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Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Eight arrested for stealing
Eight arrested for stealing JAKARTA (JP): The police arrested three market security guards and five other men Wednesday for stealing women's clothes worth Rp 32 million (US$13,333) from a department store in Tanah Abang market, Central Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police Lt. Col. M.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Malaysia, RI to buy more Chinese corn
Malaysia, RI to buy more Chinese corn SINGAPORE (Reuter): Malaysia is looking to buy up to 50,000 tons of Chinese corn while an Indonesian trade house may also be shopping around for another 50,000 tons of corn from either China or Argentina, traders said yesterday.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
PDI defies internal rift in upcoming election
PDI defies internal rift in upcoming electionBy Dwi Atmanta JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) looks like a bull licking its wounds while preparing for its next, tougher, fight, namely the general election.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Bishop Belo to launch books
Bishop Belo to launch books JAKARTA (JP): Dili Bishop and 1996 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo will launch two books in East Timor's capital Dili next Tuesday, Antara reported yesterday.
Fri, 14 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, 14 Mar 1997
JSX index plunges on heavy sales
JSX index plunges on heavy sales JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) plunged on heavy selling of bank stocks, with the Composite Index losing 12.62 points to close at 669.99.Large selling of Bank Negara Indonesia and Bank Internasional Indonesia dampened the market's mood.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Hootie at Hard Rock Cafe
Hootie at Hard Rock Cafe JAKARTA (JP): The American music group Hootie and The Blowfish will show its skill to Jakarta fans at Hard Rock Cafe on March 19.The cafe spokesperson, Teges Prita Soraya said that Hootie deserved warm welcome due to its achievements, Antara reported Wednesday.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Quake jolts Aceh
Quake jolts Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh yesterday, Antara news agency reported.It quoted meteorology officials as saying the earthquake, with its epicenter located in the Kutacane area, 300 kms from Banda...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Indonesia wins Group A of Fed Cup
Indonesia wins Group A of Fed Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia continued its unbeaten run yesterday when it defeated first-seeded Chinese Taipei 2-1 in round-robin matches at the Federation Cup Asia Oceania Qualifying Group I in Wellington, New Zealand.
Fri, 14 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, 14 Mar 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 13, 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 1,200 0 370,000 Alumindo...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Golkar planning to use teachers in poll campaign
Golkar planning to use teachers in poll campaign JAKARTA (JP): State school teachers may well see their already-heavy burdens mount prior to the May 29 general election as they will probably have to speak at rallies held by the dominant political grouping Golkar.
Fri, 14 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, 14 Mar 1997
Dilapidated bridge
Dilapidated bridgeFrom Berita BuanaThere are two bridges in front of the traditional market in Jatinegara. One of them spans the Matraman Raya Road in front of the Merdeka elementary and junior high schools.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Fire in Jakarta
Fire in Jakarta What is happening! Every day in Jakarta there are reports of horrible fires that claim the lives of innocent people, and destroy the homes and businesses of many citizens. This is so very sad because it is so preventable.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
ASEAN business leaders want bigger role
ASEAN business leaders want bigger role JAKARTA (JP): ASEAN business leaders ended their two-day summit yesterday with a call for a bigger role in the regional economy.The chairman of the ASEAN Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Aburizal Bakrie, said ASEAN governments should establish policies that...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Child killer hunted
Child killer hunted PADANG, West Sumatra: Police are mounting a manhunt for the suspected killer of two small girls in Tanah Garam village, Lubuk Sikarah district in Solok, Antara reported yesterday.Solok Police Chief Lt. Col.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
'Mars Attacks!' recalls long lost humor of Hollywood
'Mars Attacks!' recalls long lost humor of HollywoodBy Bret Galloway JAKARTA (JP): The Martians in Tim Burton's latest movie Mars Attacks! may fail to conquer the earth with their flashy ray guns, but they do win us over with the lovable way they dispose, and make fools, of humans.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Singapore's STIC '96 profit seen up
Singapore's STIC '96 profit seen up SINGAPORE (Reuter): Diversified conglomerate Singapore Technologies Industrial Corp (STIC) is seen posting a healthy 20 percent rise in 1996 earnings as construction continues to fuel growth, analysts said yesterday.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Runner Ruwiyati fit for SEA Games: Doctor
Runner Ruwiyati fit for SEA Games: Doctor JAKARTA (JP): Ruwiyati, banned from running marathons by the Indonesian Athletics Association, will be fit enough to run at the SEA Games, said Dr. Yuslam Samihardja of the Central Java branch of the Indonesian Sports Council.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Ministers unhurt in chopper scare
Ministers unhurt in chopper scare JAKARTA (JP): Two cabinet ministers and other officials escaped unhurt yesterday when their helicopter made an emergency landing at an airport in Banda Aceh, Aceh.The Puma helicopter was carrying Minister of Health Sujudi and Minister of Food Ibrahim Hasan, and was...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Amien admits to quitting over criticism
Amien admits to quitting over criticism JAKARTA (JP): Outspoken Moslem scholar Amien Rais admitted yesterday that his recent resignation from a leading post in the influential Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) was partly caused by his critical stance over many government...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Seminar on elections canceled
Seminar on elections canceled JAKARTA (JP): A one-day seminar planned for yesterday on the need for free and just elections was banned by the police because the organizing committee had failed to notify the authorities of the gathering.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
5,000 athletes expected to join 19th SEA Games
5,000 athletes expected to join 19th SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): Almost 5,000 athletes will compete in the 19th SEA Games here, more than doubling the 1995 Games' field.Organizing committee official M. Hindarto said yesterday that nine of the 10 participating countries had confirmed their teams for the...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Foreign election observers welcomed
Foreign election observers welcomed JAKARTA (JP): An independent poll watchdog activist and a politician said yesterday they could not wait for the government to keep its promise to allow foreigners to monitor the May 29 election.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
'Ecstasy found in Zarina's safe'
'Ecstasy found in Zarina's safe' JAKARTA (JP): Three police testifying in the trial of Zarina, 25, charged with producing, possessing, and distributing Ecstasy pills, say they found Ecstasy and cash in a safe they confiscated from her house.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Please, protect the tourists!
Please, protect the tourists! A few friends of mine from New Zealand and Malaysia came to visit me in Jakarta in January. Before they came, they were rather worried about their safety here. As I have been an expat living here for nearly one year, I reassured them that it was pretty safe and that...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Improve ASEAN cooperation
Improve ASEAN cooperation In order to meet the swelling tide of globalization, free trade and openness regarding economic policies, all of which lead to intensified competition, efforts are needed to improve cooperation among ASEAN's member countries.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Number of Bogor council seats will remain 75
Number of Bogor council seats will remain 75 BOGOR (JP): The home affairs ministry will not increase the number of city council seats from 75 to 100 in spite of recent lobbying by city-chapter political forces.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Absent cyclists join training camp
Absent cyclists join training camp JAKARTA (JP): Two cyclists who withdrew from the SEA Games training camp are back in training in Subang, West Java, for the Games in October.Brothers Hengky and Heriyanto Setiawan and Tubagus Maulana had sent a letter of resignation to the Indonesian Cycling...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Soeharto, Goh to open Karimun Besar estate
Soeharto, Goh to open Karimun Besar estate JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto and Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will open Sunday a 1,050-hectare marine and industrial complex on Karimun Besar island, Riau.The two leaders will also inaugurate a big shipping yard in the industrial complex.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Satelindo's $835m service investment
Satelindo's $835m service investment PARIS (JP): PT Satelindo, one of the country's seven mobile phone operators, has pledged to invest at least US$835 million to improve its services.The company's director of cellular operations, Saleh Gunawan, said here yesterday about $635 million would be spent...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Canada extends aid to RI
Canada extends aid to RI KENDARI, South Sulawesi: The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has pledged US$40 million in aid to improve math and physics instruction at a number of state universities.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
American investors upbeat on RI
American investors upbeat on RI JAKARTA (JP): United States businesspeople have said recent ethnic and religious riots and uncertainty over political succession would not impact their business interests."With respect to Indonesia, I'm very optimistic the troubles you talked about ...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Sarwono shocked at Java's forest fires
Sarwono shocked at Java's forest fires JAKARTA (JP): Five thousand five hundred hectares of the 10,339 hectares of forest destroyed by fire over the past year were in Central and East Java, State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja revealed yesterday.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Access to 3 in 1
