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Sun, 18 May 1997
Player here to officiate Satelindo Golf Course
Player here to officiate Satelindo Golf CourseJP/rsl JAKARTA (JP): A new 18-hole golf course designed by South Africa's world-famous golfer Gary Player (extreme left, photo above) at Bukit Sentul, Bogor was officially opened yesterday by a group of VIPs playing a round.
Sun, 18 May 1997
Satariyah is cut above the rest in hairpiece trade
Satariyah is cut above the rest in hairpiece tradeBy Gin Kurniawan YOGYAKARTA (JP): Concerns of practicality may be all the rage for hectic modern lifestyles but some traditions die hard.Take hairstyles.
Sun, 18 May 1997
Susanti to make badminton farewell at Glasgow c'ship
Susanti to make badminton farewell at Glasgow c'ship LONDON (Reuter): Susi Susanti, one of the sport's major figures, stages her likely swan-song at the world badminton championships starting in Glasgow next week.
Sun, 18 May 1997
Color
ColorBy Sirikit Syah It was a fine day in early May. Susan got herself ready. Her kids had left for school and her husband for the office. She took a taxi to Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, as she needed to replace the curtains in their house.
Sun, 18 May 1997
A dim view of RI's general election
A dim view of RI's general election Partai, Pemilu dan Demokrasi (Parties, General Election and Democracy) By Arbi Sanit Pustaka Pelajar, Yogyakarta, 1997 XXX and 253 pp. (including index). YOGYAKARTA (JP): In the current political bustle towards the general election in Indonesia, the record shows...
Sun, 18 May 1997
PT Dharmakarya Raharja clarifies
PT Dharmakarya Raharja clarifies Referring to the article in The Jakarta Post on May 15, 1997, called New fees on foreign employers criticized, we would like to inform you that the article was not entirely true.We want to make the following points:1.
Sun, 18 May 1997
Levi's gets nostalgic in new Jakarta concept store
Levi's gets nostalgic in new Jakarta concept storeBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Common denominators across continents are hard to come by. Information technology is narrowing the global divide, but it is still difference, not semblance, that distinguishes nations.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Mexico's cement giant eyes RI
Mexico's cement giant eyes RI MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuter): Mexico-based Cemex SA, one of the world's largest cement markers, is taking aim at booming Asia, most probably Indonesia after previous assaults on the Spanish and Latin American markets.
Sat, 17 May 1997
SEA Games stickers
SEA Games stickersFrom PelitaI wholly agree with a news item informing of the "cessation of SEA Games XIX stickers distribution" stated by the Jakarta city council, which appeared in one of the capital's dailies on May 14, 1997.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Quick removal of containers encouraged
Quick removal of containers encouraged JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has told the Ministry of Transportation to force owners of containers at Tanjung Priok port to remove their containers immediately after arrival to reduce the pile-up.
Sat, 17 May 1997
RI wins 10 more golds at Arafura Games
RI wins 10 more golds at Arafura GamesBy Primastuti Handayani DARWIN, Australia (JP): Indonesia won 10 golds and one bronze on the seventh day of the Arafura Games, which end tonight.Indonesia's gymnast starlet Helda Sulistina won her second gold in the vault event yesterday at the Darwin High...
Sat, 17 May 1997
Share prices on JSX close slightly higher
Share prices on JSX close slightly higher JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) rose slightly yesterday as many heavyweight stocks lost ground in active trading.Brokers said that a number of blue chips were under selling pressure as investors dumped heavyweight stocks...
Sat, 17 May 1997
PPP denies making alliance with Megawati
PPP denies making alliance with Megawati JAKARTA (JP): An angry Ismail Hasan Metareum lashed out yesterday at people circulating placards which said his United Development Party (PPP) had formed an alliance with Megawati Soekarnoputri to topple President Soeharto.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Spiritual power for PPP supporters
Spiritual power for PPP supporters DEMAK, Central Java: Thousands of United Development Party (PPP) supporters here believe they have the spiritual power to sustain any physical attack.Spiritual leaders gave them the power in a ceremony Thursday.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Golkar proposes 12-year compulsory education
Golkar proposes 12-year compulsory education JAKARTA (JP): Golkar is designing a policy to extend children's compulsory education from nine to 12 years, party secretary Ary Mardjono said yesterday.He said Golkar would encourage the government to incorporate it in the 1998 Guidelines of State...
Sat, 17 May 1997
Mega project in Irian
Mega project in Irian I read with interest an article in The Jakarta Post (April 8, 1997) about the proposal of a mega project around the Memberamo River by State Minister of Research and Technology, B.J. Habibie.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Military gives safety assurance
Military gives safety assurance JAKARTA (JP): The military guaranteed national security yesterday despite the rising incidence of mob violence ahead of the May 29 general election.Armed Forces (ABRI) spokesman Brig. Gen.
Sat, 17 May 1997
The Philippines defuses Spratly tension
The Philippines defuses Spratly tensionBy Cecilia Quiambao MANILA (JP): The arrival of armed Chinese vessels in the disputed Spratly Islands in the end of April ignited seven days of tension in the South China Sea, provoking a round of saber rattling and a flurry of diplomatic activity between...
Sat, 17 May 1997
Garuda and Northwest set up alliance
Garuda and Northwest set up alliance JAKARTA (JP): National air carrier Garuda Indonesia has set up an alliance with the United States' Northwest Airlines in a bid to improve services.Northwest's managing director for Southeast Asia and greater China, James P.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Proton to enter India
Proton to enter India NEW DELHI (DPA): Malaysia has agreed in principle to locate a production unit of its Proton "national car" in the southern Indian coastal town of Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh state, the Economic Times newspaper reported yesterday.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Centris to expand taxi fleet
Centris to expand taxi fleet JAKARTA (JP): PT Centris Multipersada Pratama, a publicly listed taxi operator, will get 700 more cabs this year as part of its expansion plan, the company said yesterday.Centris' president Andra Agussalam said some of the cabs would be new and some would be...
Sat, 17 May 1997
Bre-X does not show systemic flaw: Regulators
Bre-X does not show systemic flaw: Regulators TORONTO (Reuter): Canadian securities regulators said on Thursday the saga of Bre-X Minerals Ltd and its worthless Busang gold find does not indicate "any systemic flaw" in Canada's regulatory system.
Sat, 17 May 1997
No indication of criminal act in Busang case: Police
No indication of criminal act in Busang case: Police JAKARTA (JP): Preliminary investigations into the Busang scandal have so far not found any indication of criminal acts committed in Indonesia.The head of the National Police Headquarters general information department, Col.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Three-tier transit project not in revised urban plan
Three-tier transit project not in revised urban plan JAKARTA (JP): The widely publicized three-tier transit system proposal has not been included in the 1985/2010 revised urban spatial plan for the city.The megaproject, estimated to cost Rp 6.05 trillion (US$2.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Don't stop campaigning: Amien
Don't stop campaigning: Amien UJUNGPANDANG (JP): Stopping the campaign for fear of more violence would have adverse political consequences, political observer Amien Rais said here yesterday."If campaigning is stopped...
Sat, 17 May 1997
Getting to destiny on time
Getting to destiny on time JAKARTA: As the election campaign nears its end, more people realize they need new tricks to survive the gridlock caused by long motorcades.Residents, for instance, try to get to the office earlier and not go out for lunch for fear of being trapped in the traffic.
Sat, 17 May 1997
RI asks ASEAN to help rubber processors
RI asks ASEAN to help rubber processors JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has asked other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to establish a joint venture to help rubber processors, says a local rubber producer.Chairman of the Rubber Association of Indonesia (Gapkindo), O. K.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Indonesia by 2000
Indonesia by 2000 Perhaps this letter will be seen as just another "naive" scribble, as at least one Jakarta Post reader feels we letter writers are accustomed to sending. Well, he is free to make his own conclusions, I suppose.
Sat, 17 May 1997
The military will keep supporting Golkar: Singh
The military will keep supporting Golkar: SinghBy Wirasti Wiryono JAKARTA (JP): Political scientist Bilveer Singh of the National University of Singapore has been studying Indonesia for years and is paying particular attention to the general election.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Stork taps Fokker service market in Asia
Stork taps Fokker service market in Asia SINGAPORE (AFP): A subsidiary of Dutch industrial group Stork N.V. launched an aircraft service center here yesterday to cater to the large fleet of Fokker planes in Asia after the demise of Fokker's manufacturing operations.Fokker Services Asia Pte. Ltd.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Philippines gets WB loan
Philippines gets WB loan MANILA (AFP): The Philippines announced yesterday that the World Bank had approved a US$1.13 billion loan assistance package to finance 18 projects in the country from 1998 to 2000.The first six projects, amounting to $267 million, will start in 1998.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 16, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,125 -75 8,500 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,100 0 84,500 Alumindo...
Sat, 17 May 1997
National windsurfers to get training in Europe
National windsurfers to get training in Europe JAKARTA (JP): Eight national windsurfers will prepare for the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games for two weeks in the Netherlands, Denmark and France.Coach Iskandar Sitompul said yesterday eight of the team's 11 athletes would prepare in Europe.
