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Wed, 07 May 1997
Surjadi installs new spokesperson
Surjadi installs new spokesperson JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja urged the city's new spokesperson to foster better communication with the press in order to improve the city's image."Synergy would prevent misunderstandings caused by incomplete information," Surjadi said after installing...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Activist walks out of courtroom
Activist walks out of courtroom JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court continued a hearing on Monday despite the weak condition of an activist who has refrained from eating since Thursday.Presiding judge I Made Somya decided to continue the hearing even though defendant I Gusti Anom Astika...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Sorong needs more electricity
Sorong needs more electricity SORONG, Irian Jaya: Only 31 out of 266 villages in Sorong regency, Irian Jaya, have been provided with electricity, the head of the local state-owned electricity company (PLN) said here yesterday.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Gold fluctuates as Busang effect ebbs
Gold fluctuates as Busang effect ebbs LONDON (Reuter): Gold prices were higher in London but surrendered some of the gains racked up in New York as the effect of the uncovering of the fraudulent claims for the Busang gold deposit faded away.
Wed, 07 May 1997
RI selects SEA Games volleyball team
RI selects SEA Games volleyball team JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Volleyball Association selected its 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games men's indoor final team on May 1, volleyball training director, Sutardiono, said yesterday.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Djajanti buys fishing firm
Djajanti buys fishing firm JAKARTA (JP): The Djajanti Group has taken over PT MTI, a large foreign fishing joint venture in Biak, Irian Jaya, that had stopped operation and dismissed its employees, an official said yesterday.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Improving workers' skills important: GE executive
Improving workers' skills important: GE executive SURABAYA (JP): PT GE Lighting Indonesia, a lighting producer owned by the U.S. General Electric, believes improving workers' skills and welfare is one of the most important strategies in raising its market share in the country.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Hari Darmawan buys another 5 percent of Multipolar
Hari Darmawan buys another 5 percent of Multipolar JAKARTA (JP): President of the publicly listed Matahari Putra Prima, Hari Darmawan, bought yesterday another 5 percent of Multipolar through his investment firm PT Haritama Bakti Persada.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Water company hotline
Water company hotline JAKARTA (JP): City-owned water company PAM Jaya has installed a hotline telephone number to attract more consumers, company director Rama Budi said yesterday."A week after installing the hotline, we have gained 1,000 new customers," Rama said.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Bakun dam boss sues journalist
Bakun dam boss sues journalist KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The chairman of Malaysia's mammoth Bakun dam project has sued a local journalist for 100 million ringgit (US$40 million) for defaming him on the Internet, legal sources said yesterday.The suit by Ekran Bhd.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Siswanto faces death sentence
Siswanto faces death sentence JAKARTA (JP): The prosecutor demanded that the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday to sentence Siswanto to death for murdering six boys after sodomizing them.Prosecutor Suriansah said Siswanto alias Robot Gedek, 33, was guilty of first degree murder under article...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Political revival seen as most important theme
Political revival seen as most important theme JAKARTA (JP): The most significant thing to come out of the election campaign so far is the need for political revitalization, political observer J. Kristiadi said yesterday.
Wed, 07 May 1997
PPP supporters' violence incited by outsiders: Tosari
PPP supporters' violence incited by outsiders: Tosari JAKARTA (JP): An United Development Party (PPP) leader defended yesterday the party's supporters accused of campaign violence and vandalism by saying "outsiders" had provoked them.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 6, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 0 7,500 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 75,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,100 -25 152,500...
Wed, 07 May 1997
No paper
No paper In observance of the Ascension Day of Jesus Christ and the Islamic New Year, The Jakarta Post will not be published tomorrow. The Post will reappear on Friday. -- Editor
Wed, 07 May 1997
Golkar hat causes trouble
Golkar hat causes trouble BOGOR, West Java: A roadside vendor and a Golkar supporter almost came to blows yesterday over a yellow hat bearing a picture of a banyan tree, the symbol of Golkar.The Golkar supporter, taking part in a convoy, snatched one of the hats piled up on a pavement because he...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Belo won't vote, says governor
Belo won't vote, says governor DILI, East Timor (JP): Dili Bishop Filipe Carlos Ximenes Belo has confirmed he won't vote in the May 29 general election because he will be in the United States, East Timor Governor Abilio Soares said yesterday.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Telagamas, Cipta tie up
Telagamas, Cipta tie up JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Telagamas Pertiwi, a producer of shoes and related components, has agreed to take over 40 percent of finance company PT Cipta Inti Multiperdana to diversify its business into consumer financing.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Hale-Bopp above again
Hale-Bopp above again BANDUNG: Bandung-based Boscha Observatory has not yet seen the Hale-Bopp commet but a South Kalimantan man claims to have seen it with the naked eye.The man, Iriano, telephoned Prof. Bambang Hidayat at the observatory to say he had seen the commet at 7:15 p.m.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Campaign schedule for Indonesia for May 7, 1997:
Campaign schedule for Indonesia for May 7, 1997: Party Campaign area Important campaigners ------------------------------------------------------------- PPP Kalimantan, Sulawesi Aisyah Aminy, Hamzah Haz, Yudo Paripurno, Zain Badjeber, Alawy Muhammad, Djafar Siddiq Golkar Sumatra, Bali, West and...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Ginandjar learns 'dangndut' dancing
Ginandjar learns 'dangndut' dancing TASIKMALAYA, West Java: State Minister of National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita is proud of learning how to dance yesterday to Dangndut music, often sneered at as music for poor people with no taste.
