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Wed, 05 Mar 1997
GSM services to expand
GSM services to expand JAKARTA (JP): PT Excelcomindo Pratama, one of the three operators of the global system for mobile communication (GSM) in Indonesia, will expand its overseas roaming services.Company president Julius S.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Bumpy road towards democracy
Bumpy road towards democracyBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Talk about restoring democracy is again pervading our society. Researchers at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, for instance, have argued that the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) should minimize its political role to allow democracy to...
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Asahimas profits drop
Asahimas profits drop JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed glassmaker PT Asahimas Flat Glass Co. Ltd reported a decline in net profits of about 35 percent to Rp 44.1 billion (US$18.52 million) in 1996 from Rp 73.71 billion in 1995.The company announced that its net sales dropped by 14 percent to Rp 347.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
The specialty of FM3 restaurant
The specialty of FM3 restaurantBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): It was a surprising experience to dine at the FM3 Restaurant near the entrance gate to the Tangerang toll road.It was late Saturday evening and my companion and I were looking for a restaurant in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta. It was 11 p.m.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Labor bill allows abuse of workers' rights: Activists
Labor bill allows abuse of workers' rights: Activists JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights and labor activists have joined forces to pressure legislators into overhauling a new bill that aims to give the government sweeping control of labor affairs.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Exporters lack knowledge of foreign trade regulations
Exporters lack knowledge of foreign trade regulations JAKARTA (JP): Much of Indonesia's business community lacks knowledge of trade regulations in the countries where they do business, an official said yesterday.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Two tons of explosives seized
Two tons of explosives seized JAKARTA (JP): Police confiscated more than two tons of illegal explosives in a month-long operation in Parung Panjang Bogor, and arrested two stone quarriers and a chemical distributor.The National Police Detectives Chief Brig. Gen.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
More incentives needed to promote oil industry
More incentives needed to promote oil industry JAKARTA (JP): The government should increase incentives for oil explorers in eastern Indonesia, former minister of mines and energy Subroto said yesterday.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Commemorating Linggardjati
Commemorating Linggardjati For a student of the history of Indonesian diplomacy in the 1945-1950 period, March will be remembered as a milestone for the first act of international law performed by the Indonesian Republic since its proclamation of independence.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Law course for priests, youths
Law course for priests, youths DILI, East Timor: The head of Provincial Prosecutors Office, J.F. Martanto, said his office would hold a law course for local priests and youths, two elements of society who can bridge gap between the community and the government.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Police shoot thief
Police shoot thief JAKARTA (JP): A plainclothes police officer shot a man for robbing a bank customer yesterday on Jl. Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta.Eyewitnesses said the man, later identified as Krisnadi, allegedly robbed a bank client of Rp 2 million in front of the Rajawali bank.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Palm oil industry closes to foreigners
Palm oil industry closes to foreigners JAKARTA (JP): The Minister of Agriculture, Sjarifudin Baharsjah, said yesterday the government had frozen the palm oil industry for foreign investors because of oversupply in world markets.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Seasonal greeting plunges Bintang into fresh trouble
Seasonal greeting plunges Bintang into fresh trouble JAKARTA (JP): Dissident politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas, facing a 34-month prison sentence for insulting President Soeharto, is heading for further trouble on account of his Idul Fitri greeting cards which contained antigovernment messages.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Wismoyo criticized over training
Wismoyo criticized over training JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council Chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar faced criticisms from women basketballers yesterday about arrangements for female athletes in training for the 19th SEA Games here in October.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
PPP accepts its second fiddle role
PPP accepts its second fiddle roleBy Dwi Atmanta JAKARTA (JP): As the general election draws near, the United Development Party (PPP) has resigned itself to doing no more than playing second fiddle to Golkar, despite its claim of voicing the aspirations of the country's Moslems.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Jakarta sports new style stack parking
Jakarta sports new style stack parking JAKARTA (JP): Some of Jakarta's buildings have got a new style parking system in efforts to provide better service to tenants.Two companies are using a stacked parking system while three others are having it constructed.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Farmers up in arms over temple visitors' ungodly acts
Farmers up in arms over temple visitors' ungodly actsBy K. Basrie KARAWANG, West Java (JP): Thousands of curious people visiting a group of ancient temples in the Segaran and Telaga Jaya villages have angered local farmers by destroying kilometers of embankments in nearby rice fields.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
No halt in sight in Seribu Islands sand quarrying
No halt in sight in Seribu Islands sand quarrying JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said uncontrolled sand quarrying in the Seribu Islands would most likely continue as long as there was no alternative building material.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
The issue of cloning
The issue of cloning I was extremely surprised to see The Jakarta Post joining in the chorus against scientists in the wake of recent revelations about cloning. To label "western" scientists as uncaring about morality, much less religion, is both nonsense and bordering on the hysterical.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
RP oil firms sign pact
RP oil firms sign pact MANILA (Reuter): Shell Philippines Exploration and Occidental Philippines have signed a pact with a subsidiary of the state-run Philippine National Oil Co to begin negotiations for a possible venture in a gas pipeline project.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 4, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,175 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,150 -25 384,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,275 25 594,500...
