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Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Notorious fugitive shot to death
Notorious fugitive shot to death JAKARTA (JP): Police gunned down a wanted man yesterday after he tried to resist arrest, the City Police spokesman said.Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said the police were looking for another seven men believed to be members of two gangs.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Bre-X geologist's body still missing
Bre-X geologist's body still missing JAKARTA (JP): East Kalimantan rescue workers searching for the body of Bre-X geologist Mike de Guzman returned to Balikpapan empty-handed last night.De Guzman, a Filipino, fell out of a helicopter Wednesday afternoon on his way from Samarinda to the giant gold...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Rp 10,000 for a candy?
Rp 10,000 for a candy?From RepublikaOn the morning of March 4, my husband and I took our two-and-a-half year old child to the Borobudur shop, close to Pasar Anyer in Tangerang. I did my shopping of daily needs and paid for them, while my husband and junior went to the playground.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Vietnam briefs envoys on row
Vietnam briefs envoys on row HANOI (Reuter): Vietnam has called Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) ambassadors in Hanoi to an urgent briefing on its row with China over sovereignty of a potentially gas-rich offshore area, diplomats said yesterday.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
All eyes on number two
All eyes on number two It is almost a repeat of what happened five years ago. Now, a year before the March 1998 presidential election, the raging public debate is not on who will be the presidential nominates, but on who will be the candidates for the vice presidency.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Indolink service
Indolink serviceFrom Warta EkonomiIn the past two months I have been subscribing to Indolink. But I have been embarrassed lately by messages sent from the wrong people.I was even more upset when I tried to contact my friend (also a subscriber to Indolink) because of a recorded message from the...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 20, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 307,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,175 0 456,500...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Austria expects 20% rise in Indonesian tourists
Austria expects 20% rise in Indonesian tourists JAKARTA (JP): Austria expects a 20 percent increase in the number of Indonesian visitors to the country to about 9,600 this year from 8,000 in 1996.Oskar Andesner, the director of the Austrian National Tourist Office, said here yesterday he was...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Overhaul on child abuse law urged
Overhaul on child abuse law urged JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian law on child sexual abuse is not adequate to handle the increasing rate of the crime, experts said yesterday.Irwanto, a senior researcher specializing in the problem of street children at Atmajaya Catholic University, said the...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
British firm to relocate the 'village of the damned'
British firm to relocate the 'village of the damned'By Susan Litherland LONDON: In July nearly 10,000 people in Sarawak are to be removed from land held by their descendants for thousands of years -- to make way for a reservoir.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Indonesia's economy grew by 7.82 percent last year
Indonesia's economy grew by 7.82 percent last year JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita said yesterday that Indonesia's economy grew by 7.82 percent last year, down from 8.21 percent in 1995.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Moslem students told to help prevent unrest
Moslem students told to help prevent unrest JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called on Moslem students yesterday to help prevent social unrest and not let their hearts rule their heads."I expect you to continue to maintain a clear thinking process and exercise restraint in facing any problems in...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
RI, Malaysia, Thailand agree to boost cooperation
RI, Malaysia, Thailand agree to boost cooperationBy Prapti Widinugraheni LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh (JP): Indonesian, Malaysian and Thai ministers ended their one-day meeting here yesterday, with a fresh commitment to strengthening business partnerships in their bordering areas.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
SE Asian monies post strong gains against yen
SE Asian monies post strong gains against yen SINGAPORE (AFP): The currencies of Southeast Asian economies have posted strong gains against the yen, making it cheaper for them to service Japanese debt and import key components to fuel industrial growth.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Telkom reports 65.7% rise in profit
Telkom reports 65.7% rise in profit JAKARTA (JP): State-owned domestic telecommunications operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) has reported a net profit of Rp 1.5 trillion (US$630.8 million) in 1996, a 65.76 percent increase from Rp 795 billion in 1995.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Seminar on islands' development
Seminar on islands' development PADANG, West Sumatra: Three cabinet ministers, including Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman, is to attend a two-day seminar here on the development of small and strategic islands.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Habibie, colleague defend IPTN
Habibie, colleague defend IPTNBy Dwi Atmanta MEDAN (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie and his assistant Sofian Effendi defended the state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT IPTN yesterday from criticism that it only served Habibie's personal ambitions and had failed to find a...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
UN envoy on E. Timor meets Soeharto, Alatas
UN envoy on E. Timor meets Soeharto, Alatas JAKARTA (JP): United Nations special envoy for East Timor Jamsheed Marker, on his first day of a two-week mission here, knuckled straight down to work yesterday, paying a courtesy call on President Soeharto and holding talks with Minister of Foreign...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
U.S. star to play in Open
U.S. star to play in Open JAKARTA (JP): Top golfer Mark Calcavecchia of Britain has confirmed his entry for the 1997 Satelindo Indonesia Open from April 24 to April 27.Mario Cardinali, the executive director of Satelindo, said Wednesday that Calcavecchia would be among 144 professional golfers...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
RI Davis Cup team announced for Kiwi tie
RI Davis Cup team announced for Kiwi tie JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association announced the national team yesterday for next the Davis Cup tie to be held here from April 4 to April 6.Wimar Witoelar, the chairman of the National Team Board, said Bonit Wiryawan, Sulistyo Wibowo, Suwandi...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Games budget set at Rp 101b
Games budget set at Rp 101b JAKARTA (JP): SEA Games consortium chairman Bambang Trihatmodjo said yesterday the budget for the Games would not increase again.At the Senayan shooting range, Bambang said: "I'm afraid we cannot tolerate any more reassessments.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Garuda jet skids off in Taipei runway
Garuda jet skids off in Taipei runway JAKARTA (JP): A Garuda Indonesia airplane with 351 people on board skidded off the main runway at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, early yesterday, injuring four people.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Aneka Tambang, Krakatau Steel to go public
Aneka Tambang, Krakatau Steel to go public JAKARTA (JP): PT Aneka Tambang and PT Krakatau Steel, two of the country's major state-owned companies, are set to float shares later this year.Mining company PT Aneka Tambang will be floated in July and steel maker PT Krakatau in December.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Indonesia looking for 15,000 tons of corn
Indonesia looking for 15,000 tons of corn SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesia is looking at buying up to 15,000 tons of corn for May/June delivery, but its buyers are shying away because prices remain a shade too high, regional traders said yesterday.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Old buildings need quake safety checks
Old buildings need quake safety checks JAKARTA (JP): Senior architect Wiratman Wangsadinata said high-rise buildings constructed before 1971 needed review to make sure they met standard earthquake safety requirements.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Bank Nusa's Visa card
Bank Nusa's Visa card JAKARTA (JP): The Bakrie group's Bank Nusa launched its Visa credit card service yesterday in cooperation with the country's first credit card issuer, Bank Duta.President of Bank Nusa, Bangun Sarwito Kusmuljono, said the bank aimed to sign up 2,000 BankNusa Visa credit...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Malaysian group asks RI to review oil palm policy
Malaysian group asks RI to review oil palm policy LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh (JP): A Malaysian businessman has asked Indonesia to review its decision on freezing foreign investment in oil palm plantations.Malaysia's Chamber of Commerce's cochairman, Abdul Rahman Maidin, said yesterday that he had asked for...
Fri, 21 Mar 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, 21 Mar 1997
Statistics agency attacks govt's industrial policy
Statistics agency attacks govt's industrial policy JAKARTA (JP): The burden on the country's external balance of payment has prompted the government to irrationally pursue exports at all costs in order to raise badly needed foreign exchange, Hananto Sigit of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS)...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Jafar Kelana takes joint lead at Bukit Darmo Golf championships
Jafar Kelana takes joint lead at Bukit Darmo Golf championships SURABAYA (JP): Local golfer Jafar Kelana did not let his four- day-old ankle injury stop him climbing the placings to share the lead of the Bukit Darmo Golf Championships yesterday with Sweden's Steven Akito-Lindskog.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Swimmers set for inter-club cup
Swimmers set for inter-club cup JAKARTA (JP): The 24th SEA inter-club age group swimming championships, the Sanya Samakki Challenge Cup, will begin in Karawaci, Tangerang, next week, giving young local swimmers a chance to make the national SEA Games team.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Observer predicts widespread poll rigging
Observer predicts widespread poll rigging JAKARTA (JP): Systematic poll rigging by bureaucrats and the military to help Golkar, the government-backed contestant, will remain widespread in the coming election, an observer predicted yesterday.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Airport tax matters
Airport tax mattersFrom NeracaRecently, I traveled to Surabaya for the umpteenth time. My arrival, this time, was rather special because I arrived by plane.I would like to emphasize that my story about the trip to Surabaya is related to airport tax matters.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Indonesia determined to solve racial issues
Indonesia determined to solve racial issues JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita said yesterday Indonesia would not adopt the Malaysian way of solving racial issues.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Irianese demand UN shares burden for their plight
Irianese demand UN shares burden for their plight JAKARTA (JP): An Iran Jaya youth group demanded that the United Nations share "moral responsibility" for what they perceive as oppression of indigenous Irianese people.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Drive to phase out non-AC buses gains public support
Drive to phase out non-AC buses gains public support JAKARTA (JP): The proposal to eliminate non-AC limited passenger buses has gained industry and public support.Both the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) and the city chapter of the Association of Public Transportation Owners (Organda) said...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Brazil seeks to import Indonesian cocoa
Brazil seeks to import Indonesian cocoa RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuter): Brazil's Agriculture Ministry is awaiting a reply from Indonesia's government before it decides whether to approve a request to import cocoa, an official from the ministry's plant inspection department said.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Asia Link buys 35% of Metrosel
Asia Link buys 35% of Metrosel SURABAYA (JP): PT Metro Seluler Nusantara (Metrosel), one of the country's three analog cellular telephone operators, said it would use most of the proceeds from the sale of 35 percent of its shares to Hong Kong-based Asia Link to improve its network technology.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Animated Classic 3:05 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Comedy: Situasi 4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:55 Filler 5:00 Regional News 5:25 My Country 5:30 Culture: Lingkar...
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
CMNP starts Rp 1.3t giant toll road project
CMNP starts Rp 1.3t giant toll road project SURABAYA (JP): Publicly listed PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada (CMNP) started construction of the 36.6 kilometer toll road to connect Waru in Juanda to Tanjung Perak in Surabaya yesterday.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
One dies, three injured in student brawls
One dies, three injured in student brawls JAKARTA (JP): A high school student was beaten to death by other students in a brawl in front of Cipinang Penitentiary, in East Jakarta, police said yesterday.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
300 primary school buildings need repairs
300 primary school buildings need repairs JAKARTA (JP): Three hundred primary school buildings are in urgent need of repair, a task that would require Rp 37.2 billion (US$15.4 million), an official said yesterday.T.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Malaysian activists protest 'prosecution' in Singapore
Malaysian activists protest 'prosecution' in Singapore KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian activists wearing black handkerchiefs over their faces protested outside the Singapore High Commission yesterday against the "persecution of political opposition" in Singapore.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Alternative routes in Pondok Gede
Alternative routes in Pondok Gede JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation Agency urges motorists to avoid Jl. Raya Pondok Gede, in East Jakarta and take alternative routes during the pilgrimage season.The agency head J.P.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
11 bodies found after crash
11 bodies found after crash KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Rescuers said yesterday that they had found the bodies of all 11 Malaysian air force men who perished when two helicopters crashed in Sabah state two days ago.
Fri, 21 Mar 1997
Seoul tightens belt to fight inflation
Seoul tightens belt to fight inflation SEOUL (AFP): South Korea will tighten its belt to fight a swelling current account deficit and inflation, finance and economy Minister Kang Kyong-Shik said yesterday.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997
Sponsor donates money to IBA
Sponsor donates money to IBA JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia Boxing Association is to receive Rp 1.3 billion (US$542,000) from sponsor PT Gadjah Tunggal to scout for new stars and train them."The sponsor has given Rp 1.3 billion of our Rp 2 billion budget this year.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997
Malaysia needs time to restore ties with S'pore
Malaysia needs time to restore ties with S'pore KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia yesterday accepted an apology and offer of a retraction from Singapore patriarch Lee Kuan Yew for remarks which triggered a political row, but said restoring ties to their former level would take time.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997
Two new Sheraton hotels to open their doors soon
Two new Sheraton hotels to open their doors soon JAKARTA (JP): ITT Sheraton, a leading five-star international hotel chain in the country, will open two more hotels in Yogyakarta, Central Java, and Bogor, West Java this year as part of its massive expansion program.
Thu, 20 Mar 1997
Transportation ties with RI to be boosted: Poole
Transportation ties with RI to be boosted: Poole DARWIN (Antara): Minister for Transportation, Trade and Industry of Australia's Northern Territory, Eric Poole, has called for the strengthening of transportation ties between Australia and Indonesia.