Parents' contribution
Parents' contributionFrom Media IndonesiaEvery time the new academic year starts, most schools take advantage of this golden opportunity to collect funds, through the parents and teachers organization (BP3).
Sat, 12 Jul 1997
Bakrie Investindo secures $135m floating rate notes
Bakrie Investindo secures $135m floating rate notes JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie Investindo secured yesterday floating rate notes worth US$135 million (Rp 324.11 billion) with an interest of three percent above the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).