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Good coordination in Manggarai project urged

Good coordination in Manggarai project urged JAKARTA (JP): City councilor Djenny Suharso urged the Manggarai integrated terminal project's consortium to coordinate their plans with the city administration.

Portugal PM and Clinton discuss East Timor, NATO

Portugal PM and Clinton discuss East Timor, NATO WASHINGTON (AFP): President Bill Clinton reiterated U.S. concerns over human rights abuses in East Timor in talks Thursday with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres.

S&P gives Barito Pacific BB'-plus rating

S&P gives Barito Pacific BB'-plus rating JAKARTA (JP): Standard & Poor's said yesterday it assigned its double-B'-plus corporate credit rating to PT Barito Pacific Timber (BPT).According to the rating agency, the outlook is stable,.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film 3:10 Development Program: Mengenal Lingkungan 3:35 TV Series 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:25 Variety Show 5:30 Tour and Travel: Wisata Nasional 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The...

Hashim, Sukanto acquire Swabara

Hashim, Sukanto acquire SwabaraJP/afs JAKARTA (JP): Two leading Indonesian leading businessmen, Hashim Djojohadikusumo (second left) and Sukanto Tanoto (second right), have combined to buy a controlling interest in Swabara Group from Australia's Washington H.

Securities regulator confirms Bre-X probe

Securities regulator confirms Bre-X probe TORONTO (Agencies): Canada's top securities regulator said on Thursday it is probing whether Bre-X Minerals Ltd, mired in controversy over its Busang gold find in Indonesia, breached insider trading and disclosure laws.

BASF books Rp 400b in sales

BASF books Rp 400b in sales JAKARTA (JP): BASF Indonesia Group, a subsidiary of German chemical maker BASF AG, announced yesterday its sales volume hit Rp 400 billion (US$165.35 million) last year.BASF Indonesia's chief executive officer, Danny Jozal, attributed the increase to the production of...

Learning from the transfer of power

Learning from the transfer of power Controversy over whether or not the government should continue with its plan to hold a seminar to discuss the last public speech made by the late president Sukarno in 1966 continues.

Mt. Merapi still threatening

Mt. Merapi still threatening SEMARANG: Mount Merapi, which erupted on Jan. 17, is threatening to flood rivers near the volcano with cold lava, an official said yesterday.Mas Atje Purbawinata, chief of the Yogyakarta-based Merapi monitoring agency, said about 2.

Computer hacker punished

Computer hacker punished HAMBURG, Germany (AP): A 27-year-old Indonesian student was convicted Thursday of computer sabotage and attempted extortion for breaking into a Miami computer firm's database and then trying to force them to buy his security program.

Makassar terminal

Makassar terminal UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): The Makassar container terminal in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi will open next month after three years of renovations, an official here said yesterday.

Bank Bali credit card

Bank Bali credit card I would like to thank Ms. Dwi Ria Latifa for her comment (March 27, 1997) about the radio commercial of Bali Kredit Serba Guna (BKSG).As the copywriter, I'd like to make a few points:1. In advertising, there is a radio commercial writing technique known as humor.

Eight firms help preserve environment in Kalimantan

Eight firms help preserve environment in Kalimantan BONTANG, East Kalimantan (JP): Eight private companies operating around the Kutai National Park here have signed an agreement to finance the operation of the park, amounting to Rp 945,800,000 (US$397,395) in fiscal 1997/1998.

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 4, 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 1,075 25 235,500 Alumindo...

40 military officers get promotion

40 military officers get promotion JAKARTA (JP): Forty high ranking military officers, including 18 from the Army, 10 from the Navy, eight from the Air Force and four from the National Police, were promoted here yesterday.Armed Forces spokesman Brig. Gen.

'Bemo' may vanish from Bogor

'Bemo' may vanish from Bogor BOGOR (JP): Bogor Mayor Eddy Gunardi claimed yesterday that 40 drivers of bemo (three-wheeled vehicle) have demanded the municipal administration replace their bemo with small buses.

Electronics tops govt's 10 leading export commodities

Electronics tops govt's 10 leading export commodities JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian electronics exports grew 30.5 percent last year to US$3.2 billion, the highest of the 10 government stipulated leading export commodities.But pulp and paper exports dropped 4.4 percent to $1.

