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Sat, 01 Mar 1997
No islands have disappeared since 1992, says mayor
No islands have disappeared since 1992, says mayor JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta Mayor Suprawito, denying reports that Seribu Islands had disappeared recently, said yesterday not a single island had disappeared in the last five years.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Convicts killed by home brew
Convicts killed by home brew JAKARTA: A senior official alleged yesterday wardens' negligence caused the death of three prisoners in the East Java town of Madiun Wednesday."But I can assure you that the wardens were not involved in the case itself," said Thahir Abdullah, Director General for...
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Amien's resignation a matter of prestige
Amien's resignation a matter of prestige JAKARTA (JP): Amien Rais relinquished his top slot in the Association of Indonesian Moslems Intellectuals (ICMI) last week because of pressures from within the Muhammadiyah organization he chairs, it was claimed yesterday.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Two people die in toll road chain collision
Two people die in toll road chain collision JAKARTA (JP): A woman and a child died yesterday in an eight vehicle chain collision on a toll road above the junction of Jl. Pramuka, East Jakarta. Eleven others were injured and taken to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Youths held for fake kidnapping
Youths held for fake kidnapping JAKARTA (JP): A man, identified as Fani, 20, was arrested Thursday for attempting to extort money from his parents by faking his own kidnapping.Mobile Detectives unit chief, Maj. Budi Setiawan, said Thursday police had also arrested Fani's friends Yos and Hilman.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
ASEAN states may revive currency stabilization scheme
ASEAN states may revive currency stabilization scheme PHUKET, Thailand (Reuter): Southeast Asian finance ministry officials yesterday discussed the possibility of reviving a dormant scheme to stabilize regional currencies tied to the bullish dollar.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Only 10% of forest crimes taken to court
Only 10% of forest crimes taken to court JAKARTA (JP): The Director General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation, Soemarsono, said the government managed to prosecute in only 10 percent of forest crimes last year.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Riau and West Sumatra to plug into new powerplant
Riau and West Sumatra to plug into new powerplant JAKARTA (JP): West Sumatra and Riau provinces will get an extra 114 megawatts (MW) of power when the hydropower plant in the Riau village of Kotapanjang becomes operational in August.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Prosperity bodes well for religion, Soeharto says
Prosperity bodes well for religion, Soeharto says JAKARTA (JP): As Indonesians become more prosperous their faith will strengthen accordingly, President Soeharto said yesterday."Some people are of the opinion that religion will be alienated from individuals' personal and community life as they...
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
BI calls on banks to improve their internal controls
BI calls on banks to improve their internal controls JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono has called on banks to tighten their internal controls to ensure all division, especially credit and treasury divisions, do business prudentially.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
'Bre-X consortium should hasten Busang approval'
'Bre-X consortium should hasten Busang approval' TORONTO (Reuter): A signed deal between Bre-X Minerals Ltd and Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc should speed up approval for the development of the huge Busang gold mine in Indonesia, analysts said.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
SEA Games organizers appeals to sponsors
SEA Games organizers appeals to sponsors JAKARTA (JP): SEA Games organizers say they are hard-pressed to meet the rising costs of many sports organizations as they prepare for the biennial regional sports event.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
RI retains wood market despite export stoppage
RI retains wood market despite export stoppage JAKARTA (JP): Many of Indonesia's wood panel producers stopped exporting for about three weeks over the Idul Fitri period to overhaul their production facilities, a plywood executive said yesterday.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Legislators cautious over shoot-on-sight order
Legislators cautious over shoot-on-sight order JAKARTA (JP): Legislators responded cautiously yesterday to a warning from Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung that security officers had been ordered to shoot rioters on sight.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Jakarta freezes KL investments
Jakarta freezes KL investments KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Indonesia has imposed a temporary freeze on new Malaysian investments in oil palm plantations there because of overwhelming investments in that sector, a Malaysian official said.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Indovest offers new funds
Indovest offers new funds JAKARTA (JP): PT Indovest Securities, a Bank Indovest subsidiary, has launched an open-end mutual fund into the domestic capital market.The company said yesterday it expected to generate about Rp 1 trillion (US$415.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
No ticketing for emission failure
No ticketing for emission failure JAKARTA (JP): City officials yesterday said motorists in Jakarta would not be ticketed for failing emission tests because a schedule to implement the emission law had yet to be decided.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Minister defends lifting ban on land-use permits