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Govt defends campaign rules
Govt defends campaign rules JAKARTA (JP): The government is refusing to revise the election campaign rules despite complaints from the United Development Party (PPP)."It is not possible to revise the rules as they are a compilation of the aspirations of all elements in society, including the PPP...
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
ABRI has new spokesman
ABRI has new spokesman JAKARTA: Former Army intelligence officer Brig. Gen. Slamet Supriyadi was installed as chief of Armed Forces' Information Center yesterday, replacing Maj. Gen. Amir Syarifuddin who has been promoted to a supervisory position.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Cocoa output projected to rise to 400,000 tons
Cocoa output projected to rise to 400,000 tons JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian cocoa production is projected to increase to about 400,000 tons a year by 2000 from about 310,000 tons this year, according to the Indonesian Cocoa Association.The association's executive director, P.S.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Moerdiono joins 'clobber' debate
Moerdiono joins 'clobber' debate JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's threat to "clobber" anyone attempting to unconstitutionally unseat him should serve as a warning to potential lawbreakers, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
No need to rush
No need to rush Despite strong opposition from environmentalists, the Indonesian parliament last week passed a bill which paves the way for the country's first nuclear power plant to be built by the turn of the century.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
Mar'ie suggests liquidation of ailing banks
Mar'ie suggests liquidation of ailing banks JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday the government would not hesitate to liquidate ailing banks to strengthen the banking industry in the face of financial liberalization in the region.
Wed, 05 Mar 1997
RI foreign exchange income rises 4.3%
RI foreign exchange income rises 4.3% JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's foreign exchange earnings from foreign tourists rose by 4.3 percent in January to US$370.2 million from $354.9 million in the same month of the previous year.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Officers welcome Soeharto's 'clobber' statement
Officers welcome Soeharto's 'clobber' statement JAKARTA (JP): Two senior military officers and a retired general expressed support yesterday for President Soeharto's threat to "clobber" anyone attempting to unseat him in an unconstitutional manner.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Perdana to launch housing loan
Perdana to launch housing loan JAKARTA (JP): Perdana Finance, a subsidiary of the publicly listed Perdana Cipta Multi Finance, will launch a 25-year home loan in July.Perdana president Hasan Krisno said yesterday the loan package, aimed at people wanting to buy medium and large houses, would be for...
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Friend says dead Briton no drug user
Friend says dead Briton no drug user JAKARTA (JP): A Briton denied yesterday that an overdose was behind the death of his friend in Menteng Saturday, saying the victim was not a drug user.Garry Staggs told The Jakarta Post yesterday his old friend John, who died in Garry's house on Jl.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Jembatan Lima mart back to normal
Jembatan Lima mart back to normal JAKARTA (JP): A number of Jembatan Lima traders, who recently left the market on the instruction of authorities, have returned to join those who still refuse to move.By the weekend, dozens of traders had returned to reopen their businesses at the West Jakarta...
