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Sat, 01 Feb 1997
U.S. asked to end MFN haggling
U.S. asked to end MFN haggling BEIJING (AFP): Chinese Premier Li Peng has called on the United States to resolve China's Most Favored Nation (MFN) status "once and for all, " the state media reported yesterday.The U.S.
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaSaturday Maghrib 6:20 p.m.Sunday Imsak 4:25 a.m. Subuh 4:35 a.m.
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
Perumka moves to avoid repeat of ticket chaos
Perumka moves to avoid repeat of ticket chaos JAKARTA (JP): People queuing for long-distance train tickets at Jakarta stations from today should be more certain of obtaining tickets than hundreds of prospective travelers yesterday.
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
Businessmen told to pay alms
Businessmen told to pay alms JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja lamented businessmen's low awareness of paying alms saying only 15 of 350 businessmen registered with Bazis, the board which oversees Islamic alms collection, had made donations.
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
Local activists blast Wolf over rights review
Local activists blast Wolf over rights review SEMARANG (JP): An Indonesian human rights activist blasted American Congressman Frank Wolf's assessment of Indonesia's human rights record in East Timor as ungrounded and politically motivated.
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
RI to sign maritime accord
RI to sign maritime accord JAKARTA: The Australian Federal Government plans to sign a maritime boundaries agreement with Indonesia in Perth, Western Australia, on March 14, 1997.Antara reported here earlier this week the Australian government would be represented on the occasion by Foreign Minister...
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
Bukit Asam given 1 year to return state funds
Bukit Asam given 1 year to return state funds JAKARTA (JP): The government has given state-owned coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam a year to deliver funds collected from private coal-mining contractors, an official said yesterday.
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
Garuda to cut operating costs
Garuda to cut operating costs JAKARTA (JP): State-owned airline Garuda Indonesia is planning to cut its operating costs by 20 percent this year.Garuda finance director Achmad Subianto said Thursday the cuts would affect accommodation, catering and transportation for crews.
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
Hunger strike ends in RP
Hunger strike ends in RP MANILA (UPI): Philippine prisoners have ended their two-month hunger strike, declaring their protest a victory after the recent release of 48 fellow inmates they claim were jailed primarily for political reasons.
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
Aspiring musician Muji lives on monkey business
Aspiring musician Muji lives on monkey businessBy Joko Sarwono BOGOR, West Java (JP): Muji Cahyono, from the East Java town of Malang, never imagined he would walk from house to house with a monkey on a lead performing in front yards and alleys.
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
Soeharto, Try to attend 'Takbir'
Soeharto, Try to attend 'Takbir' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto and Vice President Try Sutrisno are scheduled to attend the Takbiran prayer on the eve of Idul Fitri at Monas (the National Monument) on Feb. 8.
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
Legislators complain of being overburdened
Legislators complain of being overburdenedBy Dwi Atmanta JAKARTA (JP): Legislators complained yesterday of too great a burden with draft bills galore expected to be finished by the end of their terms.With less than nine months remaining before September -- not to mention the run-up to the May...
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
Isuzu to form venture in KL
Isuzu to form venture in KL TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Isuzu Motors Ltd., affiliated with U.S. auto giant General Motors Corp., is to launch a truck production joint venture with Malaysian state firms as early as March, an industrial daily said yesterday.
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
KL to protect domestic workers
KL to protect domestic workers KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia will amend its employment laws to enable it to prosecute employers who sack Malaysian workers and replace them with foreigners, the national Bernama news agency reported yesterday.
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
Customs blames surveyor for textile smuggling
Customs blames surveyor for textile smuggling JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate General of Customs and Excise blames under weighing and under invoicing of shipments of imported textiles and textile-related products worth more than US$5,000 for rampant smuggling of those products.
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
Bomb hoax
Bomb hoax I am writing in reference to your article titled Bomb hoax delays Cathay Pacific (Jan. 31, 1997) which appeared on Page 3.I would like to clarify this matter by confirming that Cathay Pacific Airways did not receive any threatening phone calls of any nature concerning any of its flights...
