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Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Bakrie agrees to sell shares to Nusamba
Bakrie agrees to sell shares to Nusamba JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie & Brothers has agreed to sell 49 percent or 10.5 million shares in PT Indocopper Investama Corporation (IIC), which owns 9.6 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Multipolars to buy Matahari shares
Multipolars to buy Matahari shares JAKARTA (JP): An extraordinary meeting of shareholders of PT Multipolar Corporation approved yesterday the company's plan to forge an alliance with PT Matahari Putra Prima.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Basic commodities idea needs further review
Basic commodities idea needs further reviewBy Christiani S.A. Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): The concept of nine basic commodities needs to be reviewed and adjusted to people's changing lifestyle, analysts said.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Pepsi's pullout creates more trouble for Myanmar
Pepsi's pullout creates more trouble for MyanmarBy Deborah Charles BANGKOK (Reuter): Pepsi's complete withdrawal from Myanmar could spark further pullouts by other multinationals doing business in the military-ruled country as companies bow to growing shareholder pressure, analysts said on...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Cheap house prices to law: Perumnas
Cheap house prices to law: Perumnas JAKARTA (JP): State-owned housing company Perumnas appealed to the government yesterday to raise the price of cheap houses.Perumnas chairman Srijono said the prices of cheap houses were being outstripped by rising production costs.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 30, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,175 0 1,049,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,350 -50 784,000...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Petron profits up 5.4%
Petron profits up 5.4% MANILA (AFP): Petron Corp. of the Philippines said yesterday net profits rose 5.4 percent from a year earlier to a record 4.238 billion pesos (US$161 million) in 1996.Revenues rose 19.7 percent to 53.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
People told to uphold security
People told to uphold security JAKARTA (JP): City Military Chief Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso has asked Central Jakarta residents to maintain security by being more alert to potential sources of provocation.Speaking during the tarawih prayer at the Al-Furqon mosque Wednesday Sutiyoso said anything which...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Residents don't have toilets
Residents don't have toilets UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) says 65 percent of residents in the province don't have toilets, hence the high prevalence of diarrhea.Antara quoted Unicef representative for Indonesia Stephen J.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Timor sends only 100 supervisors to Kia plant: Tunky
Timor sends only 100 supervisors to Kia plant: Tunky JAKARTA (JP): Industry and Trade Minister Tunky Ariwibowo said yesterday PT Timor Putra Nasional needed to send only 100 trainees to its South Korean joint venture partner, Kia Motors Corp.
Fri, 31 Jan 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, daily, 8 p.m. to 10.30; Disco, daily, 12.30 a.m. to 3 a.m.; Puri R and Dankdut Group, Sunday, 10.30 p.m. to 12.30 a.m.; Master Band, Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Bomb hoax delays Cathay flight
Bomb hoax delays Cathay flight JAKARTA (JP): A Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong yesterday morning was delayed one hour after police received a phone call claiming a bomb was planted onboard.Rosa, a Cathay employee working at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, told The Jakarta Post the airplane...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
On subway project
On subway project In his letter Subway project (Jan. 29), W. Pienandoro raises an interesting point.When, if ever, is the plan to build a subway from Blok M to Kota likely to materialize? I ask this question because, although I fully understand that its purpose is to alleviate the terrible...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
In memory of Sir Laurens -- A man of noble ideas
In memory of Sir Laurens -- A man of noble ideasBy Tamalia Alisjahbana JAKARTA (JP): Sir Laurens van der Post, writer, philosopher, spiritual adviser to Prince Charles and Margaret Thatcher and godfather to Prince William, is primarily known for his books on the Bushmen of Africa, as well as his...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Addressing mining critics
Addressing mining critics The recent heated debate about the manner in which the Indonesian government has licensed foreign companies to extract the country's mineral resources has apparently caused great concern for President Soeharto.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Indonesia collects seven Nomad planes
Indonesia collects seven Nomad planes KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Seven of the 20 Nomad planes ordered by the Indonesian Navy from Australia arrived at El Tari airport here yesterday.The planes were handed over in the northern Australian town of Darwin to an Indonesian delegation led by Navy...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Academy to take female cadets
Academy to take female cadets KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung said here Wednesday the Military Academy would start admitting female cadets in two years."However, female cadets at the Army Academy will not be trained to become commanders of combat units.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
Placer Dome and Barrick capabilities to be probed
Placer Dome and Barrick capabilities to be probed JAKARTA (JP): The government has asked investment bank JP Morgan to help it choose which of two Canadian mining giants will develop the Busang gold mine in East Kalimantan.