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Private firms to speed up telephone installations
Private firms to speed up telephone installations JAKARTA (JP): Five private firms with joint operation contracts with state-owned PT Telkom will speed up their projects to install the telephone lines the government requires by March 1999.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Le-Meridien: Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 18-20, Central Jakarta: - Lounge and Lobby Bar, Le Rendez-Vous; Venus Quartet, Monday, 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., Janet Hogarth, Canadian pianist & singer, nightly, except Monday, 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Sritex wins order from NATO
Sritex wins order from NATO JAKARTA (JP): Central Java textile maker PT Sritex has won a Rp 25 billion (US$10.87 million) contract to make 500,000 military uniforms for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) starting this year, a company executive said.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Golkar cadres at village level
Golkar cadres at village levelFrom MerdekaIf the dominant ruling group Golkar come out the winner again in the 1997 general election, it is nothing out of the ordinary.But behind the victory there is something interesting and extraordinary if an analytical observation is made of the struggle of...
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
I'm really sick: Pakpahan
I'm really sick: Pakpahan JAKARTA (JP): Labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan, standing trial for his alleged antigovernment statements, exploded in court yesterday and accused presiding Judge Djazuli P. Sudibyo of ignoring his poor health.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Six men burgle house, stab owner in Bekasi
Six men burgle house, stab owner in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Six men broke into a house at Jati Bening, Bekasi, some 20 kilometers east of here yesterday, stabbed the owner and made off with 60 grams of gold.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Mongolian president in town for three-day visit
Mongolian president in town for three-day visit JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Mongolian President Punsalmagiin Ochirbat, who arrived here yesterday for a three day state visit, will meet President Soeharto today to discuss bilateral issues.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Catholic students warned to beware of provocation
Catholic students warned to beware of provocation JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno warned Catholic Students Association activists yesterday not to be provoked by campaigns aimed at discrediting the government and stirring up political chaos.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Credit card holders, beware!
Credit card holders, beware!From KompasLast month I went to Pondok Indah Mall in South Jakarta where I met a group of five men. They told me they acted on behalf of their boss who was looking for a mugger and a lost credit card belonging to his son. They said I was the culprit.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
LBH lawyer wants tough measures for stubborn firms
LBH lawyer wants tough measures for stubborn firms JAKARTA (JP): Employers here will be beyond the reach of the law if the proposed revision of the Labor Law is passed by the House of Representatives, a lawyer said.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Thais send 846 athletes to retain SEA Games title
Thais send 846 athletes to retain SEA Games title JAKARTA (JP): Thailand will deploy 846 athletes--496 men and 350 women--in its bid to retain the overall title at the 19th SEA Games here in October.Three countries have so far submitted their entry forms: Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Food poisoning at wedding
Food poisoning at wedding BANDUNG: At least 200 people from the Bojongkoneng district near here were rushed to hospital Sunday after coming down with food poisoning at a wedding reception attended by more than 600 guests.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Ruwiyati eyes victory at Malang
Ruwiyati eyes victory at Malang JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian marathon runner Ruwiyati hopes to win East Java's Malang International Marathon in April.Alwi Mugiyanto, trainer and manager of the Tiger Lokomotiv Salatiga athletics club, said on Sunday that Ruwiyati is currently training for the event at...
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
RI not ready for ASEAN financial liberalization
RI not ready for ASEAN financial liberalization JAKARTA (JP): The weak capitalization of Indonesia's banks and insurance companies will inhibit them competing in other ASEAN countries when the financial services within the group are liberalized, bank executives said yesterday.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Myanmar ready to join ASEAN in July
Myanmar ready to join ASEAN in JulyBy Michele Cooper YANGON (AFP): Myanmar says it is ready, although not desperate, to join ASEAN in July but analysts say there is a lot riding on entry to the regional group for the country, its economy and its leaders.
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Berenstain Bears 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Children's Program: Gemar Membaca 3:30 Science Film: Four Minute Mile 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science and Technology Film: Science World 4:30 TV Drama: Pelangi Budaya 5:00 Regional...
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
Patriotic songs
Patriotic songsFrom MerdekaBeing a member of the younger generation, I am concerned with the media's recent coverage of situations which are packed with violence and stark brutality.These incidents should not be emphasized with expressions like "social disparity", or should not blame a certain...
Tue, 04 Mar 1997
RI offers Iranian quake victims aid
RI offers Iranian quake victims aid JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has offered assistance to victims of the recent earthquake in Iran which claimed more than 550 lives.The offer came yesterday during a meeting at Merdeka Palace between President Soeharto and visiting Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar...