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Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Horison, Jl. Pantai Indah, Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, North Jakarta: - The Anging Mamiri Garden: Fantastic Group from Philippines, Ever Green Hawaian Band/Orkes Keroncong, Hula-hula Dances, every Saturday Night, 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Share prices on JSX gain ground
Share prices on JSX gain ground JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) gained ground yesterday as the campaign for the May 29 election got off to a smooth start.Dealers said trade went ahead as normal with many shares actively traded.
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Freeport position unclear: Sudjana
Freeport position unclear: Sudjana JAKARTA (JP): The minister of mines and energy, Ida Bagus Sudjana, said yesterday he had not received any reports of U.S. mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc's plan to pull out of the Busang gold project.
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
RI soccer team facing shake-up
RI soccer team facing shake-up JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian soccer team is facing a shake-up after its surprise 1-1 away draw to Cambodia in Sunday's World Cup Asian Zone qualifying match.The Indonesian Soccer Association's secretary-general, Nugraha Besoes, said yesterday the team would have to...
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Retail chains chained
Retail chains chained The government's plan to prohibit big retailers from operating outside provincial capitals could hinder the development of marketing services, which are vital to the program of enhancing consumers' appreciation of domestic products.
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Second day slow going for PPP's major campaigners
Second day slow going for PPP's major campaigners JAKARTA (JP): It was a slow day for the United Development Party (PPP) yesterday with more than half of its major vote- getters taking a break from campaigning to prepare for today's schedule.
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Tansil gives PPP trouble, too
Tansil gives PPP trouble, too DILI, East Timor: The Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP) was reprimanded by the local Election Supervision Committee for naming names in alleged widespread corruption in Indonesia.
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Prosecutors reject Jagorawi defense
Prosecutors reject Jagorawi defense BOGOR (JP): Prosecutors in the Jagorawi toll road robbery and murder trial rejected the defense's claim yesterday that the prosecution was vague.The prosecution team, which included Andi Rachman Asbar, was responding to lawyers of defendant Erling Doly Wijaya...
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
ASEAN told to resist linking trade to politics
ASEAN told to resist linking trade to politics KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia urged member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday to resist moves by major trading nations to link trade to politics.Citing Washington's recent ban on U.S.
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Sempati Air responds
Sempati Air responds We refer to Mr. Supriya Venkat's complaint Airport tax included (April 16, 1997).We are very sorry about the inconvenience you experienced related to the airport tax payment. We would like to explain that, according to regulations made by the Civil Aviation Authority of...
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Gunshot wound found on Alcino's body
Gunshot wound found on Alcino's body DILI (JP): Police forensic experts found yesterday a gunshot wound and a small object believed to be a bullet in the body of Alcino da Costa, a man killed Friday in a brawl in Baucau.East Timor Police Chief Col.
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Local golfers to play for Peugeot challenge sports
Local golfers to play for Peugeot challenge sports JAKARTA (JP): About 140 local golfers will battle for two spots to represent Indonesia at the Peugeot Challenge World Tour '97 in France in June.The amateurs, with handicaps of 18 or less, are all members of golf clubs in Greater Jakarta.
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Vendors hail drive against bird smuggling
Vendors hail drive against bird smuggling JAKARTA (JP): Over 250 Pramuka Bird Market vendors responded positively Sunday to the government's drive to raise the public's awareness of the 1990 ruling on the smuggling of endangered species.
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Berenstain Bears 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:10 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:35 Music: Lagu Poo Daerah 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Science and Technology 5:00 English Lessons 5:25 Science World 5:30...
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Cable plant in C. Java
Cable plant in C. Java JAKARTA (JP): CV Surya Utama Industri will build a Rp 30 billion (US$12.8 million) cable making plant in Boyolali, Central Java.The local investment coordinating board's Boyolali office chairman, Soedarsono, said 20 percent of the plant's production would be exported.
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Nine PRD activists sentenced for subversion
Nine PRD activists sentenced for subversion JAKARTA (JP): Nine leaders of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) were given jail sentences yesterday of between 18 months and 13 years for subversion.The nine young men, all in their 20s, were convicted in absentia in separate trials in Central and South...
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Bank officers questioned
Bank officers questioned UJUNGPANDANG (JP): Police are questioning at least four employees of Bank Bali over a Rp 557.5 million (US$232,291) fraud, despite having arrested two people as main suspects.The four, including the branch manager, are being questioned as witnesses in the case, the head of...