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
'Murder suspect still free'
'Murder suspect still free' JAKARTA (JP): A Councilor asked yesterday why the main suspect in the murder of a businessman in North Jakarta three years ago had not been tried.Sugiat Achmad of Commission A for Legal Affairs said Eng San was the main suspect in the murder of Nyo Beng Seng and should...
Fri, 31 Jan 1997
PT Telkomsel vows to get ISO-9000 certificate this year
PT Telkomsel vows to get ISO-9000 certificate this year JAKARTA (JP): Despite its failure to install 693 base transceiver stations, PT Telkomsel, one of the country's three Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) cellular operators, wants to gain an ISO-9000 certificate this year.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Kia Motors lacks Indonesian staff: House member
Kia Motors lacks Indonesian staff: House member JAKARTA (JP): South Korea's Kia Motors Corp. came under fire from a House member yesterday for not employing Indonesians at its plant which is making Indonesia's national cars.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
'Workers' corpses sent all legally'
'Workers' corpses sent all legally' JAKARTA (JP): The bodies of two Indonesian workers that arrived in Lombok last week in a cardboard package labeled "fragile" were sent from Malaysia legally, Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief said yesterday.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Traffic control system
Traffic control system JAKARTA (JP): Hughes Information Technology Systems of the United States has completed the early integration of software and equipment for the Jakarta Automated Air Traffic Control System (JAATS).
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Printer's trial adjourned
Printer's trial adjourned JAKARTA (JP): The trial of a man who allegedly printed the unlicensed Suara Independen magazine was adjourned yesterday because his lawyers failed to turn up.Andi Syahputra, 32, is being accused by the government of defaming the President by helping to print the magazines...
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
RI Embassy slams Wolf's biased view of E. Timor
RI Embassy slams Wolf's biased view of E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Embassy in Washington went on the counter offensive yesterday against what they called the "biased, one-sided" remarks made by United States Congressman Frank Wolf on the issue of East Timor.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Fire crackers confiscated
Fire crackers confiscated SEMARANG: Police in several areas have, over the past two weeks, seized about 276,000 fire crackers and 138 kilograms of explosives for making fire crackers.Ten people have been arrested on charges of making the crackers, which are popular in Idul Fitri revelries.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
'IPTN's loans converted to equity'
'IPTN's loans converted to equity' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo confirmed yesterday that loans to state aerospace company PT IPTN from interest on reforestation funds had been converted into government equity in that company.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Multicorpora to issue US$100m bonds
Multicorpora to issue US$100m bonds JAKARTA (JP): Ongko Group's PT Ongko Multicorpora plans to issue bonds in the first quarter of this year worth US$100 million on overseas capital markets, the company's president said yesterday.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Rp 3b went up in flames
Rp 3b went up in flames DENPASAR: The 85 fires in the city last year caused losses estimated at Rp 3.1 billion (US$1.3 million), Mayor Made Suwendha said yesterday.In 1995, the authorities listed 67 fires that caused losses of about Rp 2 billion.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Java-Sumatra bridge under study: Minister
Java-Sumatra bridge under study: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The proposal to build a 26.9-kilometer bridge connecting Java and Sumatra is being studied by the Ministry of Public Works and the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Music appreciation
Music appreciation I am writing in reference to Laksmi Pamuntjak-Djohan's articles on the contemporary (western classical) music scene in Jakarta in The Sunday Post (Jan. 26, 1997). There was a wealth of information in the articles for the uninitiated, and for those who only occasionally go to...
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
NGO to sue Gus Dur for slander
NGO to sue Gus Dur for slander JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of a non-government organization are suing popular Moslem scholar Abdurrahman Wahid for slander.Bursah Zarnubi, chairman of student discussion group the Humanika Foundation, said yesterday he and his colleagues would sue Abdurrahman, better known...
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Telaga's rights shares
Telaga's rights shares JAKARTA (JP): The Surabaya-based PT Telaga Mas said it expected to raise Rp 68.5 billion (US$290.2 million) from the issuance of its shares later this year.An executive of the firm Mohammad Armaini said yesterday the rights shares would be sold at Rp 1,000 each and every two...