Nortel eyes good RI opportunities

Nortel eyes good RI opportunities JAKARTA (JP): Canadian telecommunications firm Nortel, previously known as Northen Telecom, plans to expand its business into Indonesia to tap into the country's growing telecommunications sector.The company's president for Asia and the South Pacific, James C.

Kiwis lead RI 2-0 in 2nd round Davis Cup tie

Kiwis lead RI 2-0 in 2nd round Davis Cup tie JAKARTA (JP): New Zealand lead Indonesia 2-0 after the opening day of the second round of the Asia Oceania Zone Group I Davis Cup tie at the Senayan tennis courts here yesterday.

DHL wins award

DHL wins award JAKARTA (JP): DHL has won the Best Service Award 1997 from the Asian Freight Industry Award (AFIA) for the eleventh consecutive year.AFIA is the highest award in Asia initiated by Cargonews Asia magazine.DHL said Asia Pacific DHL chief executive Charles Longley accepted the award.

Voices of concern

Voices of concern The voices of concern are louder these days. Even Dr. Frans Seda, former minister of finance and rector of Atmajaya Catholic University, has joined the chorus.As an political and economic commentator is well known for his normally pro-New Order views.

Indonesian art boom starts leveling out

Indonesian art boom starts leveling outBy Amir Sidharta SINGAPORE (JP): The results of the most recent auction of Southeast Asian paintings in Singapore last weekend indicated that the so-called Indonesian art boom is starting to level out and stabilize.

Govt defends Bintang's arrest

Govt defends Bintang's arrest JAKARTA (JP): The government defended in court yesterday the arrest of rebel politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas as complying with the Criminal Code Procedures.In a pretrial hearing at the South Jakarta District Court, lawyers for the Attorney General's Office presented...

Soeharto wants smooth election

Soeharto wants smooth election JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto told top military leaders yesterday that he does not want to see anyone threaten next month's general election.The election is a channel for people to express their political wishes, the President said when meeting with top military...

85 million hectares of forest mapped

85 million hectares of forest mapped JAKARTA (JP): PT Mapindo Parama has taken aerial photos of about 85 million hectares of Indonesia's forests since 1990, the company's chief executive said yesterday.

Senayan office space to be ready in October: Developer

Senayan office space to be ready in October: Developer JAKARTA (JP): The growing number of multinationals here are expected to be the main tenants of new office and apartment space in Senayan, Central Jakarta.

Police defend shooting officer

Police defend shooting officer JAKARTA (JP): The National Police Headquarters defended the recent shooting of one of their off-duty officers, who had extorted money from public transport drivers in East Jakarta.Spokesman Brig. Gen.

Impeachment seminar not until 1998

Impeachment seminar not until 1998 JAKARTA (JP): A controversial seminar on the impeachment of Indonesia's first president Sukarno will not be held until after next year's presidential election.Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono told reporters yesterday the decision was made in view of the public...

Government revokes Jambi's approval

Government revokes Jambi's approval JAMBI (Antara): The Indonesian government has revoked its approval of a Malaysian company's investment in a 27,000-hectare oil palm plantation in Tanjung Jabung district, Jambi province.

Electronics market fire kills fireman

Electronics market fire kills fireman JAKARTA (JP): A firefighter was killed in a big fire that destroyed the four-story Harco electronics shopping center on Jl. Mangga Dua, Sawah Besar district, Central Jakarta yesterday.

C. Java's steel plant

C. Java's steel plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Sawunggaling Ferindo Steel will build a Rp 178.2 billion (US$75 million) iron and basic steel plant in Purworejo, Central Java this year, an official said yesterday.

Gus Dur defends close relations with Tutut

Gus Dur defends close relations with Tutut JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the 30-million strong Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem Organization, Abdurrahman Wahid has defended his close relations with Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, deputy chief of the Golkar party.

Freeport's copper deposit

Freeport's copper deposit JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia, a major copper producer in the world, has announced the discovery of new copper deposits in Kucing Liar Amole, Timika district.According to Antara, the discovery of the Kucing Liar Amole copper deposits is the most important one in the...

Fashionable Kemang

Fashionable Kemang More by accident than by design, Kemang has developed this past decade to become undoubtedly the most fashionable area of Metropolitan Jakarta. The 30 or so theme restaurants and cafes dotting the tree-lined Jl. Bangka and Jl.