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Auchan sets up hypermarts
Auchan sets up hypermarts BANGKOK (AP): Bangchak Petroleum said yesterday it would take a 10 percent stake in a joint venture with France's Auchan S.A. to invest at least 1.34 billion baht (US$ 53.6 million) to set up hypermarts in Thailand.
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
RI, FOREIGN FIRMS TIE UP:
RI, FOREIGN FIRMS TIE UP:JP/alxSouth Korea's Samsung Corp, Japan's Nissho Iwai Corp and Indonesia's PT Suryamas Dutamakmur have entered a US$2.7 billion venture to develop a residential and commercial complex in Bogor, West Java.
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Megawati supporters haunts Soerjadi loyalists
Megawati supporters haunts Soerjadi loyalists JAKARTA (JP): Anxiety gripped the second day of election campaigning across Java yesterday as supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) ousted leader Megawati Soekarnoputri showed their teeth.
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Curtailing supermarkets
Curtailing supermarketsFrom NeracaEfforts to revive the economic standards of the public has been the focus of the media lately. The government has finally decided to curtail supermarket businesses in small towns at regency levels, while on-going supermarkets in the various regions are expected to...
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Ruling Golkar promises to tackle unemployment
Ruling Golkar promises to tackle unemploymentBy Sugianto Tandra MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): An estimated 50,000 Golkar supporters cheered as chairman Harmoko concluded the second day of campaigning, promising to "eradicate unemployment".
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Army heightens alert in run-up to election
Army heightens alert in run-up to election JAKARTA (JP): The Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) is heightening alert in the lead-up to the general election and the 1998 presidential election.Kostrad Chief Lt. Gen.
Tue, 29 Apr 1997
Bali Golf & Country Club has three settings to thrill senses
Bali Golf & Country Club has three settings to thrill sensesBy Nicklaus D'Cruz Bali Golf & Country Club is set within the ecologically planned tourist resort of Nusa Dua located on the magical island of Bali, the Island of the Gods.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Donations for SEA Games
Donations for SEA GamesFrom NeracaThe Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) basically supports the SEA games events. As usual, however, the committee is in need of funds. As a result, money is collected, which the public majority has raised objection to because of the amount of the donations and...
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Asian stocks may be weak, volatile
Asian stocks may be weak, volatile HONG KONG (Reuter): Asian stocks are in a slump and little is expected to change in the coming week.Foreign investors said they were bailing out on an uncertain U.S. interest rate outlook as better-performing Latin American and European markets were winning the...
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Golkar lagging behind in cyber campaign
Golkar lagging behind in cyber campaign Recently several Jakarta dailies ran the news that the United Development Party (PPP) had started using the Internet for its election campaign. It seems PPP is pioneering the "Cyber Campaign.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Rich may agree on plan to boost emerging marts
Rich may agree on plan to boost emerging marts WASHINGTON (Reuter): Rich nations and their up-and-coming counterparts in the developing world are putting the finishing touches on a plan to lessen the risk of financial turbulence in emerging markets, U.S. officials said on Friday.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Manila investigates kidnap of fishermen
Manila investigates kidnap of fishermen MANILA (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos yesterday ordered an investigation into the alleged abduction by a group of Malaysians of seven Filipinos they suspected of stealing their boat engines.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
A feast with distinction
A feast with distinction Whatever one may think of the May 29 general election -- or "feast of democracy", as officials fondly call it -- there is no denying that it will be unlike any previous election, and not just because of its crucial nature or huge cost.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Megawati warns supporters of provocation
Megawati warns supporters of provocation JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri, ousted chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), soothed some 300 supporters at her residence yesterday.The supporters, from regions across Indonesia, visited her at the Kebagusan subdistrict in Pasar Minggu, South...