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Golkar expects absolute victory
Golkar expects absolute victory DILI: Golkar leaders in East Timor have set a target of 87.5 percent of the seats in the provincial legislative council in this year's general election.Local Golkar chief Armindo Soares said yesterday he expected all or at least 80 percent of young East Timorese...
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaThursdayMaghrib 6:20 p.m.FridayImsak 4:25 a.m.Subuh 4:35 a.m.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Idul Fitri goers start packing bus terminals
Idul Fitri goers start packing bus terminals JAKARTA (JP): Jakartans intending to celebrate Idul Fitri in their hometowns in West, Central and East Java started to pack the Pulogadung intercity bus terminal yesterday.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Ethnic villages in Ujungpandang
Ethnic villages in Ujungpandang UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The mayoralty will allocate Rp 8 billion (US$3.4 million) to develop what it calls "multi-ethnic villages" in the city.The project aims not only at improving relations among the various ethnic groups in the city but also attracting...
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Mobisel wins new loans
Mobisel wins new loans JAKARTA (JP): PT Mobile Selular Indonesia (Mobisel), a private cellular telecommunications provider, signed agreements yesterday for Rp 75 billion (US$31.6 million) in loan facilities from 12 domestic banks led by PT Makindo Securities and Bank Umum Servitia.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
1,134 buses for Idul Fitri in Bogor
1,134 buses for Idul Fitri in Bogor BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Bogor administration will provide 1,134 buses with seats for 94,195 people for Idul Fitri revelers, Bogor Mayor Eddy Gunardi has said.There would be 607 large and 527 small buses, he said.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Dollar hits 122.12 yen, the highest in four years
Dollar hits 122.12 yen, the highest in four years TOKYO (AFP): The dollar rose sharply against the yen here yesterday, briefly hitting 122.12 yen, its highest level in almost four years, dealers said.At 2 p.m. (0500 GMT), the dollar stood at 122.01 yen, compared with 121.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Private foreign debt concerns
Private foreign debt concerns Our monetary authority appears to be concerned with our swelling private foreign loan burden. Particularly disconcerting is the boldness with which some members of the private sector borrow money, daring to accept loans on the most preposterous terms.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Horta wants to form shadow govt
Horta wants to form shadow govt CANBERRA (Antara): Anti-integration activist Jose Ramos Horta has announced his so-called East Timor Liberation movement would set up a shadow government in Indonesia's 27th province.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Surabaya to get engineering park
Surabaya to get engineering park SURABAYA, E Java (Antara): A German company is to build an industrial service and engineering park (ISEP) on a 20-hectare land at Pasuruan Industrial Estate Rembang (PIER), 60 km west of here.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Tang's wife prevented from leaving Singapore
Tang's wife prevented from leaving Singapore SINGAPORE (Agencies): The wife of a Singapore opposition politician being sued by government ministers has been blocked from leaving the country, the Home Affairs Ministry said yesterday.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
French chopper carrier to harbor here
French chopper carrier to harbor here JAKARTA (JP): A French anti-submarine and assault helicopter carrier, the Jeanne d'Arc, is scheduled to arrive in the Tanjung Priok harbor here today for a five day call, it was announced yesterday.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday, Thursday, Sunday, 7:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Los Paraguas Vocal Group, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 7:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Legislator accused of defaming Soeharto
Legislator accused of defaming Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): The trial of outspoken legislator Aberson Marle Sihaloho, accused of defaming President Soeharto in a public speech, began yesterday at the Central Jakarta District Court.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Dutch pianist to perform tonight at Erasmus Huis
Dutch pianist to perform tonight at Erasmus HuisBy Laksmi Pamuntjak-Djohan JAKARTA (JP): Over the years, Erasmus Huis has proven to be one of the very few places in Jakarta where music has been able to flourish.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Protesting villagers meet with officials
Protesting villagers meet with officials BANGKOK (AFP):Some 300 representatives of thousands of Thai villagers who have set up camp outside government offices here to demand social justice began a series of meetings with officials yesterday.
Thu, 30 Jan 1997
Woods to get Thai citizenship
Woods to get Thai citizenship BANGKOK (AFP): American golfing sensation Tiger Woods, whose mother is Thai, is to be awarded Thai citizenship following a recommendation by the foreign minister, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday.