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Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Chavalit ends Singapore trip
Chavalit ends Singapore trip SINGAPORE (Reuter): Thai Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh left Singapore yesterday after a two-day visit aimed at boosting ties and eliminating what he called image problems, but giving no details of how either would be achieved.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Intellectual property laws passed
Intellectual property laws passed JAKARTA (JP): The government pledged yesterday that the amended laws on intellectual property rights approved by the House of Representatives yesterday would boost technological development, trade and investment in Indonesia.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Renong, Volvo join forces
Renong, Volvo join forces MANILA (AFP): Malaysia's Renong Bhd. and a unit of Volvo AB of Sweden have formed a joint venture with Philippine firms to set up a bus transport system in Manila, the venture said in a statement yesterday.The joint venture includes Philtrak-Volvo PMS Inc.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 Cartoon Film: Animated Classic 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Sports 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 4:30 Science Film: Home Green Home 4:55 Filler and Trailler 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Development...
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Lufthansa manager turns cartographer
Lufthansa manager turns cartographer JAKARTA (JP): Want to know how many new roads and housing complexes there are in Greater Jakarta? See Gunther W. Holtorf, and you will get very satisfactory answers.Gunther W.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Lessons from the quake
Lessons from the quake Lessons can be learnt from the strong earthquake which hit Jakarta Monday. The disaster left neither casualties nor serious construction damage but people -- who are always appreciative of such an outcome in any calamity -- were quick to express their gratitude to God.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Fed Cup heroes to compete in Astra junior tournament
Fed Cup heroes to compete in Astra junior tournament JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Fed Cuppers, Wynne Prakusya and Eny Sulistyowati, are to participate in the 10th Indonesia Astra International Junior Championships here, the Indonesia Tennis Association announced yesterday.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
City opens hot-line on motherhood
City opens hot-line on motherhood JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja launched the city's Love Motherhood drive in Tebet, South Jakarta yesterday. He also inaugurated the 192 hot-line, which offers the public information on the Motherhood drive and pregnancy.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Proctor enters Vietnam
Proctor enters Vietnam HANOI (AFP): The U.S. consumer products giant Proctor and Gamble Co. has received a licence to build a US$20 million sanitary napkin plant in the southern province of Binh Duong, a company official said yesterday.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Sister testifies in court she bought safe for Zarina
Sister testifies in court she bought safe for Zarina JAKARTA (JP): Zarina's sister testified Thursday that Zarina, on trial for Ecstasy possession, production and distribution, had ordered her to buy a safe in August last year.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Australia looks for local talent
Australia looks for local talent SURABAYA, East Java: Australia's Black Swan Theater Company is planning to invite Indonesian puppeteers, particularly from East Java, to give all-night performances at the Perth Festival in early 1998, the company's director said here Thursday.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Nothing irregular in BI's Rp 7b transfer: Witnesses
Nothing irregular in BI's Rp 7b transfer: Witnesses JAKARTA (JP): Witnesses in the trial of a man charged with defrauding Central Bank of Rp 7 billion (US$2.9 million) said yesterday they had not found any irregularities in a transfer form they signed.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Malaysia sees future in RI agro-industry
Malaysia sees future in RI agro-industry JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority, Tan Sri Zainal Abidin Sulong, said Malaysian investors saw agro-based industry as one of the most promising sectors in Indonesia.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
RP strives to protect North Korean defector
RP strives to protect North Korean defector ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (DPA): Police at air and sea ports in the southern Philippines boosted security yesterday to prevent the assassination of a visiting North Korean defector by foreign agents trying to enter the country through its south.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Mixed reaction to laws on intellectual property rights
Mixed reaction to laws on intellectual property rightsBy Listiana Operananta JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives' approval of the amendments to laws on intellectual property rights were welcomed by lawyers but rejected as inadequate by some governmental organizations yesterday.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Father rapes young daughter
Father rapes young daughter JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested a man Thursday for allegedly raping his 11-year-old daughter at his house in Ciputat, Tangerang, some 25 kilometers south of here.South Jakarta Police Detective Rycko A.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Ginandjar says bureaucracy lacks professionalism
Ginandjar says bureaucracy lacks professionalismBy Dwi Atmanta MEDAN (JP): The bureaucracy lacks professionalism because of local culture rather than its staff's meager salaries and poor training, State Minister of Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita said here yesterday.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Thousands still squat in forests
Thousands still squat in forests KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A transmigration official has promised that his office will try to resettle 6,835 families of slash-and-burn farmers living inside the province's forests, threatening the their environment.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Activists don't meet summons
Activists don't meet summons JAKARTA: Two activists expected to be questioned about controversial politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas did not show up at the Attorney General's Office yesterday.Risna Salim and Harto David are members of the Indonesian Democratic Union Party (PUDI) which Bintang chairs.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Inconsiderate bus drivers
Inconsiderate bus driversFrom NeracaIt has become a common sight that passengers of public mini vans, even state-owned PPD buses, are being moved from one vehicle to another in the capital. Jakartans seem to have become accustomed to this inconsiderate treatment from bus drivers, even if their...
