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Sat, 11 Jan 1997
World chefs meet in Bali
World chefs meet in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: As many as 165 food, beverage and executive chefs from all corners of the world attended the Hyatt International Food & Beverage meeting in Bali.The public relations officer of Hotel Grand Hyatt Nusa Dua, Bali, Andisuari Dewi, told Antara in Denpasar...
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Government calls for lawful elections
Government calls for lawful elections JAKARTA (JP): The government called yesterday on all parties competing in the May 29 general election to abide by all the rules.Minister of Home Affairs Moh. Yogie SM said the three political groupings, the public and the election committee needed to understand...
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 10, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 1,000 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,150 125 13,153,000 Alumindo Light Metal 1,375 -25...
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Rival leaders of PDI attack each other
Rival leaders of PDI attack each other JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) celebrated its 24th anniversary yesterday with the opposing leaders showing no signs of the reconciliation many have recommended.
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
RP seeks help on fugitive congressman
RP seeks help on fugitive congressman MANILA (AFP): Philippine police on the trail of a legislator being sought for child rape have asked for help from their counterparts in Indonesia following reports that he may have fled there, a police spokesman said here yesterday.
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Bus route changes
Bus route changesFrom Pikiran RakyatOn Dec. 30, I left Cimahi at dawn for Bogor. I took the Parahyangan line (I unfortunately did not memorize its number) which travels the Bandung-Jakarta route since there was no bus going to Bogor through Cimahi.
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Buddhist spiritual leader's body cremated tomorrow
Buddhist spiritual leader's body cremated tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): The body of the Indonesian Buddhist Council (Walubi) chairman, Bhikkhu Girirakkhito Mahathera, arrived in Denpasar yesterday to be cremated tomorrow in his home town of Buleleng.The Bhikkhu died of illness in Jakarta on Jan. 5.
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Rights commission says it will summon 'Pembaruan' publisher
Rights commission says it will summon 'Pembaruan' publisher JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian Commission for Human Rights member said yesterday the commission would summon the publisher of the afternoon daily Suara Pembaruan, for not complying with legal rulings on its seven suspended journalists.
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
National television films boring
National television films boringFrom MerdekaI do not understand why private television stations repeat old national films, like Rhoma Irama and Warkop DKI, while so many others are left unscreened.If the cause is a limited stock of good national films, aside from the aforementioned, we should...
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Fire destroys discotheque
Fire destroys discotheque JAKARTA (JP): Fire gutted yesterday the Terminal One Discotheque at the Harco shopping center in Glodok, Jl. Hayam Wuruk, West Jakarta.A West Jakarta Police Precinct captain said the fire, which began at 2:20 p.m, started in the discotheque's kitchen.
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Six bodies unclaimed
Six bodies unclaimed BANDUNG, West Java: Six unidentified bodies, victims of homicides and traffic accidents, threaten to decompose further, a hospital official said yesterday.Apin, a mortuary attendant at Bandung's Hasan Sadikin hospital, told Antara the bodies, found in Bandung and Subang, would...
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Shopping center to be expanded
Shopping center to be expanded JAKARTA (JP): Plaza Indonesia Realty plans to spend US$225 million renovating and expanding Plaza Indonesia's shopping center and building new apartment and office buildings on an adjacent site, according to company's project general manager.
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Equal justice under the law
Equal justice under the law The National Commission on Human Rights has asked the authorities to act on its recommendation to rescind the outdated 1963 Subversion Law. It has also suggested that a fair solution be found to the forceful takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party headquarters on...
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Keep present system of 'halal' labeling
Keep present system of 'halal' labeling The Indonesian Ulemas Council's (MUI) recent pullout from a team deliberating a government draft decree on the labeling of halal products caused deep apprehension among Moslems.
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Skyscrapers to have green space
Skyscrapers to have green space JAKARTA (JP): All new high rise buildings will have to have green space, the Deputy Governor for Economic and Development Affairs said yesterday.Tb. M. Rais said he hoped this city rule would be in place this year.
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Heart disease leading killer of Indonesians
Heart disease leading killer of IndonesiansBy D. Amidi JAKARTA (JP): Gone are the days when heart disease was a rare affliction in Indonesia and people generally succumbed to old age and its enfeebling shortcomings. In the 1950s, many people in Indonesia died quiet and natural deaths.