Sat, 01 Feb 1997
Indonesia steals the show at World Economic Forum
Indonesia steals the show at World Economic Forum DAVOS, Switzerland (Agencies): Four ministers, 20 entrepreneurs and over 100 artists and entertainers from Indonesia are in the Swiss town of Davos to promote the country at the on-going World Economic Forum.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Zarina Ecstasy trial opens to full courthouse
Zarina Ecstasy trial opens to full courthouse JAKARTA (JP): Budding TV actress Zarina appeared in the West Jakarta District Court amid tight security yesterday on charges of producing, possessing and distributing 29,677 Ecstasy pills.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Airbase to secure Timor Gap
Airbase to secure Timor Gap KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Navy Chief Admiral Arief Kushariadi said the planned naval airbase here would ensure the security of the joint offshore exploration project in the oil- rich Timor Gap.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
RI to begin Olympic drive in 1998: Hayono
RI to begin Olympic drive in 1998: Hayono JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman said yesterday that Indonesia would prepare a proposal to host the Asian Games in 2006 and the Olympic Games in 2008.
Fri, 31 Jan 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, 31 Jan 1997
Thai PM appears on hit list
Thai PM appears on hit list BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand's Deputy Interior Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung yesterday said that Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh and other senior government officials are on the hit list of some major drug traffickers.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Breaks for project 'intelligent island'
Breaks for project 'intelligent island' SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore offered yesterday tax and other incentives to foreign firms which take an early stake in an ambitious project to lay high-technology cables across the entire city-state and transform it into an "intelligent island.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
70 Years since Boven Digul
70 Years since Boven DigulFrom MerdekaNo different from the German Nazi concentration camps full of inhumane atrocities during World War II, was the Dutch concentration camp Boven Digul in Merauke regency, South Irian Jaya. TVRI commemorated the 70th anniversary of the concentration camp on Jan.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
UN chief seeks quick solution on E. Timor
UN chief seeks quick solution on E. Timor GENEVA (Reuter): United Nations chief Kofi Annan said yesterday that Portugal and Indonesia were ready to revive UN- sponsored talks on East Timor and he hoped the two sides could reach agreement quickly on the troubled territory.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
West Java town rocked by riot
West Java town rocked by riot RENGASDENGKLOK, West Java (JP): Violence jolted this historical subdistrict yesterday when thousands of local youths and residents went on a burning and looting rampage.No fatalities were reported in the ethnic and sectarian riot caused by a minor conflict between a...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
World Bank to finance solar-powered homes
World Bank to finance solar-powered homes WASHINGTON (DPA): The World Bank said Wednesday it would provide US$44.3 million to help finance construction of solar powered homes in Indonesia, the first such project in the developing world.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Consortium to compensate Petrobuild for building
Consortium to compensate Petrobuild for building JAKARTA (JP): The consortium planning to take over the disputed US$150 million Migas Center building project from PT Petrobuild Indonesia has agreed to compensate Petrobuild and include it in the consortium to speed up the delayed project.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Baby girl finally finds her real mother
Baby girl finally finds her real mother JAKARTA (JP): A baby girl finally found her biological mother Wednesday after a five month wait.The girl, who was called Tita by nurses who cared for her, was abandoned by her parents at the city-owned Pasar Rebo hospital in East Jakarta because the hospital...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Pakpahan's lawyers want judge out
Pakpahan's lawyers want judge out JAKARTA (JP): The defense lawyers of labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan demanded the replacement of presiding Judge Djazuli P. Sudibyo for alleged legal violations.In a letter to the office of the supervising judge at the Jakarta High Court, the lawyers listed...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
'Preshipment inspections should be an option'
'Preshipment inspections should be an option' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian importers suggested yesterday that they be allowed to choose either preshipment inspections or post- entry audits, which will be introduced with the new customs law to take effect in April.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Democracy only comes after prosperity, says expert
Democracy only comes after prosperity, says expert JAKARTA (JP): Democracy will work well only in a prosperous nation, political expert Nazaruddin Syamsuddin said here yesterday.Nazaruddin, a professor at the Jakarta-based University of Indonesia's School of Social and Political Sciences, told a...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
SKW buys Master Builders
SKW buys Master Builders JAKARTA (JP): Sandoz Ltd. announced yesterday it had completed the sales of Master Builders Technologies (MBT), its construction chemical division, to SKW Trostberg AG for 1.3 billion Swiss francs (US$1.28 billion).
