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Sat, 03 May 1997
Marathon likely to mark SEA Games closing ceremony
Marathon likely to mark SEA Games closing ceremony JAKARTA (JP): The 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games organizing committee wants to replace the soccer final with the marathon at the games' closing ceremony for security reasons."It's too risky to stage the soccer final before the closing ceremony.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Refund for converter box
Refund for converter box Recently I wrote to The Jakarta Post with a complaint that I had concerning obtaining a refund for a converter box I had received from Indovision. After you published my letter, I immediately received a call from the director of sales and marketing.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Polytama's secured notes rated B2
Polytama's secured notes rated B2 JAKARTA (JP): Moody's Investor Service has assigned a B2 rating to the proposed $200 million guaranteed secured notes due 2007 of Polytama International Finance B.V.The notes are guaranteed by PT Polytama Propindo (Polytama), an Indonesian chemical company.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Chinese ships depart disputed Spratly islands
Chinese ships depart disputed Spratly islands PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (AFP): Three of the four Chinese ships which were seen skirting the disputed Spratly islands have left the area following an official protest from Manila, a senior Filipino military official said yesterday.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Hunting phone number?
Hunting phone number? I read a letter from PT Kawasaki Motor Indonesia replying to Rudy in the Kompas daily dated May 1, 1997. At the end of the letter, a customer service telephone number is given, which is (021) 4523322.I have been looking for information on the Kawasaki Ninja for a long time.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Soeharto tells children not to depend on education alone
Soeharto tells children not to depend on education alone JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto told Indonesia's children yesterday that their future fortune depended more on their initiative than their education.Citing himself, the President said not all children were able to go to university.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Megawati refuses to take responsibility for clashes
Megawati refuses to take responsibility for clashes JAKARTA (JP): The ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri, yesterday lashed back at suggestions that she was responsible for several campaign clashes with the party's government-backed Soerjadi faction.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Golkar supporters want better rice
Golkar supporters want better rice UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Golkar supporters are besieging their leaders with demands, even local teachers want better rice in their monthly rations.Other supporters want free school tuition, cheaper gasoline and typewriters for local administration...
Sat, 03 May 1997
Then and now in classical Javanese dance
Then and now in classical Javanese danceBy Ong Hok Ham JAKARTA (JP): The rich royal traditions of the palaces of Central Java, now all but a distant memory, were brought back to life in a recent performance of Javanese classical dances at the Gedung Kesenian Jakarta.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Yogie plays down PPP's protest
Yogie plays down PPP's protest JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Institute's chief, Moch. Yogie S.M., played down the United Development Party's (PPP) decision yesterday not to campaign here and in Yogyakarta.
Sat, 03 May 1997
U.S. sanctions must not cloud issue
U.S. sanctions must not cloud issue ASEAN might rightly be irked at growing international concern at the prospect of the admission of the military regime of Myanmar. In making what will be a momentous decision, it needs to focus on the real issue -- and that is the aspirations of a population that...
Sat, 03 May 1997
Women's poverty, an alarming signal
Women's poverty, an alarming signal I was struck by an article in the Sunday edition (April 30, 1997) of the Media Indonesia daily titled Kemiskinan Perempuan (Women's poverty).The article was written by Prof. Dr.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Kia's car sales increase
Kia's car sales increase SEOUL (Reuter): Kia Motors, South Korea's second largest carmaker, reported yesterday sales of 72,353 vehicles in April, up from 68,373 a year earlier.Exports were 40,070 against 28,012 a year earlier and domestic sales 32,283 against 40,361, a statement said.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Modern Photo to set up a joint venture
Modern Photo to set up a joint venture JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed PT Modernphoto through its subsidiary PT Honoris Industry plans to set up a joint venture firm with two Japanese firms, Mitsui & Co., Ltd of Japan and PT Mitsui Export Indonesia to produce electronic entertainment products.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Share price slide on the JSX
Share price slide on the JSX JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued falling yesterday as local investors took profit on second and third line stocks, brokers said.A foreign broker said trading activities were relatively low with most foreign investors staying on...
Sat, 03 May 1997
Myanmar seen joining ASEAN despite protests
Myanmar seen joining ASEAN despite protestsBy Bill Tarrant KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Myanmar will be duly sworn in as a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year despite widespread criticism of its human rights record and U.S. opposition, analysts and diplomats said.
Sat, 03 May 1997
French singer taken to immigration office
French singer taken to immigration office JAKARTA (JP): A French singer arrested in Bengkulu by immigration officials for not having a work permit was taken to the central immigration office Thursday.Marie Jose, 42, said she had married an Indonesian sailor, Engkus Kusama, in England in 1976.
Sat, 03 May 1997
11 PRD activists begin hunger strike on Int'l Labor Day
11 PRD activists begin hunger strike on Int'l Labor Day JAKARTA (JP): Eleven members of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) began a hunger strike on International Labor Day Thursday, the PRD said.The PRD, a small unrecognized organization, said the hunger strike was to protest the verdict against...
Sat, 03 May 1997
Dozens injured in clashes after PPP gatherings in Central Java
Dozens injured in clashes after PPP gatherings in Central Java PEKALONGAN, Central Java (JP): Dozens of people were injured in two clashes between supporters of the United Development Party (PPP) and hundreds of unidentified people.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Rais for move of Kemang cafes to Kota
Rais for move of Kemang cafes to Kota JAKARTA (JP): The deputy governor for economic and development Affairs, Tb. M. Rais, said yesterday Kemang's businesses should move to Kota, West Jakarta.Kemang is a residential area and only 15 percent of its buildings should be non-residential.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Plaza Indonesia posts net profit of Rp 49b
Plaza Indonesia posts net profit of Rp 49b JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed property company PT Plaza Indonesia Realty reported yesterday a net profit of Rp 49.8 billion (US$21.2 million) for 1996, up 20.7 percent on Rp 41.2 billion for 1995.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Turkey to host Moslem summit
Turkey to host Moslem summit ANKARA (Reuter): Turkey will host leaders from seven Moslem countries in June for a summit on economic cooperation championed by Islamist Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan, a state minister said yesterday.
Sat, 03 May 1997
GCR buys RI oil stake
GCR buys RI oil stake LONDON (Reuter): Gulf Canada Resources Ltd (GCR) said yesterday it was buying a 12 percent stake in an Indonesian production-sharing contract from Seafield Resources Plc.The Gulf Canada acquisition is in the 3,500 sq km offshore Pangkah oil block off East Java.
Sat, 03 May 1997
PPP supporters fill streets of Semarang and Tasikmalaya
PPP supporters fill streets of Semarang and Tasikmalaya SEMARANG (JP): Tens of thousands of United development Party (PPP) supporters took to the streets here and in the West Java town of Tasikmalaya yesterday on their way to and from rallies.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Piracy rife in RP and RI waters
Piracy rife in RP and RI waters KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Waters around the Philippines and Indonesia remain the most prone to pirate attacks, accounting for more than half of the 34 piracy cases recorded around the world in this year's first quarter, the International Maritime Bureau's piracy center...
Sat, 03 May 1997
Class action casts light on judiciary
Class action casts light on judiciary The lawsuit filed Thursday against the State Electricity Company (PLN) by the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) for an eight-hour blackout throughout Java and Bali last month may have taken the public by surprise, given its uncustomary nature.
Sat, 03 May 1997
Great River gets $150m loan
Great River gets $150m loan JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Great River International secured a US$150 million syndicated revolving credit facility with a maturity of five years in Singapore yesterday.
Sat, 03 May 1997
'Sad handing' campaign
'Sad handing' campaign SEMARANG: This year's election campaign is proving to be a nightmare for dozens of the rift-ridden Indonesian Democratic Party in the city and elsewhere in Java.Supporters of the government-recognized party leadership under Soerjadi have canceled campaigning in many places...
Sat, 03 May 1997
Furniture workers go strike
Furniture workers go strike UJUNGPANDANG: More than 50 workers of a furniture company on Jl. Ir. Sutami here protested yesterday, demanding an increase in daily wages.The workers of Singvlar Furniture, which is Taiwanese-owned, waved banners saying, "We won't be back to work until our demands are...
Fri, 02 May 1997
Bank Arya plans to sell 98 million new shares
Bank Arya plans to sell 98 million new shares JAKARTA (JP): Bank Arya plans to offer 98 million new shares or 24.5 percent of its enlarged capital to raise fresh funds of about Rp 50 billion (US$20.57 million) from the public, an executive said yesterday.
Fri, 02 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, 02 May 1997
Paranormals 'in action' at Block M Plaza
Paranormals 'in action' at Block M Plaza JAKARTA (JP): "You will get married next year... Your wife will be a Japanese or Javanese girl...," a woman wrote down for a client yesterday at Blok M Plaza, where 15 clairvoyants met with reporters.Renata told the client the "voices" were not clear.
Fri, 02 May 1997
Busang rumors fly as Freeport gets review extension
Busang rumors fly as Freeport gets review extension TORONTO (Reuter): The Busang rumor mill continued to churn on Wednesday as a jittery market weighed Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's move to extend its review of the controversial gold project.