Wed, 07 May 1997
TV programs
TV programsTodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Family's Film: Road to Avonlea 3:10 Children's Program: Anak-Anak Indonesia 3:35 Talk Show: Kotak Pos 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:10 TV Series: Topacio 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita...
Wed, 07 May 1997
RP to benefit from Busang hoax
RP to benefit from Busang hoax MANILA (AFP): The Philippines expects to lure foreign mining firms following revelations that the world's biggest gold find in Indonesia is a hoax, a senior government official said yesterday.
Wed, 07 May 1997
The Bern Convention
The Bern Convention Barring some unforeseen circumstances, it now appears certain that Indonesia will soon -- probably in a matter of days -- ratify the 1886 Bern Convention on copyright protection. The intention was announced Monday by the vice cabinet secretary of the State Secretariat, Bambang...
Wed, 07 May 1997
The Busang hoax
The Busang hoax The controversy over the Busang gold mine has come to an anticlimactic end. Bre-X, the Canadian company which claimed to have discovered the world's richest gold deposit in the hinterland of East Kalimantan, has announced the findings of an independent analysis, which says that no...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Golkar politician fed up with Golkar
Golkar politician fed up with Golkar DILI: Golkar politician Manuel Viegas Carrascalao says he is losing faith in the party's East Timor chapter, which he has represented for 15 years.Carrascalao, a former Portuguese member of parliament, said Monday that Golkar had picked unpopular candidates to...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Linda Finch arrives here on round-world flight
Linda Finch arrives here on round-world flight JAKARTA (JP): Linda Finch, an American aviator who plans to be the first woman to fly around the world along the equator in a 1935 Lockheed Electra 10E, landed smoothly here yesterday at 2:05 p.m.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Myth of strong state under threat
Myth of strong state under threat Political scientist Cornelis LAY from the Yogyakarta-based University of Gadjah Mada says state symbols have become the target of people's resentment in recent years and the government should promptly remedy the situation.
Wed, 07 May 1997
UN Council reform questioned
UN Council reform questionedBy Omar Halim JAKARTA (JP): The intense pressure which Germany and Japan have exerted to become permanent members of the Security Council and the air of reform circulating these days in the United Nations has made the issue a major focus of discussions.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Tancho shareholders get bonus dividends
Tancho shareholders get bonus dividends JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Tancho Indonesia, a producer of cosmetics, perfumes and plastic goods, will pay dividends of Rp 300 (12.5 U.S. cent) a share and give two-for-one bonus shares to its shareholders.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: PaintingsJP/msaPAINTING EXPO: Ati Wardiman (second left), the wife of Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro, looks at one of Satya Graha's paintings on display at Lontar Gallery in Jakarta.
Wed, 07 May 1997
ICRC help protect and safeguard detainees' rights
ICRC help protect and safeguard detainees' rights DILI, East Timor (JP): A woman once came to the ICRC office here to report that her relative was missing and she believed he had been detained.The ICRC delegate directed her to first inquire at the local military post.