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Badminton body upset by poor performances
Badminton body upset by poor performances JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia is disappointed by the performances of its women's singles players in the three Grand Prix tournaments this month.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Merpati to operate eight more aircraft
Merpati to operate eight more aircraft JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of state-owned Garuda Indonesia Airlines, will soon operate eight more jet aircraft, according to the airline's president.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Minister defends recent increase in fertilizer prices
Minister defends recent increase in fertilizer prices JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah yesterday defended an increase in fertilizer prices, arguing the rise would not cut farmers' incomes.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
More hospitals, firms support clean rivers
More hospitals, firms support clean rivers JAKARTA (JP): Seven hospitals and ten private companies signed agreements with the city administration yesterday to support the clean river program in their business areas.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Vietnamese minister visits Laos
Vietnamese minister visits Laos HANOI (DPA): Vietnamese Defense Minister Gen. Doan Khue is currently on a five-day "official friendship" visit to neighboring Laos, as part of a stepped-up number of military exchanges involving the military, the official Vietnam News reported yesterday.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Moslem figures' rift draws concern
Moslem figures' rift draws concern SEMARANG (JP): The heightening tension between controversial scholar Abdurrahman Wahid and his fellow Moslem activists drew concern yesterday.Human rights campaigner Muladi and political observers Rafiq Anwar and Priyatmoko suggested the warring parties settle...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Davis Cup team expected to win
Davis Cup team expected to win JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association's chairman Sarwono Kusumaatmadja expects the country's Davis Cup team to win its Asia Oceania Group I match against the Philippines next month."The team's mission is to win.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Elections body receives beefs about candidates
Elections body receives beefs about candidates JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Institute has received a number of complaints about candidates of the three political groupings contesting the May general election.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaFridayMaghrib 6:20 p.m.SaturdayImsak 4:25 a.m.Subuh 4:35 a.m.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Albanians cautious of Serbian crisis
Albanians cautious of Serbian crisisBy Jovan Kovacic PRISTINA, Yugoslavia (Reuter): Ethnic Albanians, restive under Serbian rule in the province of Kosovo, are steering clear of Serbia's democratic opposition movement to avoid a new backlash against their aspirations to autonomy.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Waning trust of ruling elite fuels riot, observers say
Waning trust of ruling elite fuels riot, observers say UJUNGPANDANG (JP): The on-going episodes of mob violence are a sign of the waning trust in the ruling elite, political observers said here yesterday.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Super normal growth in Asia ends: Report
Super normal growth in Asia ends: Report SINGAPORE (AFP): East and Southeast Asian economies will outperform the rest of the world in 1997 on the back of robust investments and exports, but their days of "super normal" growth are over, a report said Thursday.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Govt revokes three forest concessions
Govt revokes three forest concessions JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Forest Utilization Titus Sarijanto said yesterday three forest concessions had been canceled last year, raising the total number of revoked or unextended concessions to 116.Titus said the three concessions were in Kalimantan.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
U.S. report rights abuses
U.S. report rights abuses WASHINGTON (Agencies): The United States yesterday issued its annual human rights report which strongly criticized conditions in many Asian countries including Indonesia.The State Department's 1996 annual report contained a review of human rights conditions in 194...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Family Classic 3:05 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:05 Comedy: Situasi 4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:55 Filler 5:00 News: Siaran Berita TVRI 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Educational Program: Dunia...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Leipzig Trade Fair
Leipzig Trade Fair JAKARTA (JP): The first international trade fair for used machinery and transfer of modernization and remanufacturing know- how will be held on March 19-21 in Leipzig, Germany.Ulrich Kromer, director of the Leipzig Trade Fair Corporation, said yesterday ReTec'97, which is a major...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Reforestation needs 22 years
Reforestation needs 22 years MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: It will take the province 22 years to rehabilitate its critically damaged forests taking into account that at the start of the 6th Five-Year Development Plan (1994/99) 87,000 hectares or eight percent of its forests were critically damaged.