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Decree needed to demolish walls, fences
Decree needed to demolish walls, fences JAKARTA (JP): A gubernatorial decree is needed to enforce the city's plan to demolish walls and fences separating high-rise buildings on the main thoroughfares, a councilor says.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Kasiyadi charges ahead to take Bukit Darmo lead
Kasiyadi charges ahead to take Bukit Darmo leadBy Robert Soelistyo SURABAYA (JP): Excellent tactics while playing almost flawlessly gave defending champion Kasiyadi from Surabaya's Yani Golf Club sole lead by two strokes after the third round of the Bukit Darmo Golf Championships following a 66...
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Road building funded by OECF
Road building funded by OECF WAMENA, Irian Jaya: Japan's Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF) has allocated Rp 2.6 billion (US$ 1.13 million) for development projects in the Irian Jaya district of Jayawijaya.Jayawijaya district head J.B.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
PT Pos Indonesia
PT Pos IndonesiaFrom RepublikaPT Pos Indonesia has erected billboards along roads to promote its services these past few years. Apparently it is empty promotion, because in reality things are different, especially for the areas surrounding Jakarta.On Feb.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Policy change needed to maintain growth
Policy change needed to maintain growth JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's economic growth is likely to continue declining if the government does not review its current macroeconomic policies, particularly those on export and import procedures, an economist says.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Jakarta's star-rated hotels regarded less competitive
Jakarta's star-rated hotels regarded less competitive JAKARTA (JP): Star-rated hotels in the capital will be less competitive as they offer higher room rates compared with hotels of the same class in the region, according to a senior tourist agency official.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Hanbo Construction declared bankrupt
Hanbo Construction declared bankrupt SEOUL (AFP): The construction arm of South Korea's failed Hanbo Group was officially declared bankrupt yesterday, a major creditor bank said.Korea First Bank deputy director Lee Ha-Jung told AFP that Hanbo Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Twelve dams in critical shape
Twelve dams in critical shape JAKARTA: Twelve of the country's 60 largest dams are in desperate need of repair, Director General for Irrigation Soeparmono said Thursday."The 12 dams are in critical condition because they are old or because of natural factors such as earthquakes.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Daredevil to make another attempt
Daredevil to make another attempt KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A French daredevil who was arrested here Thursday for attempting to scale the world's tallest building still hopes to complete the feat but this time for charity and with official approval.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Pudjiadi Prestige to issue bonds
Pudjiadi Prestige to issue bonds JAKARTA (JP): Pudjiadi Prestige Ltd. will issue five year bonds totaling Rp 150 billion (US$63.02 million) and will be listed on the Surabaya Stock Exchange on May 15, 1997Avi Y Dwipayana, president of Trimegah Securindo Lestari, the lead underwriter for the bond...
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Taleban militia mission arrives for Islamic summit
Taleban militia mission arrives for Islamic summit ISLAMABAD (AFP): A high-powered mission from Afghanistan's Taleban militia, seeking recognition, arrived in Islamabad yesterday for an Islamic summit, with the Jerusalem problem expected to be a key issue.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Kim's son takes huge commission: Television report
Kim's son takes huge commission: Television report SEOUL (AFP): A son of South Korean President Kim Young-Sam took a 200 billion won (US$226 million) commission from a German firm through an intermediary for machinery imports, a television report alleged yesterday.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Building owners tight-lipped on quake damage
Building owners tight-lipped on quake damage JAKARTA (JP): Managements of high rise buildings tend to be closed mouthed about damage caused in the earthquakes Monday, a city construction consultant said.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
Female activists protest probe
Female activists protest probe SEMARANG: Activists of 15 local non-governmental organizations demanded yesterday that police stop investigating Marsiyem, the widow of slain journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, who has had a nervous breakdown."We urge that investigators stop questioning Marsiyem.
Sat, 22 Mar 1997
PPP activists sue governor over color war
PPP activists sue governor over color war SEMARANG (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) kept its promise yesterday to sue Central Java Governor Soewardi for encouraging the public to paint public property yellow to help Golkar win the May general election.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Economists warn government over inconsistencies
Economists warn government over inconsistencies JAKARTA (JP): Economists warned yesterday that microeconomic policy inconsistencies would weigh down the country's macroeconomic management and eventually cause its downfall.Sri Mulyani I.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Overstaying alien deported
Overstaying alien deported MATARAM, West Sumatra: A Bangladeshi, Ismail Hossain Jaorder, who was to marry Kartini, a resident of Babakan, Mataram municipality, will be deported from the province for overstaying his visit.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Putting Myanmar on ASEAN map
Putting Myanmar on ASEAN mapBy Asvi Warman Adam JAKARTA (JP): At the first informal ASEAN summit here in November last year, it was decided that Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar would become members at the same time, at a point to be decided in the future.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Coffee producers meet to study price surge
Coffee producers meet to study price surge LONDON (Reuter): The Association of Coffee Producing Countries' (ACPC) technical group started a meeting yesterday aimed at addressing the recent surge in coffee prices and its impact on consumption.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Radisson Hotel, Jl. Pecenongan 72, Central Jakarta: - Lobby Lounge Bar; Vino on Bass and Yudi on Piano, Mona and Nongky (Singers), Monday to Saturday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. * Ancol Travelodge, Jl. Lodan Timur No.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Malaysia avoids uglier row with Singapore
Malaysia avoids uglier row with SingaporeBy Jacqueline Wong SINGAPORE (Reuter): Malaysia's acceptance of Singapore elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew's apology for a critical remark showed there was little to be gained from a protracted diplomatic feud, analysts said on Wednesday.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Students hold demonstration
Students hold demonstration YOGYAKARTA: Some 200 students from local universities held a demonstration on the Gadjah Mada University campus here yesterday, calling for greater democratization and the release of detained pro-democracy activists.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
RI capital goods sector needs Malaysian investment
RI capital goods sector needs Malaysian investment JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita invited Malaysian firms yesterday to increase investment in the Indonesian capital goods industry.The minister said the industry was promising for investors.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Prudential eyes Indonesia
Prudential eyes Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): New York-based securities firm Prudential Securities is studying the possibility of establishing a joint venture in Indonesia.Angela Chen, a senior executive of the company, said the Bakrie group was a potential partner in the planned joint venture.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Telkomsel's customer event
Telkomsel's customer event JAKARTA (JP): Telkomsel, an Indonesian cellular operator, is scheduled to hold a one-day customer event on Sunday.Ardhin Ichwan, Telkomsel's Director of Commerce, announced yesterday that the event, consisting of an outdoor program and exhibition, would be at the Senayan...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Students short of money
Students short of money MALANG, East Java: Hundreds of West Kalimantan youths studying at eight local Islamic boarding schools have not received any money from their parents for months following widespread ethnic unrest in West Kalimantan.Malang Regent M.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and Entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Poolside - Pasar Senggol, daily, 6.30 p.m. Kecak Dance, Friday and Tuesday, Legong Dance, Saturday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday, 7 p.m.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
China, Vietnam quarrel over gas rich area
China, Vietnam quarrel over gas rich areaBy Neil Fullick SINGAPORE (Reuter): Natural gas is at the center of a row between China and Vietnam over a Chinese oil rig operating in waters both countries claim, industry analysts said on Wednesday.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Selection system for VP urged
Selection system for VP urged JAKARTA (JP): Three political figures called yesterday for the introduction of a formal system for constitutionally selecting the vice president.Former home affairs minister Rudini suggested that "candidates should be nominated by the people through the bottom level of...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Tighter control of groundwater use urged
Tighter control of groundwater use urged JAKARTA (JP): Soeparmono, the Director General for Water Resource Development at the Ministry of Public Works reiterated earlier calls for tighter regulation on ground water use yesterday.