Minister defends lifting ban on land-use permits JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Agrarian Affairs Soni Harsono said developers who held land-appropriation permits before the now lifted land-use permit ban was announced last October would have their land-use permits applications prioritized.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Djody buys Kazakh oil firm
Djody buys Kazakh oil firm JAKARTA (JP): Central Asia Petroleum Ltd., a subsidiary of Setdco Group, has won a tender to buy a Kazakh company which controls an oil field with reserves of about 1.5 billion barrels for US$1.5 billion, a Setdco executive said.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Fadel invites investors into Golden Key Group
Fadel invites investors into Golden Key Group JAKARTA (JP): Fadel Muhammad, one of the new owners of the former Golden Key Group companies, has invited foreign investors to buy into the group's West Java chemical projects.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Drawing contest for children
Drawing contest for childrenFrom NeracaIn commemoration of its 48th anniversary, Garuda Indonesia intends to hold a national drawing contest for children, which will be held in the hangar of the Garuda maintenance facility at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on March 9.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Product quality
Product quality I am writing in reference to an article in Kompas (Feb. 27) on Mendesak adanya standardisasi mutu produk (Urging standardization of product quality) written by Sudaryatmo, head of the Indonesian Foundation's complaint department.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Storm wrecks houses
Storm wrecks houses BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: A storm wrecked more than 100 houses in the Hulu Sungai Tengah regency, about 165 km north of here, earlier this week, officials said yesterday.No fatalities were reported but several people were injured and at least 100 houses were badly damaged...
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Thailand, KL form trade body
Thailand, KL form trade body KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia and Thailand have agreed Thursday to set up a joint trade committee and a joint business council to help spur bilateral trade and investment cooperation.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Defendant denies plotting to defraud Bank Indonesia
Defendant denies plotting to defraud Bank Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): A Bank Indonesia employee, charged with fraud, told the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday he objected to the prosecutors' indictment last week because he had never plotted to defraud the central bank as accused.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Foreign tourist arrivals jumps 4.3 percent
Foreign tourist arrivals jumps 4.3 percent JAKARTA (JP): Foreign tourists to Indonesia rose 4.3 percent to 302,490 in January from the corresponding month last year, Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave said yesterday.The minister said the growth rate was higher than the 1.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Soeharto urges people to vote
Soeharto urges people to vote JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto urged people yesterday to vote in the May 29 general election, describing it as a once-in-a five-year opportunity to determine the course of the nation's development, including its leadership.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
The problem with single loyalty
The problem with single loyalty A surprise was recently delivered by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). During a presentation of research findings at LIPI's Widya Graha building Wednesday, a basic and strategic subject in our political life -- that of bureaucracy's monoloyalitas...
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
RI, Thailand reach basic gas pact
RI, Thailand reach basic gas pact JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina and Thailand's Petroleum Authority have reached a basic agreement on the purchase of natural gas from Natuna, Pertamina President Faisal Abda'oe said yesterday.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
RI hopeful of hosting 2006 Asian Games
RI hopeful of hosting 2006 Asian Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is ready to host the 2006 Asian Games but is doubtful of its chances of hosting the Olympics in 2008.State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman said last night after the four-day National Sports Coordinating Meeting and the...
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Vanishing islands
Vanishing islands Six out of a thousand may not sound like many -- nor, for that matter, would six out of 120, which is closer to the actual number of islands contained in the Seribu (thousand) Islands group just outside the Bay of Jakarta.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
PDI activists to stage Bali-Jakarta long march
PDI activists to stage Bali-Jakarta long march JAKARTA (JP): A former army general who sympathizes with the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) plans to lead a long march from Bali to Jakarta to dramatize his concern for the party's on-going leadership conflict.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Apac to set up cotton plantation in Australia
Apac to set up cotton plantation in Australia JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed textile producer PT Apac Centertext Corporation plans to open a cotton plantation in Queensland, Australia, to support its garment production.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Sex tour operator blacklisted
Sex tour operator blacklisted MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' authorities yesterday blacklisted a United States national accused of arranging sex tours to the country.Immigration Commissioner Edgar Mendoza said in a statement Norman Barabash had been barred from entering the Philippines after the...