Young girl found dead in sack

Young girl found dead in sack JAKARTA (JP): A four-year old girl was found dead in a sack by locals in Cibadak village, Bogor, around 30 kilometers south of here.The locals who found her body identified her as Dina, the third child of Didin, Antara reported Thursday.

'Pesta Terakhir' unravels the ugly side of human nature

'Pesta Terakhir' unravels the ugly side of human natureBy Oei Eng Goan JAKARTA (JP): Ratna Sarumpaet's latest play Pesta Terakhir (The Last Rites) depicts a tragedy that befalls a self-assertive woman, Haryati, who, having the illusion that her father was a respectable man, plans to administer the...

Two escape from jail

Two escape from jail PADANG, West Sumatra: Two convicts escaped from Pariaman prison at about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday after they bent their cell bars, Antara reported yesterday.Quoting prison sources, Antara said the jailbreakers, Amri, 33, and Sabar, 25, escaped by clambering the unguarded back walls...

Old ammunition dredged up

Old ammunition dredged up JAKARTA (JP): Two cannon shells, one mortar and two artillery mortar projectiles believed to date back to World War II were found at Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta.They were dredged up by KM Kalimantan II as it was dredging mud, Capt.

Standing ovation for Van den Hoek

Standing ovation for Van den HoekBy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): "Pleasure," said Martijn van den Hoek, "is where you're not." He then sat down facing the 88 white and black keys and did everything to prove himself wrong.

Jababeka to build estate in Cilegon

Jababeka to build estate in Cilegon JAKARTA (JP): PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk., a publicly listed industrial estate and housing developer, plans to build an industrial estate in Cilegon, West Java.

WHO to make guidelines on emerging diseases

WHO to make guidelines on emerging diseases JAKARTA (JP): The World Health Organization (WHO) will issue guidelines dealing with emerging diseases of the 21st century, WHO representative to Indonesia Robert Kim-Farley said.

Heroic fireman killed fighting Mangga Dua fire

Heroic fireman killed fighting Mangga Dua fire JAKARTA (JP): A group of firemen cried yesterday as the body of their team leader, Danu Sisworo, who was killed fighting a fire yesterday was shouldered by their colleagues onto a stretcher.

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Grand Hyatt Jakarta, Jl. MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta: - Fountain Lounge: This & That from the Philippines, daily (except Tuesday), 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Classical Solo, Reyner Sahatua (pianist), daily, 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Bre-X saga shows wild side of Canadian mining

Bre-X saga shows wild side of Canadian miningBy David Crary TORONTO (AP): The Borneo jungle on Indonesia's East Kalimantan province where Bre-X Minerals claimed to have found a gold mother lode of epic size, might seem tame to those on the hunt for windfalls in the wild world of Canadian mining...

BBD apologizes

BBD apologizes Referring to Mr. Max H. Fa'ah's letter published in The Jakarta Post on April 2, 1997, we would like to apologize for the inconvenience you encountered at one of our branches.Our ultimate goal is to provide better service to our customers, therefore we would appreciate it if you...

Panin Bank reports 60% rice in net profit

Panin Bank reports 60% rice in net profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Panin Bank posted a 60 percent increase in net profit to Rp 80.2 billion (US$33.69 million) in 1996 from Rp 50.04 billion in 1995.

Thailand-Laos rail deal

Thailand-Laos rail deal BANGKOK (DPA): Thailand and Laos signed a transportation agreement yesterday paving the way for the two countries to be linked by railway, Thai radio reports said.The agreement was signed in Vientiane, Laos, by Lao Transportation Minister Phao Bounnaphol and his Thai...

Stephen Orr

Stephen OrrCorrection: The photo caption on this page yesterday erroneously identified an Australian delegation as Stuart C. Cave. He should have been identified as Stephen Orr, vice president of Indonesia- Australia Business Council and Jakarta representative of Westpac Bank.

Tree cutting angers elephants

Tree cutting angers elephants BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The continuing destruction of resin trees for oil palm plantation projects has driven wild elephants to rampaging residential areas in western Lampung, farmers said yesterday.

Foreign carriers ordered to divest in India

Foreign carriers ordered to divest in India NEW DELHI (AFP): India yesterday ordered foreign airlines to withdraw their investments from Indian domestic carriers within six months.Aviation Minister C.M.