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Exact Change Only
Exact Change Only On Dec. 30, 1996, while driving to North Jakarta through the city toll road, I picked the "Exact Change Only" lane. Having Rp 3,000 handy, I expected to cruise through the lane and be on my way. I was totally wrong. In front of me was a car with military number plates.
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Authorities vow to secure vulnerable areas
Authorities vow to secure vulnerable areas JAKARTA (JP): The municipality will help intelligence officers secure Tanah Abang and other vulnerable Central Jakarta areas, Mayor Abdul Kahfi said yesterday.
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
'Car policy shouldn't discriminate'
'Car policy shouldn't discriminate' JAKARTA (JP): Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto yesterday expressed his support for Indonesia's plan to develop an automotive industry, but insisted the development should not discriminate against foreign car manufacturers.
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
'Government should stop Freeport mining'
'Government should stop Freeport mining' JAKARTA (JP): The government should stop PT Freeport Indonesia mining copper and gold in Irian Jaya because it only benefits the American company, a noted political analyst said yesterday.
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
Bank Bira gets award
Bank Bira gets award JAKARTA (JP): The Hong Kong-based magazine Finance Asia has granted Indonesia' publicly-listed Bank Bira "best domestic investment bank" award.Corporate Financial Advisor of the bank Parveen Gandhi said yesterday it was the first time for an Indonesian bank to be granted such...
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
New oil palm estates open
New oil palm estates open JAKARTA (JP): A joint venture of PT Jamaker Kalbar Jaya and PT Hutan Mas Sari started developing 50,000 hectares of oil palm and industrial timber estates earlier this week in the West Kalimantan district of Sanggau, which borders Malaysia's Kuching, an executive says.
Sat, 11 Jan 1997
US$545,000 for accident victims
US$545,000 for accident victims KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Kupang branch of state-owned insurance company PT Jasa Raharja awarded last year Rp 1.3 billion (US$545,000) in insurance claims to 1,202 traffic accident victims in the provinces of East Nusa Tenggara and East Timor.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Sending back illegal migrants
Sending back illegal migrants Sending home illegal migrants from a neighboring country can be sensitive but Malaysia and Indonesia have managed it smoothly. Recently Malaysia sent back more than 1,000 people on an Indonesian ship.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
439 Kemayoran families to move into apartments
439 Kemayoran families to move into apartments JAKARTA (JP): Four hundred and thirty-nine families in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, are ready to move into new cheap apartments.The apartments are in the New Kemayoran Township, a State Secretariat project.Township authority head Hindro T.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Involve public in security, says Moetojib
Involve public in security, says Moetojib JAKARTA (JP): Public involvement is the most important step in preventing small problems from escalating into explosive unrests, as the reach of intelligence and security authorities is too small to encompass all potential troubles, a senior official says.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
39 products faced dumping claims last year
39 products faced dumping claims last year JAKARTA (JP): Several countries filed dumping claims on 39 of Indonesia's export commodities last year, says an official of the Indonesian Anti-Dumping Committee.Committee Chairman T.L.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Double track railway opens in West Java
Double track railway opens in West Java JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto yesterday opened a 32.4 kilometer double-track railway connecting Kadokan Gabus and Haurgeulis in West Java.The railway is part of a planned 105.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Local companies uninterseted in insuring satellites
Local companies uninterseted in insuring satellites JAKARTA (JP): Domestic insurance firms are not interested in dealing with satellite insurance because of a lack of regulations and local satellite launchings, the president of state-owned insurance firm PT Reasuransi Umum Indonesia said yesterday.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Tanah Abang market shops closed after gang clash
Tanah Abang market shops closed after gang clash JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of shops and businesses were closed and traffic disrupted yesterday as a fierce clash between two gangs of hoodlums erupted in the Tanah Abang market area, Central Jakarta.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Business community to rebuild Tasikmalaya
Business community to rebuild Tasikmalaya TASIKMALAYA, West Java (JP): The country's business community, including banks, insurance companies and businessmen, has pledged to help rebuild the town's economy following the riot here last month.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
City Hall decrees Ramadhan work hours
City Hall decrees Ramadhan work hours JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja issued a decree yesterday on working hours for city officials during Ramadhan.The decree, which excludes teachers and elementary school keepers, is effective today.Work hours are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Badminton players sweep KONI awards
Badminton players sweep KONI awards JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Sports Council (KONI) has presented Satya Karya Bhakti awards to four outstanding athletes in a ceremony to commemorate the council's anniversary.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Malaysian, Thai deported
Malaysian, Thai deported MEDAN, North Sumatra: The local immigration office has deported a Malaysian and a Thai for abusing their visas, head of the office Guntoro Hermanuadi told Antara Wednesday.Guntoro said his staff nabbed the Malaysian, identified as Johari bin Abu Samah, and the Thai, Athok,...
