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Sat, 05 Jul 1997
Internet link-up for ASEAN states
Internet link-up for ASEAN states MANILA (AP): Doing business in Southeast Asia, the world's most economically vibrant region, will be speeded up through an Internet link-up connecting 10 countries in the region, officials said yesterday.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Cafe Batavia, Jl. Taman Fatahillah, West Jakarta: Live jazz music, Tuesday to Saturday, 9.30 p.m. * Champions Sports Bar & Restaurant, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 10 South Jakarta: Lemon Tea Band, Thursday. Kin/Deja Vu, Friday.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
Habibie in Moscow for arms info
Habibie in Moscow for arms info JAKARTA (JP): The state minister of research and technology, B.J. Habibie, visited an aircraft maker in Moscow on Thursday to get first-hand information on Russia's defense industry.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
RP to help local auto parts makers
RP to help local auto parts makers MANILA (AFP): The Philippine government is to draw up a plan this year for the auto industry to aid local manufactures of spare parts, Trade and Industry Undersecretary Melito Salazar said here yesterday.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
HIV sufferers marry today in S. Sulawesi
HIV sufferers marry today in S. Sulawesi UJUNGPANDANG, S. Sulawesi (JP): Three women infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are getting married today despite ulemas' call to cancel the wedding.One of the grooms is also HIV-positive.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
Tigers rebels hand over two Indonesians
Tigers rebels hand over two Indonesians COLOMBO (AFP): Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas freed yesterday the two Indonesian crew members seized from a civilian ferry that was eventually destroyed by the rebels, the International Red Cross (ICRC) said.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
Dong quits Malaysian Open
Dong quits Malaysian Open KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Chinese world number one badminton player Dong Jiong has withdrawn from this month's US$180,000 Malaysian Open due to injury, the organizers announced yesterday.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
RP defends destruction of markers in Spratlys
RP defends destruction of markers in Spratlys MANILA (Agencies): Senior Philippine officials defended yesterday the destruction of Chinese markers on a shoal claimed by Manila in the disputed Spratly islands and said they would continue removing them despite a sharp rebuke from Beijing.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
Soeharto tells people to love local products
Soeharto tells people to love local products JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday that a strong national economy was the key to dealing with stiff competition in the free trade era which will start early next century.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
AEBC set to discuss non-tariff barriers
AEBC set to discuss non-tariff barriers JAKARTA (JP): Asian and European businesspeople will meet here next week at the 1997 Asia-Europe Business Conference (AEBC) to discuss the removal of non-tariff barriers to the European markets to give wider access to Indonesian products.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
Bank robbers stab police officer
Bank robbers stab police officer JAKARTA (JP): Two men who tried to rob a bank customer of Rp 24 million (US$9,840) yesterday stabbed the victim and a police officer in the process.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
Pressure on baht begins to ease after its flotation
Pressure on baht begins to ease after its flotation SINGAPORE (AFP): Pressure on the Thai baht eased two days after it was floated even as other Southeast Asian currencies came under pressure yesterday amid rumors of capital tightening in the region, dealers said.The baht closed higher at around 28.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
Warder held over prison escape
Warder held over prison escape SEMARANG: A prison warder is being questioned for allegedly helping two prisoners escape from a high security prison on Nusa Kambangan island last month.Chief of the Central Java justice ministry office Soeroso said Wednesday that the warder had allowed the convicts,...
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
FM denies France, RI asked to help Cambodia
FM denies France, RI asked to help Cambodia JAKARTA (JP): The minister of foreign affairs, Ali Alatas, denied yesterday a report that ASEAN had asked Indonesia and France to help defuse Cambodia's political crisis.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
Govt drops planned changes to mining COWs
Govt drops planned changes to mining COWs JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Mines and Energy has canceled its planned changes to new mining contracts of work (COW) which, among other things, would have obliged contractors to give the state 10 percent of their mining ventures.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
PT Ciputra is developing luxury housing in Cibubur
PT Ciputra is developing luxury housing in Cibubur JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed property firm PT Ciputra Development is developing a 300-hectare luxury housing complex in Cibubur, East Jakarta.Ciputra Development's director Harun Hajadi said yesterday that the housing complex, called Citragran,...
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
Merpati drops plan to terminate 80 routes
Merpati drops plan to terminate 80 routes JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines has dropped its plan to terminate its 80 unprofitable routes following an objection from the ministry of transportation.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
Ruben upsets Edhi in Bali Jeff chess tournament
Ruben upsets Edhi in Bali Jeff chess tournament JAKARTA (JP): IM Ruben Gunawan caused a major upset here Thursday by defeating GM Edhi Handoko in the 12th round of the Bali Jeff-RCA Grandmaster Chess Tournament.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
Consolidation leads banks to sound growth: Experts
Consolidation leads banks to sound growth: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Banks remain among the best reflectors of Indonesia's sustained and economic development, with gross domestic product (GDP) forecast to grow at over 7 percent a year in the medium term, securities analysts and bankers here say.
Sat, 05 Jul 1997
Turkish Airlines serves Jakarta
Turkish Airlines serves Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Turkish Airlines's maiden flight to Jakarta, an Airbus A340 carrying 105 passengers from Istanbul via Bangkok and Singapore, landed yesterday at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Thai stocks surge, Asia-Pacific markets fall
Thai stocks surge, Asia-Pacific markets fall BANGKOK (AFP): Thai share prices surged yesterday as foreign investors snapped up stock after the plunge of the baht but Hong Kong fell on its first day of trade under Chinese rule, as did other Asian bourses.Thai shares jumped 8.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
High abortion rate in Vietnam
High abortion rate in Vietnam HANOI (AFP): Nearly two thirds of married Vietnamese women undergo abortions, according to health service estimates cited in a local report yesterday.The health service estimates that between 58 percent and 65 percent of married Vietnamese women practice birth control...
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Satelindo billing
Satelindo billing It has been astonishing to note that after receiving Satelindo's notice they are processing GSM customers' bills with more care and accuracy. But despite this, I have received a statement of my monthly bills which includes additional roaming charges to Austria, Belgium and Jordan.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Silk Air-C.Java deal
Silk Air-C.Java deal JAKARTA (JP): Central Java's tourism office has signed a cooperation agreement with Silk Air, an affiliate of Singapore's flag carrier Singapore Airlines, to promote the province.A Central Java tourism official, Harsumi, said both parties would benefit from the cooperation...
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Digital gas pumps
Digital gas pumps JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) has urged state-owned oil company Pertamina to take action against gas stations which operate gas pumps without digital meters.
Fri, 04 Jul 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, 04 Jul 1997
Bank scam suspects' seek rights body's help
Bank scam suspects' seek rights body's help JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers acting for five businessmen being held over the Bank Arta Prima scam said yesterday their clients should be freed and police should investigate the two people who reported the case.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Cerdas leads Bali chess tournament
Cerdas leads Bali chess tournament JAKARTA (JP): IM Cerdas Barus has taken the lead in the Bali Jeff-RCA Grandmaster Chess Tournament with 9.0 Victory Points (VP).Cerdas, who scored 8.0 VP Tuesday to share the lead with Filipino GM Rogelio Antonio, now leads in his own right after beating IM Danny...
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Daihatsu to boost production in RI
Daihatsu to boost production in RI TOKYO (Reuter): Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd said yesterday it will boost production at its affiliated companies in Indonesia and Malaysia in 1997/98.Daihatsu, owned 33.4 percent by Toyota Motor Corp, will also aim to boost its exports to 137 billion yen in the current...
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Students protest escape of Bogor inmate
Students protest escape of Bogor inmate BOGOR (JP): Around 25 students, calling themselves the Bogor Communication Forum for Moslem Students, demanded yesterday better management of the Prosecutor's Office, which they said was responsible for the escape of a prisoner.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
ASEAN to seek French and RI help in Cambodia
ASEAN to seek French and RI help in Cambodia BANGKOK (Agencies): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is to ask France and Indonesia for help in defusing Cambodia's political crisis, a Thai Foreign Ministry official said yesterday.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Multicultural jazz band in Bali
Multicultural jazz band in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: A multicultural jazz band which travels and performs aboard its bus is scheduled to give a free concert here on July 31.The group will perform at the Taman Budaya Arts and Culture Center aboard their bus which it converted into a stage, the head of...
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Cafe Batavia, Jl. Taman Fatahillah, West Jakarta: Live jazz music, Tuesday to Saturday, 9.30 p.m. * Champions Sports Bar & Restaurant, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 10 South Jakarta: Lemon Tea Band, Thursday. Kin/Deja Vu, Friday.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
PPP cautious on plan to cut House commissions
PPP cautious on plan to cut House commissions JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) is opting to wait and see what happens to an unprecedented plan to cut the number of House of Representatives commissions, a party official said yesterday.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Kelley 3:10 Children's Dances 3:35 Talk Show: Sambung Rasa 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Students' Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:10 Film: Science World 5:25 Variety Show: Music City Today 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan...
Fri, 04 Jul 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. * Mirama Hotel, Jl. Raya Darmo 58-76: - Mirama Bar: Desire Band, Monday. Cigma Band, Tuesday.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Over diversification makes RI firms 'less competitive'
Over diversification makes RI firms 'less competitive' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian and other Asian business conglomerates are mostly over diversified and this makes them less competitive, says a financial analyst.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
The P-4 course
The P-4 course The government has decided to cancel the seminar on first President Sukarno's 1966 accountability speech before the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (Nawaksara) although I do not know whether it is temporary or otherwise.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
'Fear of failures' inhibits managers' decision making
'Fear of failures' inhibits managers' decision making JAKARTA (JP): Fear of risks and demotion may hamper managers' ability to make decisions, psychologists concluded yesterday.In a seminar on psychological processes in managerial decision making here yesterday, Thomas D.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Clinical crime film defies handbook cool
Clinical crime film defies handbook coolBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): City of Industry, John Irvin's new thriller, has a title that can at best be described as clinical.The title suits the film. In this Tarantino age of hipper-than-thou gangsters more preoccupied with Madonna's lyrics than with...
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
David Alex's relatives demand proof of 'death'
David Alex's relatives demand proof of 'death' DILI (JP): Relatives of East Timor rebel leader David Alex, who the military say they fatally wounded in a gun battle on June 26, are demanding that the authorities explain what happened to him.In a letter to East Timor military chief Col.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
The Listening Post
The Listening Post "Building English Skills Through Newspaper + Radio" Produced by American Language Center in cooperation with The Jakarta Post and Radio Sonora FM 100.9 Mhz All the best to Canadians and also to those of you who happen to be from the U.S.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 3, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,225 75 118,500 AHAP Insurance 2,900 100 1,000 Alter Abadi 1,000 0 19,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,150 25...
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Law on manpower
Law on manpowerFrom Media IndonesiaThe Minister of Manpower and the House of Representatives are debating the bill on manpower. The law on manpower will hopefully guarantee the rights of workers just as the International Labor Organization (ILO) protects workers.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
British pretty boys Ant & Dec send local teens swooning
British pretty boys Ant & Dec send local teens swooningBy Achmad Nurhoeri JAKARTA (JP): Regardless of the setting, the result is always the same when you put young male pop idols at the mercy of a swarm of adoring female fans.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Bringing order to the communications sector
Bringing order to the communications sector People are watching with interest how the financial problems prevailing at two of our airlines, Sempati Air and Merpati Nusantara Airlines (MNA), are being handled.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Customs EDI to cover more ports
Customs EDI to cover more ports JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate General of Customs and Excise will apply the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system to document processing at three main ports -- Tanjung Perak (East Java), Semarang (Central Java) and Belawan (North Sumatra), a senior official said.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Surya's luxury resort
Surya's luxury resort SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesian property and hotels group PT Surya Semesta Internusa will spend US$55 million on a new luxury resort on the island of Bali, the resort's managing company said yesterday.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
Rubber seminar in Padang
Rubber seminar in Padang JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Industry and Trade, in cooperation with the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries, is to hold a seminar on natural rubber from July 8 to July 10 in Padang, West Sumatra.
Fri, 04 Jul 1997
RI still looking to settle car-policy row bilaterally
RI still looking to settle car-policy row bilaterally JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has about eight months to continue bilateral talks with the complainants of its national car policy before the World Trade Organization's (WTO) dispute settlement panel process can no longer be stopped, Minister of...