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
'City should manage own transport'
'City should manage own transport' JAKARTA (JP): City Council speaker M.H. Ritonga said over the weekend that the council should manage the city's public transport."The municipality knows more about the city's transportation needs," Ritonga said.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Govt asked to give additional power to provinces
Govt asked to give additional power to provincesBy Riyadi AMBON, Maluku (JP): Business people in eastern provinces have asked the government to give local administrations more power to form trade and investment policies.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Indonesia, Malaysia meet to discuss Sipadan-Ligitan
Indonesia, Malaysia meet to discuss Sipadan-Ligitan JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian and Malaysian senior officials will meet today to resolve details before jointly submitting the Sipadan-Ligitan dispute to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
120 schools in Bekasi need to be repaired
120 schools in Bekasi need to be repaired BEKASI (JP): About 120 schools in Bekasi need repairs which will cost at least Rp 1 billion (US$415.6 million), Bekasi's regent, M. Djamhari said yesterday.Speaking at a groundbreaking ceremony for a public elementary school in the Lippo Cikarang complex,...
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Share trading to dwindle as election campaign starts
Share trading to dwindle as election campaign starts JAKARTA (JP): Stock trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange is likely to slow down this week as the country's three political parties begin their election campaigns, said securities analysts.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Hewlett-Packard takes color laser printing to new heights
Hewlett-Packard takes color laser printing to new heightsBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): At about this time of the year, Hewlett-Packard often introduces new products and nice surprises. At Shangri-La Hotel here last month the company again demonstrated its adherence to this strong tradition.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Bengkulu short 900 teachers
Bengkulu short 900 teachers BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Elementary and madrasah (Islamic) schools here are short 900 teachers, prompting physical education teachers to teach other subjects, the local education and culture chief said yesterday.H.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Cambodia hold RI in 1-1 draw
Cambodia hold RI in 1-1 draw PHNOM PENH (AFP): Cambodia's national football team scored the country's first-ever goal in World Cup play yesterday surprising a heavily-favored Indonesian squad with a 1-1 draw in an Asian group five qualifying match.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Parry grabs Satelindo Open title by five shots
Parry grabs Satelindo Open title by five shots JAKARTA (JP): Playing more cautiously after Saturday's poor showing, Australian Craig Parry walked away yesterday with the Satelindo Indonesia Open title and a US$44,412.50 cash prize.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Malaysia launches sports car
Malaysia launches sports car KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia on Saturday launched its first locally built sports car, marking another milestone in the country's automotive industry.Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad officiated at the launch of the two-seater TVR Chimaera.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Matahari to open outlets in six regencies
Matahari to open outlets in six regencies JAKARTA (JP): PT Matahari Putra Prima, one of the country's largest retailers, hopes to open outlets in six regencies despite the government's plan to restrict the operations of big retailers in regencies.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
I have decided not to vote
I have decided not to vote This letter is a personal statement. I don't represent anyone, nor do I intend to influence other readers. This letter mirrors my feelings as an Indonesian citizen who is facing a difficult political situation.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Japan's Sawamatsu wins Danamon Women's Open
Japan's Sawamatsu wins Danamon Women's Open JAKARTA (JP): Japanese Naoko Sawamatsu won her first title this year after beating compatriot Yuka Yoshida 6-3, 6-2 at the US$107,500 Danamon Indonesia Women's Open yesterday.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Red a worrying color in C. Java
Red a worrying color in C. Java PURWOKERTO, Central Java: People are scared to travel in government vehicles bearing red number plates during the election campaign that began yesterday.Banyumas police chief Col.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Myanmar media praises ASEAN
Myanmar media praises ASEAN YANGON (DPA): Myanmar's government-controlled press ran commentaries yesterday that praised the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for repudiating the United States' recent decision to slap a new economic sanction on the country.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Security during election
Security during election From the statements that have been made so far, it can be concluded that all parties participating in the general election intend to ensure a successful campaign and election in accordance with the agreed regulations.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
'TVRI' senior presenter dies
'TVRI' senior presenter dies JAKARTA (JP): A senior presenter of the state-owned television station TVRI, Poppy Tiendas, died yesterday at her home on Jl. Penerangan, the Ministry of Information housing complex, in Pesanggarahan, South Jakarta.
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Golkar insures supporters
Golkar insures supporters YOGYAKARTA: The dominant political party, Golkar, has insured its leaders and thousands of supporters involved in the election campaigns, a local party official said Saturday.Chief of the local Golkar election strategy department (GBPH) Joyokusumo said the move was aimed...
Mon, 28 Apr 1997
Election campaign kicks off
Election campaign kicks off JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia began yesterday the 1997 election campaign with senior political leaders throughout the country meeting supporters in peaceful and orderly gatherings.