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Border area development 'must involve locals'
Border area development 'must involve locals' JAKARTA (JP): Development in border areas must involve the residents there, Minister of Defense Edi Sudrajat said in Sanggau, West Kalimantan, yesterday.Edi said the employment of local people in projects in the areas by developers would encourage...
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
AIDS cases 'could reach one million'
AIDS cases 'could reach one million' JAKARTA (JP): The number of people contracting HIV/AIDS could reach one million by the year 2000 if people were "careless", a senior cabinet minister warned yesterday.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Babies get hypertension
Babies get hypertension MEDAN, North Sumatra: Pediatricians say even babies and children can suffer from hypertension."Hypertension can be inherited from parents with the same problem and therefore must be effectively controlled early on to prevent it from happening in adult life," Dr.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Social insurance firms' investments total Rp 7.89t
Social insurance firms' investments total Rp 7.89t JAKARTA (JP): The country's five state-owned social insurance companies' investments totaled Rp 7.89 trillion (US$3.34 billion) in December last year, up 18 percent from Rp 6.
Fri, 10 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 411 p.m.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
$5.7b investment seen for MM 2100
$5.7b investment seen for MM 2100 JAKARTA (JP): Domestic and foreign investment in the MM 2100 Industrial Town in Cibitung, Bekasi, West Java, is expected to increase from $1.3 billion now to $2.8 billion in 1998 and $5.7 billion in 2003, a Japanese investor said yesterday.G.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 9, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alter Abadi 1,025 125 43,170,500 Alumindo Light Metal 1,400 0 1,726,000...
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Loss of trust a threat to security
Loss of trust a threat to securityBy Arief Budiman SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): Attorney General Singgih told a House hearing early last month that he would ask the Supreme Court to allow him to reopen and review any cases that might "endanger state security.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
City Council rejects privatization plans
City Council rejects privatization plans JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has rejected the municipality's plan for private firms to cooperate with the city-owned water company because the administration did not give enough details on the cooperation.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Successive riots: Why?
Successive riots: Why? The recent Tasikmalaya riots are regrettable, because the outburst seems rife with racist and sectarian motives.This is not the first time such an incident has occurred, and our national leaders are sad and confused.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Illegal workers return home
Illegal workers return home SURABAYA, East Java: A total 956 illegal workers deported by the Malaysian government returned home yesterday, but their problems are not yet settled.Dressed in yellow T-shirt uniforms, the workers were sent off home by East Java Deputy Governor Soeprapto in an emotional...
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Shuttlers must not overreact: Official
Shuttlers must not overreact: Official JAKARTA (JP): National shuttlers should not blow their problems over their contracts out of proportion, a Badminton Association of Indonesia official said yesterday.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Bodies of fishermen found
Bodies of fishermen found JEMBER, East Java: The bodies of four fishermen from Jember, East Java lost during a tidal gale on the Indonesian Ocean at the end of December have been found decaying some 100 kilometers east in Banyuwangi.Chief of the Puger police office Sgt. Maj.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Former PBSI official concerned over dispute
Former PBSI official concerned over dispute BANDUNG (JP): The conflict between the country's top shuttlers and the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) is a long- running dispute that is becoming more serious, according to an official.
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
Five cement producers win export licenses
Five cement producers win export licenses JAKARTA (JP): The government has licensed five local cement producers to export in the first quarter of this year, a Ministry of Trade official says.The director general of metal, machinery and chemical industries, Effendi Sudarsono, said Wednesday that...
Fri, 10 Jan 1997
APCN starts operating
APCN starts operating SINGAPORE (AFP): The Asia-Pacific region's largest single optical fiber network began operating yesterday, speeding up telecommunications traffic across the region.The 11,840-kilometer (7,350-mile) Asia-Pacific Cable Network (APCN), a project costing US$580 million, involves...