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Sat, 17 May 1997
Local text books give wrong information on South Korea
Local text books give wrong information on South Korea JAKARTA (JP): South Korea is often wrongly perceived in Indonesia because many books on literature, including school books, have factual mistakes, South Korea's Deputy Ambassador to Indonesia Hangjohng Yo said yesterday.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Local firms join forces in multimedia business
Local firms join forces in multimedia business JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is developing its multimedia services. A number of partnerships have been made to prepare for the multimedia business.There are at least five firms setup to run multimedia or multimedia-related services.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Labor policy may be defective
Labor policy may be defectiveBy Vedi R. Hadiz JAKARTA (JP): Amid the election campaign frenzy, with political parties demonstrating support supposedly articulating people's aspirations, few have noted the spate of labor strikes occurring along side the campaign trail.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Japan delays WTO probe into RI's national car policy
Japan delays WTO probe into RI's national car policyBy Russell Williamson JAPAN has offered the Indonesian government a small reprieve in its efforts to bring the "national car" controversy before a WTO panel for judgment.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Speculators hit as central banks wage war
Speculators hit as central banks wage war SINGAPORE (Reuter): Central banks appeared to have gained the upper hand in Southeast Asia's currency war yesterday as speculators who had sold regional currencies aggressively found themselves deprived of short-term funds.
Sat, 17 May 1997
European parliament urges EU to condemn Indonesia
European parliament urges EU to condemn Indonesia STRASBOURG, France (Agencies): The European Parliament urged the European Union Thursday to speak out against the Indonesian government, which it accused of stepping up repression in the run-up to general elections on May 29, Reuters reported.
Sat, 17 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.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Truck driver killed in toll road inferno
Truck driver killed in toll road inferno JAKARTA (JP): A driver was killed and his assistant seriously injured when a fuel truck burst into flames on the Tangerang- Jakarta toll road yesterday.A Tangerang Police precinct sergeant said that according to witnesses, Alex bin Otang was speeding when...
Sat, 17 May 1997
Campaign schedule for Indonesia for May 17, 1997:
Campaign schedule for Indonesia for May 17, 1997: Party Campaign area Important campaigners -------------------------------------------------------------- PPP Java, Maluku, Irian Jaya Ismail H. Metareum, Aisyah Aminy, Hamzah Haz, Ali Hardi Kiaidemak, Yudo Paripurno, Djufrie Asmoredjo, Jusuf Syakir,...
Sat, 17 May 1997
Bank Central Asia helps salvage ailing Bank Yama
Bank Central Asia helps salvage ailing Bank Yama JAKARTA (JP): Bank Central Asia (BCA), Indonesia's largest private bank, is involved in rescuing ailing Bank Yama, BCA president Abdullah Ali confirmed here yesterday.
Sat, 17 May 1997
Satelindo gives service, commitment
Satelindo gives service, commitment JAKARTA (JP): A cellular operator's success depends on its commitment to its users and not on how many subscribers it has.Competition among Indonesia's mobile cellular telephone operators is getting fiercer with innovative services and features offered to...
Sat, 17 May 1997
Mien wants capital punishment for rapists
Mien wants capital punishment for rapists JAKARTA (JP): Rapists will be sentenced to death if Golkar functionary Mien Sugandhi has her way.She said yesterday that sentencing for rapists was "far too lenient" compared to the trauma and misery which the victims bore all their lives.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Communist flag at PPP rally
Communist flag at PPP rally SURABAYA: Police seized a red banner portraying a hammer and sickle, the symbol of communism, at a United Development Party (PPP) rally Wednesday in Gresik.Police said yesterday that displaying banners with communist symbols in the well guarded campaign was like waving a...
Fri, 16 May 1997
Pronouncement of death sentence sparks controversy
Pronouncement of death sentence sparks controversy JAKARTA (JP): The recent pronouncement of another death sentence has revived the controversy of the sentence, especially among human rights advocates.A former director general of correctional institutions at the Ministry of Justice, Baharuddin...
Fri, 16 May 1997
National Museum employees tried over painting theft
National Museum employees tried over painting theft JAKARTA (JP): Two employees of the National Museum were indicted in the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday for allegedly stealing 25 priceless paintings, including five works of the late Basoeki Abdullah and one by Raden Saleh.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Taiwan invited to HK handover with conditios
Taiwan invited to HK handover with conditios BEIJING (Reuter): China issued a conditional invitation yesterday to representatives from island arch-rival Taiwan to attend a glittering ceremony for the return of the British colony of Hong Kong to Beijing rule on June 30.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Sudjana replaces secretary-general
Sudjana replaces secretary-general JAKARTA (JP): Darmoko Slamet, the president of state-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang, will replace Umar Said as the Ministry of Mines and Energy's secretary-general next week.Minister of Mines and Energy, I.B.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Tjokrosaputro denies market cornering, accepts penalty
Tjokrosaputro denies market cornering, accepts penalty JAKARTA (JP): Benny Tjokrosaputro, who owns 51 percent of Multi Prakarsa Investama Securities, denied yesterday that he was involved in engineering the 207 percent rise in Bank Pikko shares last month.
