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Fri, 30 May 1997
Siloam to open new center
Siloam to open new center JAKARTA (JP): Siloam Gleneagles Hospital in Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang will open a heart, lung and vascular center soon.The hospital's public relations manager, Lidia Winarto, said that the center's opening will include an international conference and transfer of knowledge...
Fri, 30 May 1997
15 killed on eve of poll in East Timor
15 killed on eve of poll in East Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): Two police officers, nine civilians and four separatist rebels were killed on the eve of yesterday's general election in clashes in East Timor, police said.East Timor Police Chief Col.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Mustika Ratu targets more markets abroad
Mustika Ratu targets more markets abroad JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed traditional cosmetics manufacturer PT Mustika Ratu plans to enter new overseas markets after penetrating the Netherlands and some Asian countries, one of the company's senior executives said.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Greek Selonda eyes SE Asian fish farming
Greek Selonda eyes SE Asian fish farming ATHENS (Reuter): Greece's fish farming group Selonda-Riopesca has signed two deals with Singapore's Technology Development Fund to export knowhow and commence industrial fish farming activities in southeast Asia.
Fri, 30 May 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. * When language schools advertise for students (or teaching staff) you can often deduce the quality of education they...
Fri, 30 May 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Dai-ichi Hotel, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta: - Morgan's 1072 Classic Disco: Lemon Tea Band/Time Motion Band, Tuesday, 9 p.m. to 12.30 a.m.; Smart Band, Wednesday, 9 p.m. to 12.30 a.m.; R and Co Band, Saturday, 9.30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Plywood output plan revised
Plywood output plan revised JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Wood Panel Producers (Apkindo) has revised downward the country's 1997 plywood production target to about 9.6 million cubic meters from 10 million cubic meters due to a lack of log supplies.Apkindo executive chairman A.
Fri, 30 May 1997
No insurance for Lombok victims
No insurance for Lombok victims MATARAM, Nusa Tenggara Barat: Families of 12 passengers killed and 22 others injured in a traffic accident were not entitled to insurance from state-owned insurance firm PT Jasa Raharja.
Fri, 30 May 1997
I'm blacklisted?
I'm blacklisted? On April 5, 1997, I was on my way to a midnight movie at a local theater in Central Jakarta, when three men stopped me. One of them said they were from immigration and wanted to see my passport. I asked to see their identification.
Fri, 30 May 1997
The problem with Myanmar
The problem with Myanmar Reuters news agency quoted Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as saying the three Southeast Asian countries, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, can be admitted as full members in ASEAN only at the end of this year.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Soeharto happy with voting process
Soeharto happy with voting process JAKARTA (JP): Hours after casting his ballot along with most of the population, President Soeharto said he was satisfied with yesterday's smooth election and hoped that order would be maintained until final results were released.
Fri, 30 May 1997
ITT Sheraton adds 30 hotels
ITT Sheraton adds 30 hotels NEW YORK (Reuter): ITT Sheraton Corp, a unit of ITT Corp, said Wednesday it has added 30 new properties in nine countries, including its first hotels in Ghana and Jordan.The properties contain nearly 7,200 rooms and include 19 Sheraton hotels and resorts in Argentina,...
Fri, 30 May 1997
Malaysian man deceived in hotel
Malaysian man deceived in hotel JAKARTA (JP): A Malaysian woman had reportedly stolen goods worth Rp 100 million (US$41,666) from a Malaysian man whom she met and slept with in a hotel, on Jl. Kramat Raya, in Central Jakarta yesterday.
Fri, 30 May 1997
What is a successful election?
What is a successful election?By Aleksius Jemadu BANDUNG (JP): Government officials often invite the people to make the election a success. But rarely do they explain exactly what they mean by a successful election.
Fri, 30 May 1997
U.S. sees no need for new RP defense deal
U.S. sees no need for new RP defense deal MANILA (DPA): The United States' ambassador to the Philippines said yesterday there was no need to alter existing defense arrangements between the two countries amid concerns over possible Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Advocaat to attend Nike soccer c'ship
Advocaat to attend Nike soccer c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Former Dutch soccer coach Dick Nicollas Advocaat has confirmed his arrival at the Asia Pacific Nike Premier Soccer Championship from June 7 to June 12.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Polysindo records 43% increase in revenue
Polysindo records 43% increase in revenue JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Polysindo Eka Perkasa, Indonesia's largest polyester producer, announced yesterday a 43 percent increase in net sales revenue to Rp 460.6 billion (US$190 million) for the first quarter compared to the same period last year.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Ibis Rajawali Hotel, Jl. Rajawali 11-9: - Arjuna Restaurant: Dinner Theme Buffet, Curry Tiffin, Wednesday. Go around Europe, Thursday. Java Sea Food, Friday. * Mercure Grand Hotel, Jl. Raya Kupang Indah: - Sphynzx Fun Pub: Karaoke, open daily.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Three RI companies Asia's most competitive firms
Three RI companies Asia's most competitive firms HONG KONG (Agencies): Three Indonesian companies, PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper and PT Polysindo Eka Perkasa, were cited in the 1997 list of Asia's 50 most competitive companies.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Bali tourists lack guides
Bali tourists lack guides DENPASAR: Tourism dropped yesterday as tour guides and drivers flocked to polling booths.Mulyadi of the Bali Cahaya travel agency told Antara that they were not providing as many tourism packages."We have difficulty finding drivers and tour guides," he said.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Ruling Golkar looking at biggest win ever
Ruling Golkar looking at biggest win ever JAKARTA (JP): Preliminary results of yesterday's general election showed Golkar heading for another landslide victory as it won more than 87 percent of the vote.With 6.5 percent of ballots counted by 9:20 p.m.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Allianz enters Philippines
Allianz enters Philippines SINGAPORE (Reuter): German insurance giant Allianz AG said yesterday it had signed a joint venture deal to set up a life insurance unit in the Philippines.Allianz said in a statement it had signed the deal with Philippine Pioneer Life Assurance Corp.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Indocement's profit down by 11.2 percent
Indocement's profit down by 11.2 percent JAKARTA (JP): PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa's consolidated net profit dropped by 11.2 percent in the first quarter of this year to Rp 89.2 billion (US$37.2 million) from Rp 100.5 billion in the same period last year.
Fri, 30 May 1997
PDI, PPP struggle to field election scrutineers
PDI, PPP struggle to field election scrutineers JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), doomed to fail in the election because of its unpopular government-backed leadership, struggled to field scrutineers at polling stations yesterday.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Good and bad news
Good and bad news The good news first. The Jakarta Post deserves praise for the vastly improved quality of its writing, most notably that of Helly Minarti for her excellent discussion of the German Intellectual Heinrich Boll (April 24); Laksmi Pamuntjak-Djohan for her zippy, well-written review of...
Fri, 30 May 1997
MAS books 39% jump in profit
MAS books 39% jump in profit KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia Airlines System Bhd. (MAS) said yesterday the group pre-tax profit rose 39.1 percent year-on-year to a record 349. 4 million ringgit (US$139.76 millions) in the year to March.The profit was achieved on a 13.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 29, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,400 -25 273,000 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,150 25 10,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,100 25...
Fri, 30 May 1997
Separatist rebels disrupt election in Aceh
Separatist rebels disrupt election in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Troops repulsed suspected Free Aceh Movement separatist rebels approaching a polling station in Pidie regency yesterday, the police said.Pidie police chief Lt. Col.
Fri, 30 May 1997
European Parliament plans Taipei office
European Parliament plans Taipei office TAIPEI (Reuter): Taiwan foreign minister John Chang said yesterday the European Parliament, which he recently addressed, had committed itself to opening a Taipei office -- a move likely to anger communist China, the island's rival.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Tourists watch ballot counting
Tourists watch ballot counting JAKARTA (JP): At two o'clock sharp ballot counting had begun yesterday. Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta was a bit cheerful as many tourists and residents curiously watched ballot counting there.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Hostage freed after bounty raised
Hostage freed after bounty raised COTABATO, Philippines (AFP): Suspected Moslem rebels have released a grocer near this southern Philippine city, the military said yesterday, after town residents raised a bounty for the kidnappers' heads.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Millions flock to polling stations from Irian to Sumatra
Millions flock to polling stations from Irian to Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): The Dani tribesmen of Irian Jaya's Baliem valley voted yesterday with millions of fellow Indonesians thanks to traditional ceremonies, good food and smoke signals that guided them to polling stations.At 7:00 a.m.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Suu Kyi alarmed over Myanmar being in ASEAN
Suu Kyi alarmed over Myanmar being in ASEAN BANGKOK (Reuter): Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has warned that the country's military rulers could become "even more obdurate and oppressive" if the country is admitted to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Fri, 30 May 1997
'BB+' rating given to DGS $225m notes
'BB+' rating given to DGS $225m notes JAKARTA (JP): Standard and Poor's, an international rating agency, announced yesterday a "BB+" rating for the US$225 million notes issued by DGS International Finance Company B.V.
Fri, 30 May 1997
The ups and downs of a tollgate attendant Nina Andriani
The ups and downs of a tollgate attendant Nina Andriani JAKARTA (JP): After an unknown woman appeared in a TV commercial program in 1994 as a tollgate attendant, many women in the profession have been teased by passing motorists.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Hayono praises Surjadi's step on Games stickers
Hayono praises Surjadi's step on Games stickers JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman has supported Jakarta Governor Surjadi Soedirdja's call to stop the use of the 19th SEA Games donation stickers.
Fri, 30 May 1997
USDA raises exports credits
USDA raises exports credits WASHINGTON (Reuter): The U.S. Agriculture Department on Wednesday said it increased by US$100 million the amount of credit guarantees available to U.S. exporters for sales of U.S. farm goods to Indonesia under the GSM-102 program.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Negligent AC passenger-bus owners warned
Negligent AC passenger-bus owners warned JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transport Agency has threatened to revoke permits of air-conditioned (AC) limited passenger buses owned by bus companies which decline to fully operate regular buses.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Japan's April coffee imports rise
Japan's April coffee imports rise TOKYO (Reuter): A rush to buy coffee by local roasters amidst tight global supplies and rising prices was behind the increase in Japan's April bean imports, coffee traders said yesterday.Japan's green coffee imports in April totaled 31,059 tons, up by 13.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Overzealous voters spoil ballot papers
Overzealous voters spoil ballot papers JAKARTA: Ballot counting officials couldn't believe their eyes yesterday when they found a ballot paper with Golkar's symbol cut out instead of being pierced with the nail they had provided.
Fri, 30 May 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, 30 May 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Kelly 3:10 Children's Program: Dances 3:35 Talk Show: Sambung Rasa 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:10 Film: Home Green Home 5:30 Music: Paket 27 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05...
Fri, 30 May 1997
Holiday mood grips capital as people go to the polls
Holiday mood grips capital as people go to the polls JAKARTA (JP): Holiday mood gripped the capital, which is well-known for its notorious daily traffic jams, as most of its citizens went to the polls yesterday.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Indah Kiat to sell Rp 2.5t new shares
Indah Kiat to sell Rp 2.5t new shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper will issue rights shares this year to raise about Rp 2.5 trillion (US$1.042 billion) to finance expansion projects.Indah Kiat, listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), will sell about 2.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Mother and son join forces in dance project
Mother and son join forces in dance project JAKARTA (JP): There is no denying that mother and son Gusmiati Suid and Boi G. Sakti have established their own unique foothold in Indonesian dance.Taking the traditional martial art of pencak silat and the dance forms of their Minangkabau culture of West...
Fri, 30 May 1997
End of Games stickers welcomed
End of Games stickers welcomed JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation has welcomed the municipality's decision to stop selling SEA Games stickers.The chairperson of the foundation, Tini Hadad, said on Wednesday the municipality should be praised for listening to people's complaints.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Domestic airport taxes
Domestic airport taxesFrom KompasI am a tourist guide for a travel agency and I would like to pose a question to PT Angkasa Pura at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.On April 9, 1997, our guests arrived in Jakarta on flight TG 413 at 4:25 p.m.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Corruption at customs
Corruption at customs Let me assure you from personal experience that corruption is back in the customs process in a big way and that virtually nothing is computerized. I recently tried to clear a small package through customs at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, and it took all day.
Fri, 30 May 1997
Complaints about voting hitches pour in
Complaints about voting hitches pour in JAKARTA (JP): Complaints about voting hitches poured in yesterday from several quarters but mostly from the minority Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) and the United Development Party (PPP).
Fri, 30 May 1997
Nonvoters throw karaoke party
Nonvoters throw karaoke party SURABAYA: Students here seem to have unlimited ways of demonstrating their opposition to yesterday's general election.As people queued and perspired at polling stations, about 100 members of the Golput Students Movement fished in the Rolak Ketintang river to attract...