Access to 3 in 1From PanjimasJakarta's infamous traffic jams cause headaches and problems for everyone. The government has endeavored to tackle or at least ease a number of traffic trouble spots. But have the measures been effective?For example, has the three-in-one regulation yielded results?...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
The Listening Post
The Listening Post * Flying down from Davao was an exciting experience. The aircraft was an antique and the weather rather foggy. But I was looking forward to the adventure. With the opening of Manado as an international gateway into Indonesia, it has become possible to travel from the Philippines,...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Experience in Busang
Experience in Busang I would like to recount my experience in Busang, Kutai regency, East Kalimantan on March 8. I would also like to respond to the news that I and two Australian journalists and one Manuntung daily journalist were terrorized by employees of PT WAM.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Reporter's attackers sentenced
Reporter's attackers sentenced DILI (JP): The district court here sentenced four people to 10 months each yesterday for attacking a journalist last year.The defendants, Jose Antonio Soares, Jaime de Jesus Ribeiro Verdial, Americo Seroa and Jacob Fernandez, asked for time to decide whether they...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Lonsum books profit
Lonsum books profit JAKARTA (JP): PT London Sumatra (Lonsum), a publicly listed plantation company, saw its pretax profit rise by 21 percent to Rp 102.82 billion (US$53.6 million) last year.The company, a producer of palm oil and rubber, said here yesterday that its net income rose 30 percent to Rp...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Eight expatriates arrested for immigration violations
Eight expatriates arrested for immigration violations JAKARTA (JP): Immigration officers have arrested eight Pakistanis and three Srilankans for immigration violations.Zaiman Nurmatias, director of supervision and law enforcement at the Directorate General of Immigration, said yesterday the...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Citatah raises profit projection to $14.25m
Citatah raises profit projection to $14.25m JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed marble maker PT Citatah has upgraded its net profit projection for this year from Rp 32.3 billion to Rp 33.8 billion (US$14.25 million).
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Nine babies win prizes
Nine babies win prizes BOGOR (JP): The Bogor mayoralty gave nine babies born in Bogor on Feb. 4, Rp 500,000 each for being Indonesia's 200 millionth citizens.Eddy Gunardi handed over the savings as part of village resilience board month here yesterday.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Councilor urges integrated water management
Councilor urges integrated water management JAKARTA (JP): A councilor said it was urgent Greater Jakarta integrated water management policies to preserve water catchment areas.Uniform aims and cooperation between the municipality and neighboring West Java areas was needed to prevent further...
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Government to build big tunnel to prevent floods
Government to build big tunnel to prevent floods BOGOR (JP): The government has come up with a flood control program they believe has the least likelihood of sparking social unrest caused by land appropriation.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Susi's chances improve as Mia loses to Dai Yun
Susi's chances improve as Mia loses to Dai Yun BIRMINGHAM, England (Agencies): Susi Susanti's chances of winning back the women's singles title in her last All-England Championships before retirement improved considerably when her top-seeded Indonesian compatriot Mia Audina was beaten Wednesday.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Government investigation of Bintang still stalled
Government investigation of Bintang still stalled JAKARTA (JP): The government's investigation of rebel politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas remained stalled yesterday, although the Attorney General's Office appointed a new prosecutor to lead the questioning.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
China Rally could join World C'ship
China Rally could join World C'ship BEIJING (AFP): Chinese sports officials hope the China Rally will next year become part of the world championship.China Rally '97 from June 20 to June 23 will be the second leg of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship in place of the Hong Kong- Beijing rally.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Clear guidelines and good returns key to more FDI
Clear guidelines and good returns key to more FDI JAKARTA (JP): The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has suggested ASEAN countries draw up clear investment guidelines and offer attractive returns to foreign investors to maintain high flows of foreign direct investment.
Fri, 14 Mar 1997
Paribas buys Dynaplast
Paribas buys Dynaplast JAKARTA (JP): European investment and banking firm Paribas has bought about nine million Dynaplast shares or 7 percent of the company.The European company's manager in Indonesia, Patrick Egron, said yesterday Paribas had been present in Indonesia for 22 years through a...