Fri, 16 May 1997
House not consulted over SEAG fund-raising drive
House not consulted over SEAG fund-raising drive JAKARTA (JP): Several legislators were outraged yesterday at a government-sanctioned practice to force people to buy stickers to finance the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Jakarta in October.
Fri, 16 May 1997
More campaign violence hits Java
More campaign violence hits Java YOGYAKARTA (JP): Campaign violence continued across Java yesterday with sporadic clashes between supporters of the dominant Golkar and their United Development Party (PPP) rivals.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Orderly campaigns and fair elections
Orderly campaigns and fair elections As the campaigning period for the general election draws to a close, various interesting developments are taking place. Sympathizers of the ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati have taken to the streets to join United Development Party (PPP)...
Fri, 16 May 1997
S. Asian media hail Indo-Pakistani talks
S. Asian media hail Indo-Pakistani talks MALE, Maldives (Reuter): South Asian newspapers praised India and Pakistan yesterday for taking a step toward normalizing strained relations, saying the whole region would benefit.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Medan to get four-star Sahid hotel
Medan to get four-star Sahid hotel JAKARTA (JP): PT Putrimega Asriindah is building a four-star hotel in Medan, North Sumatra, with investment of about Rp 45 billion (US$18.75 million).Putrimega's president, Yansen Susanto, said here yesterday that the hotel would be built on 7,400 square meters...
Fri, 16 May 1997
Golkar finds PPP untasteful
Golkar finds PPP untasteful MEDAN: Golkar is not amused by the United Development Party (PPP) supporter who, at a rally, made fun of the shaman who has admitted killing 42 women.Golkar's local campaign manager, Marzuki, called the PPP supporter's stunt "unethical".
Fri, 16 May 1997
Bakrie warns, settle Australian land titles
Bakrie warns, settle Australian land titles SYDNEY (AFP): Indonesian businessman Aburizal Bakrie warned here yesterday that investors could be frightened off if uncertainty over land rights for Aboriginals persisted.
Fri, 16 May 1997
PPP reveals Golkar plot to cheat
PPP reveals Golkar plot to cheat JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) said it has discovered more poll rigging attempts by the dominant political party, Golkar.PPP's deputy secretary-general, Bachtiar Chamsyah, said he had uncovered an inter-office memo issued by the secretary-general...
Fri, 16 May 1997
Bakrie will decide on steel plant in September
Bakrie will decide on steel plant in September TOKYO (Reuter): PT Bakrie & Brothers president Tanri Abeng said yesterday that he expected to finalize a possible Indonesian steel plant project, likely to involve British Steel Plc, by September.
Fri, 16 May 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, 16 May 1997
S. Korea, Qatar to sign gas deal in June
S. Korea, Qatar to sign gas deal in June DOHA (Reuter): South Korea, a major buyer of Indonesia's liquefied naturals gas (LNG), will finalize a deal with Doha next month to increase LNG supplies from Qatar to 4.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Death of Peter puzzles embassy
Death of Peter puzzles embassy JAKARTA: The British Embassy has called on the public to help police uncover the how Briton, Peter Norton, 21, died in Denpasar, Bali, on Feb. 9, 1997.Peter Norton was found unconscious in an enclosed yard of an elementary school near the Peanuts discotheque at 10 a.m.
Fri, 16 May 1997
2,462 pirated tapes seized
2,462 pirated tapes seized PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Local police have confiscated a total of 2,462 pirated cassette tapes during the last three months, a police source said.Palembang township police detective chief, Maj.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Choice's airport hotel
Choice's airport hotel JAKARTA (JP): The Soekarno-Hatta airport will have a new hotel called Quality Hotel Aspac at the international Terminal II.The 81-room hotel, managed by U.S. hotel chain Choice Hotels International, will open on June 2.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Du Pont joins Branta
Du Pont joins Branta JAKARTA (JP): The United States' Du Pont de Nemours plans to buy 19.91 percent of PT Branta Mulia's listed shares, or 44.8 million shares, from the latter's main shareholders.Tire cord producer Branta Mulia said Du Pont had agreed to buy the shares at US$1.45 each.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Pintu Air stickup zone
Pintu Air stickup zoneFrom Bisnis IndonesiaWhen my wife and I were being driven home after a hard day's work, we were jolted out of lethargy. When we slowly passed Pintu Air on Pasar Baru during a traffic jam, we witnessed a saddening incident.Readers who pass the area around 5 p.m.
Fri, 16 May 1997
PDI opposes govt ban on Mega-bintang banners
PDI opposes govt ban on Mega-bintang banners UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): The government-recognized faction of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) opposed yesterday the government ban on campaign material on the alliance between ousted PDI chief Megawati Soekarnoputri and the United...
Fri, 16 May 1997
Health center reported to police
Health center reported to police JAKARTA (JP): A man reported a community health center in the Cilincing district, North Jakarta, to the police, for administering a drug which he said caused the death of his wife.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Bakrie joins Iridium
Bakrie joins Iridium JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie Communications Corporations, a joint venture between the widely diversified Bakrie Group and PTT Telecom Netherlands, has invested US$100 million in an Iridium project.
Fri, 16 May 1997
LIA English course clarifies
LIA English course clarifiesFrom KompasWith reference to the article in Kompas (April 6) titled Uang kursus siswa LIA (The course fee of LIA students) we would like to clarify as follows.The LIA foundation, an English course organizer, would like to wholeheartedly thank course students for their...
Fri, 16 May 1997
'Metro' travels same old stops on same old line
'Metro' travels same old stops on same old lineBy Bret Galloway JAKARTA (JP): Imagine a Hollywood film that doesn't mechanically seek to recreate former successes, that has genuine spirit, three-dimensional characters and that certain "qua", as Cuba Gooding Jr. put it. Got it? Well, it's not Metro.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Nike to hold International Premier Cup
Nike to hold International Premier Cup JAKARTA (JP): Sports shoe company Nike will again hold an under-14 Asia-Pacific soccer tournament at South Jakarta's Kuningan stadium June 7 to June 12.The tournament, called the Nike International Premier Cup, will feature South Korea, China, Japan, Malaysia,...
Fri, 16 May 1997
Special prizes await Sudirman Cup winners
Special prizes await Sudirman Cup winners JAKARTA (JP): An abundance of awards and praise from seven private companies await national shuttlers if they win the Sudirman Cup, the symbol of supremacy in mixed badminton.
Fri, 16 May 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Animated Classic 3:10 Children's Stage: Sendratari Dewi Sawitri 3:35 Talk Show: Sambung Rasa 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Students' Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:10 Film 5:30 Music: Paket 27 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita...
Fri, 16 May 1997
12 oil contracts awarded to local and foreign firms
12 oil contracts awarded to local and foreign firms JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina signed yesterday eight production-sharing contracts and four technical assistance contracts for oil and gas exploration and production with local and foreign companies.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Soeharto denounces critics on economy
Soeharto denounces critics on economy JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto denounced yesterday campaigners who criticized the government development policies without having adequate knowledge of the economy.
Fri, 16 May 1997
China Trust-Tamara bank
China Trust-Tamara bank JAKARTA (JP): China Trust Bank of Taiwan and Bank Tamara of Indonesia plan a joint-venture bank here.Bank Tamara's president Pek Tek Beng was quoted by Antara as saying yesterday that China Trust had obtained approval from the Ministry of Finance to operate here through the...
Fri, 16 May 1997
Two shot dead by police
Two shot dead by police JAKARTA (JP): Police shot dead two men Wednesday in Central Jakarta and Bogor, bringing the number of alleged criminals shot in the city and surrounding areas to 65 this year.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. M.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Military chiefs invited to Manila
Military chiefs invited to Manila MANILA (AFP): Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member nations' military chiefs-of-staff have been invited to a joint meeting in the Philippine capital next week, organizers said here yesterday.
Fri, 16 May 1997
SIA's B-777 lands here
SIA's B-777 lands here JAKARTA (JP): The first Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing B-777, called Jubilee, landed at Soekarno-Hatta airport here yesterday.The jet was one of the 77 bought for US$12.7 billion from Boeing.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Tight rules reduce campaign to slogans
Tight rules reduce campaign to slogans The banning of banners and posters showing an alliance between supporters of the ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri and the United Development Party (PPP) has drawn criticism.
Fri, 16 May 1997
Campaign schedule for Indonesia for May 16, 1997:
Campaign schedule for Indonesia for May 16, 1997: Party Campaign area Important campaigners ---------------------------------------------------------------- PPP Kalimantan, Sulawesi Zain Badjeber, Zarkasih Nur, Tosari Widjaja, Syafei Nongke, Djafar Siddiq Golkar Sumatra, Bali, West and Harmoko,...