Fri, 02 May 1997
Soeharto marriage rumors 'untrue'
Soeharto marriage rumors 'untrue' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's half brother Probosutedjo last night denied recent rumors that Soeharto would remarry after the wedding of his youngest son, Hutomo (Tommy) Mandala Putra.
Fri, 02 May 1997
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Elmi Hotel: Jl. Panglima Sudirman No. 42-44: - Qemi Club: Karaoke/Disco, Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Master Band, Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Atlantic Band, Tuesday and Saturday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Fri, 02 May 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Educational Program: Lomba Motivasi Belajar Mandiri 3:35 Talk Show: Sambung Rasa 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Students' Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:10 Film: Dream of Flight 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The...
Fri, 02 May 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 1, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,125 0 570,000 Alumindo Perkasa...
Fri, 02 May 1997
Astra plans to build low-priced sedan
Astra plans to build low-priced sedan JAKARTA (JP): PT Toyota Astra Motor, a Japanese-Indonesian joint venture, will produce a new sedan in 1999 with a price tag of between Rp 35 million (US$14,385) and Rp 40 million, a company director said.
Fri, 02 May 1997
Duta Anggada to issue $100m in notes to refinance loans
Duta Anggada to issue $100m in notes to refinance loans JAKARTA (JP): PT Duta Anggada Realty (DAR) through its Amsterdam-based finance subsidiary, Duta Anggada International B.V., will issue US$100 million guaranteed floating-rate notes (FRNs).
Fri, 02 May 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Indonesia, Jl. Thamrin, Central Jakarta: - Lobby; Gending Jawa, Thursday, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Degung Sunda, Saturday, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Bumbung Bali, Sunday, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Java Cafe; A. Usman (pianist), Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Fri, 02 May 1997
Championing local products
Championing local products President Soeharto's call last week for people to show national spirit by preferring domestic products over foreign ones may sound like an old, strange song to affluent consumers, especially in the current era of economic globalization.
Fri, 02 May 1997
Tri Polyta moving toward upstream integration
Tri Polyta moving toward upstream integration JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed petrochemical giant PT Tri Polyta Indonesia said yesterday it was considering a merger with its main feedstock supplier, PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center, to move toward upstream integration.
Fri, 02 May 1997
Tang's lawyers seeking to quit
Tang's lawyers seeking to quit SINGAPORE (AFP): Two lawyers representing Singapore's opposition figure Tang Liang Hong in his legal battle with the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) have sought court permission to stop acting as his counsel, a report said yesterday.
Fri, 02 May 1997
Winterthur Life Indonesia signs MOU with Bank BNI
Winterthur Life Indonesia signs MOU with Bank BNI The Winterthur insurance group was founded 125 years ago and is now the largest insurance company in Switzerland and among the top five in Europe. With its AA Standard and Poors rating, Winterthur has achieved a reputation for financial soundness...
Fri, 02 May 1997
RI in U.S. watch list on copyright piracy
RI in U.S. watch list on copyright piracy WASHINGTON (Reuter): The United States Wednesday said Denmark, Sweden, Ireland and Ecuador were failing to live up to international obligations to protect copyrights from piracy.As a result, said U.S.
Fri, 02 May 1997
Blue Bird to improve taxi security system
Blue Bird to improve taxi security system JAKARTA (JP): The Blue Bird Group, a transportation company, plans to enhance its Blue Bird taxis' security system by installing acrylic partition behind drivers' seats.
Fri, 02 May 1997
Wullem appointed as new coach of RI national team
Wullem appointed as new coach of RI national team JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) has named the Netherlands' Henk Wullem as the national team's coach, replacing Danurwindo.The association's spokesman, Tondo Widodo, said yesterday the Wullem's appointment was made after a...
Fri, 02 May 1997
Patent protection system application
Patent protection system application This is the second article on patent protection in Indonesia by James B. Lumenta, a senior intellectual property lawyer of Amroos Law Consultants in Jakarta. He is currently a researcher on Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Law, at Murdoch University in Perth.
Fri, 02 May 1997
Brunei, Germany plan new oil refinery
Brunei, Germany plan new oil refinery BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuter): Brunei's Oil and Gas Agency signed a letter of intent to build a refinery in Brunei costing 2.6 billion marks (US$1.5 billion) with state-owned German engineering company IAB, the company said yesterday.
Fri, 02 May 1997
Problems shadow RI-U.S. strong ties, Barry says
Problems shadow RI-U.S. strong ties, Barry saysBy Yenni Djahidin WASHINGTON D.C. (JP): Relations between Indonesia and the United States are "very sound" although some problems have recently crept up to cast a shadow over them, says Robert L.