Sat, 17 May 1997
BCA makes RI Visa's 3rd largest network
BCA makes RI Visa's 3rd largest network JAKARTA (JP): Bank Central Asia's (BCA) 1,200 automated teller machines (ATM) throughout Indonesia joined the Visa global ATM network yesterday, making the country Visa's third largest in- country network in the Asia Pacific.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Bribery charges hit Yemeni team
Bribery charges hit Yemeni team JAKARTA (JP): A Yemen newspaper has reported that bribery was involved in the Asian zone World Cup soccer qualifying match between Yemen and Indonesia here in April.Al-Ayyam, an independent newspaper, said Wednesday that several Yemeni officials had paid Yemen...
Sat, 17 May 1997
Indonesia prepares national information network
Indonesia prepares national information network JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is preparing a massive telecommunications plan to further enter the Information Technology era. The project, Nusantara 21, is designed to connect the whole archipelago to the information superhighway.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Students arrested in stolen car
Students arrested in stolen car JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested four men, three of them students at a private university in Cirebon, for burglary.They were caught on the Cikampek toll road Wednesday at kilometer 30 in Cibitung, Bekasi, while fleeing the scene of the crime on Jl.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Telecoms operators battle for businees
Telecoms operators battle for businees JAKARTA (JP): Telecommunications companies in Indonesia are facing various challenges to continue and maintain their business.PT Satelindo sees the rapid change of information and telecommunications technology as the main threat currently faced by any...
Sat, 17 May 1997
Jewelry worth Rp 100m stolen
Jewelry worth Rp 100m stolen JAKARTA (JP): Two men broke into a house on Jl. Karbela, in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, Thursday and stole two diamond rings and 102 grams of gold jewelry worth a total of Rp 100 million (US$41,666).
Sat, 17 May 1997
Passengers divided on plans to limit taxis at airport
Passengers divided on plans to limit taxis at airport JAKARTA (JP): Taxi consumers are divided on plans to limit the number of taxi firms operating at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport starting next month.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Dismal turnouts at PDI rallies
Dismal turnouts at PDI rallies SURABAYA (JP): Poor turnouts continued to stain the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) campaign yesterday, with a rally here attracting only 18 people.To liven up the rally on Jl. Bintoro, organizers persuaded children to come along in exchange for free, red T-shirts.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Dharmala sees profit up
Dharmala sees profit up JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed insurance firm PT Dharmala expects a 50 percent net profit increase this year to Rp 11 billion from Rp 7.17 billion (US$2.99 million) in 1996.President of the life insurance firm, Suhanda Wiraatmadja, said here yesterday that net profit rose 160...
Sat, 17 May 1997
RP women told look less sexy
RP women told look less sexy MANILA (Reuter): The Philippines told women civil servants on Wednesday not to wear seductive clothes to work if they wanted to avoid unwelcome sexual advances.The head of the civil service and one of the country's most senior women officials, Alma de Leon, reminded...
Sat, 17 May 1997
Soerjadi's 'bald devil'
Soerjadi's 'bald devil' JAKARTA: As the 1997 general election turns into a security nightmare, the authorities face the challenge of dealing with an unexpected force, the "bald devil".From President Soeharto right down to the common man, the bald devil has been blamed for fouling up the election.
Sat, 17 May 1997
26 skeletons found so far
26 skeletons found so far MEDAN: Police officers have found 26 skeletons of people believed to be the victims of shaman Ahmad Suraji, alias Nasib Kelewang alias Datuk, who lives in Sei Semayang village, Deli Serdang regency.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Tips to protect cars during the campaign
Tips to protect cars during the campaignBy John Aglionby ON Tuesday, this newspaper printed a photo of a car vandalized by Golkar supporters during an election campaign street procession.This was by no means an isolated case.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Margamas to sell shares
Margamas to sell shares JAKARTA (JP): A property company, PT Margamas Griya Realty, plans to sell about 30 million new shares or about 30 percent of its enlarged capital at the beginning of 1998 to raise funds to develop its projects.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Contribution for thought
Contribution for thought When I paid my telephone bill earlier this week, I was surprised to see that an extra Rp 1,000 was added on to the bill, as a contribution to the SEA Games. Like it or not, you have to pay it and there is no point in arguing about it.
Sat, 17 May 1997
El Nino unlikely to strike Indonesia: Expert
El Nino unlikely to strike Indonesia: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is unlikely to experience fallout from weather changes caused by El Nino in the near future, a meteorology official said yesterday.American news services reported yesterday the possible formation of El Nino in the Pacific Ocean.
Sat, 17 May 1997
PLN to involve private firms in building Sumatra's power grid
PLN to involve private firms in building Sumatra's power grid JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned electricity company PLN will involve private companies in the development of the Sumatra power grid, the company's president Djiteng Marsoedi said yesterday.