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Officers jailed for bribes
Officers jailed for bribes SINGAPORE (AFP): Five Singaporean immigration officers have been jailed for taking bribes from Malaysian-operated syndicates to make it easier for Indonesians to enter the city state, a report said yesterday.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Four more briquet plants
Four more briquet plants JAKARTA (JP): State-owned mining firm PT Bukit Asam in cooperation with Japan's Institute for Technology and Energy Development (NEDO) will build four more coal briquette plants to meet growing local demand.Minister of Mines and Energy I.B.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Two die in diarrhea outbreak
Two die in diarrhea outbreak KEBUMEN, Central Java: Two people died and another 19 were hospitalized after a diarrhea outbreak in the Alian subdistrict, Kebumen regent Amin Sudibyo said yesterday.First reported a week ago, the illness is believed to have affected hundreds of people in the villages...
Sat, 01 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 4:55 Filler and Trailler 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Development Program: Perjalanan National 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05...
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 28, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,175 75 11,000 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 107,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,275 0...
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Humpuss eyes IPTN's maintenance service
Humpuss eyes IPTN's maintenance service BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Three firms, including the Humpuss group, have offered to buy into state-owned aircraft maker PT IPTN's maintenance service.IPTN general manager Hari Laksono said here yesterday the three companies were keen to buy into the service...
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Consulting firm opened
Consulting firm opened JAKARTA (JP): Insurance consulting firm PT Bumi Citra Cempaka announced yesterday the establishment of operations to help domestic insurers improve their performance.The company's chief executive officer, Thomas Turula, said his firm could assist insurance firms to strengthen...
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Jakarta Hilton International Hotel, Jl. Gatot Subroto: - Lagoon Lounge; Piano live entertainment, open daily, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. - Pizzaria Restaurant; Ocean Park Band, Wednesday and Thursday. Prospect Band, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Djajanti cement in Brunei
Djajanti cement in Brunei JAKARTA (JP): Butra Djajanti Cement, a joint venture between Brunei companies and Indonesia's Djajanti said it controlled about 60 percent of Brunei's cement market.Butra general manager David G.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Sterner finishes the job in Ladies Asia circuit
Sterner finishes the job in Ladies Asia circuit JAKARTA (JP): Pernilla Sterner of Sweden won the Kosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit in the play-off yesterday at the Pondok Cabe golf course and country club, Tangerang.Sterner, who celebrated her 29th birthday on Feb.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Golkar upbeat hard work will pay off on election day
Golkar upbeat hard work will pay off on election dayBy Dwi Atmanta JAKARTA (JP): Golkar is confident of another landslide victory in the May 29 general election, given the amount of work it has put into consolidating grassroots support these past three years.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Four policemen imprisoned for torturing civilians
Four policemen imprisoned for torturing civilians JAKARTA (JP): A military tribunal in Bandung sentenced four Tasikmalaya police officers to between 22 and 28 months yesterday for torturing civilians. Their action triggered a major riot in the town last year.
Sat, 01 Mar 1997
Accident measures needed for nuclear plant: Observer
Accident measures needed for nuclear plant: Observer JAKARTA (JP): It would be irresponsible for the government to build a nuclear power plant without having measures in place to cope with accidents, a renowned intellectual said yesterday.Y.B.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Timah plans to buy five mining firms
Timah plans to buy five mining firms JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed tin mining company PT Timah is trying to buy five ailing mining companies in Indonesia and overseas.PT Timah president director Erry R.
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Try Sutrisno calls for improved labor policy
Try Sutrisno calls for improved labor policy JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno called for reform of the country's labor export policy yesterday to help improve Indonesia's image overseas.When addressing a manpower ministry workshop, Try said a crackdown on illegal labor suppliers, tighter...
Fri, 28 Feb 1997
Wartsila builds genset plant
Wartsila builds genset plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Wartsila Diesel Indonesia has begun building its genset manufacturing plant in the Jababeka Industrial Estate in Bekasi, West Java.The company said yesterday the plant would cost about US$10 million and would produce 500 KW to 6,000 KW gensets.