Wed, 07 May 1997
3.2 kg of heroin seized
3.2 kg of heroin seized JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested five people yesterday and confiscated 3.2 kilograms of heroin and Rp 20 million in cash in West Jakarta.Four men and one woman were arrested at Graha Medika private hospital in Kebon Jeruk where they were about to conduct a transaction in the...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Goh Chok Tong demands $900,000 in libel damages
Goh Chok Tong demands $900,000 in libel damages SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong demanded more than Singapore $1 million in libel damages yesterday from an opposition politician he sued for calling the island's political leadership liars.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Damansara-Sakato property
Damansara-Sakato property KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian property developer Damansara Realty Bhd said yesterday it had entered into a joint venture agreement with Indonesia's P.T. Andalas Tuah Sakato for a quarry in Indonesia.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Bringing UN closer to Southeast Asia region
Bringing UN closer to Southeast Asia regionBy A.K.P. Mochtan JAKARTA (JP): Southeast Asia is performing well. The region is politically stable and cohesive despite many unresolved territorial claims. New processes and fora are underway to further ensure the creation of a predictable and...
Wed, 07 May 1997
Life vests spark protest
Life vests spark protest MATARAM: In the political war of colors, even yellow life vests are raising eyebrows because yellow is the color of Golkar.Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) chief Soerjadi protested the vests' color on his flight Monday from Lombok to Surabaya.
Wed, 07 May 1997
Bre-X's operations in Indonesia frozen
Bre-X's operations in Indonesia frozen JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government froze yesterday the Bre-X Minerals Ltd and its subsidiaries' activities in Indonesia and is set to tighten rules on gold prospectors.Minister of Mines and Energy I.B.
Wed, 07 May 1997
JSX shares gain ground on surge in Wall Street
JSX shares gain ground on surge in Wall Street JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) gained ground yesterday on the back of psychological support from an increase in the Dow Jones Industrial index and a sustained buying of selected blue chips, brokers and securities analysts...
Tue, 06 May 1997
Expansion of forest-based industries to be controlled
Expansion of forest-based industries to be controlled JAKARTA (JP): Timber-related industries will be exempted from government regulation No.13/1995, which allows industrial companies to expand capacity up to 30 percent without a license, a minister said.
Tue, 06 May 1997
PDI supporters' arrest protested
PDI supporters' arrest protested JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation protested yesterday the violent arrest of 16 Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) supporters in North Jakarta on Sunday.The foundation said police had beaten people while arresting them during a demonstration outside a...
Tue, 06 May 1997
Films on trains
Films on trainsFrom KompasOn March 23, 1997, I took the 12:30 p.m. Parahyangan train from Gambir station to Bandung in West Java. Video clips were shown, along with a film named Hellraiser-Bloodline.The film had atrocious scenes. A man was knifed in the throat and his head was cut. Blood spilled.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Two drown in boat accident
Two drown in boat accident CILACAP, Central Java: Two fishermen drowned when their motorboat overturned on the Cipret river, near the Indian Ocean here Sunday.Locals saved Darsun, 39, but Sutrisno, 36, and Taufik Hidayat, 35, drowned.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Separatist hope keeps East Timor issue unresolved
Separatist hope keeps East Timor issue unresolvedBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat During a recent visit to Dili, East Timor, The Jakarta Post had the opportunity to talk with the deputy military commander of the province, Col. Soekotjo HS.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Learning from comparative studies
Learning from comparative studiesBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): International comparative studies about educational performance are always interesting, but very hard to do. The reason is that performance of educational systems is so much influenced by cultural factors that to make a meaningful...
Tue, 06 May 1997
Hexindo gets $37m loan
Hexindo gets $37m loan JAKARTA (JP): Heavy equipment distributor PT Hexindo Adiperkasa has secured a US$37 million syndicated loan arranged by the Sanwa Bank's Singapore branch and Japan's LTD.The long term loan, provided by ten Jakarta and Singapore banks in an agreement signed in Singapore on...
Tue, 06 May 1997
RI coach draws up new strategy for Sudirman Cup
RI coach draws up new strategy for Sudirman Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is preparing a special strategy to face Danish, South Korean and Chinese shuttlers in the Sudirman Cup badminton championship in Glasgow, Scotland, from May 19 to May 25.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Institution vows to meet requirement
Institution vows to meet requirement JAKARTA (JP): An educational institution said yesterday it would continue with its management training while trying to increase its faculty members as requested by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Tue, 06 May 1997
Bintang won't seek presidential pardon
Bintang won't seek presidential pardon JAKARTA (JP): Rebel politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas said yesterday he would not seek a presidential pardon after being officially declared a criminal.Bintang was moved yesterday from a cell at the Attorney General's Office to Cipinang Penitentiary in East...
Tue, 06 May 1997
Bull shelters under banyan tree
Bull shelters under banyan tree TASIKMALAYA, West Java: Torn apart by a leadership rift and cash strapped, the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has found an ingenious way to raise its flags.Along some main streets here, PDI flags fly on the same poles as Golkar's.