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Wed, 08 Jan 1997
77,000 families resettled
77,000 families resettled BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Over the past decade, the province has resettled over 77,000 farmers who had occupied protected forests, a local senior official said yesterday.Chief of the provincial office of transmigration Jogjapratono said the farmers were moved from the Mt.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
'9,600 tons of beef needed for Ramadhan'
'9,600 tons of beef needed for Ramadhan' JAKARTA (JP): The City Husbandry Agency has predicted Jakarta will need more than 9,625 tons of fresh meat, or at least 44,450 head of cattle, for the fasting month of Ramadhan and Idul Fitri festivities.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
EXIM backs Indian project
EXIM backs Indian project WASHINGTON (AFP): The U.S. Export-Import Bank has approved a 19 million-dollar loan guarantee to support the sale of generators for a "clean coal" power plant in India, the bank announced here Monday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Tasikmalaya riot
Tasikmalaya riotFrom Suara KaryaThe recent Tasikmalaya riot has cause great concern. A small matter which should have been settled amicably turned into a tragedy that inflicted huge material losses.Imagine, a number of shops and factories were damaged, leaving hundreds of workers laid off.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Haryanto seeded 3rd in Taipei Open
Haryanto seeded 3rd in Taipei Open JAKARTA (JP): Former national number one shuttler Haryanto Arby is seeded third in the Chinese Taipei Open, the opening Grand Prix of the year, despite carrying an injury.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Thai assembly goes for reform
Thai assembly goes for reform BANGKOK (AFP): The former speaker of Thailand's house of representatives was yesterday elected chairman of an assembly charged with drawing up a new constitution for the country.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
ASEAN airlines urged to cooperate
ASEAN airlines urged to cooperate KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Airlines Systems Bhd (MAS) executive chairman Tajudin Ramli yesterday called for closer cooperation among ASEAN national carriers to fully tap the region's tourism industry.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Poor definition allows violations against women
Poor definition allows violations against women JAKARTA (JP): Violations against women will continue until campaigners abandon their patriarchal interpretations of human rights which disregard women's rights.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Two hurt in clash over cable installation
Two hurt in clash over cable installation JAKARTA (JP): Another two local residents were seriously injured during another clash between police officers and protesters of an installation of high-voltage electric cables yesterday.The clash which started at 5 a.m.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Well-educated but unemployed
Well-educated but unemployed MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: About 6,000 university graduates are unemployed, according to the local manpower office.Moch. Chodjin said the local job market could absorb only seven percent of college graduates every year.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Endorsement of PDI candidates protested
Endorsement of PDI candidates protested JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of supporters of the overthrown leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri demonstrated outside the General Election Institute yesterday protesting the endorsement of a list of legislature candidates...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Satellite insurance seminar
Satellite insurance seminar JAKARTA (JP): PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo), a private telecommunications operator, will hold a satellite insurance seminar tomorrow to encourage the country's insurance industry to move into satellite insurance.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Subway project to start April if decree issued
Subway project to start April if decree issued JAKARTA (JP): Construction of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project would start in April although the presidential decree for the project was yet to be issued, TB. M. Rais, the vice governor of Economic and Development Affairs said yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Poaching rife in SE Sulawesi
Poaching rife in SE Sulawesi KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Angered by reports about the poaching of endangered animals, Governor La Ode Kaimoeddin has ordered strict control over private guns.Kaimoeddin specifically asked the local chapter of the Indonesian Target Shooting Association to tighten...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
1997/98 budget too conservative, says economist
1997/98 budget too conservative, says economist JAKARTA (JP): The revenue target in the draft 1997/1998 state budget is too conservative because the government has many ways to increase its revenue, a noted economist said yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Combating poverty
Combating povertyFrom Pikiran RakyatI agree with Atang Ruswita (Pikiran Rakyat, Dec. 13, 1996) that poverty should be eradicated and that mosques should be the centers for combating poverty, ignorance, backwardness and lust.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
RP asks leniency for jailed Filipinos
RP asks leniency for jailed Filipinos DUBAI (Reuter): The Philippines has appealed to Saudi Arabia for clemency in the cases of 193 Filipino workers jailed in the kingdom, the Philippines ambassador in Riyadh said yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
200 vehicles fail emission tests
200 vehicles fail emission tests JAKARTA (JP): Two hundred of 300 vehicles failed an emission test at a temporary testing station set up on Jl. Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta yesterday.Aboejoewono, head of the city's environmental bureau, said owners of the vehicles were advised to visit their...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Sutiyoso takes hard line on errant subordinates
Sutiyoso takes hard line on errant subordinates JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso vowed yesterday to take stern action against errant military personnel caught working for entertainment centers.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Sports council seeks cooperation
Sports council seeks cooperation JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Indonesian Sports Council has called on four sports organizations to share their experience of success with other organizations.Council spokesman Ishadi said after the council's meeting Monday that the four sports organizations have...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Hashimoto won't bring up national car complaint
Hashimoto won't bring up national car complaint JAKARTA (JP): Despite lodging an international complaint over Indonesia's national car project, Japan's envoy to Jakarta yesterday said Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto would not bring up the issue in Friday's meeting with President Soeharto.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Singapore Airlines faces squeeze
Singapore Airlines faces squeeze SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore Airlines Ltd. (SIA) is facing a financial squeeze from rising costs and intensifying competition but can still make S$1 billion (US$700 million) in profits a year, a top official said.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Soeharto inaugurates cooperative diary farm
Soeharto inaugurates cooperative diary farm JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto inaugurated yesterday a cooperative dairy farm in Bogor, some 50 kilometers south of here.He said the dairy farm complex would make it easier to monitor the quality of local farmers' dairy products because the farmers had...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Harsh penalties for footballers
Harsh penalties for footballers JAKARTA (JP): Local footballers who refuse to join the national team for this year's SEA Games will be given harsh punishments, secretary of the All-Indonesian Football Federation said.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Six drowned in E. Nusa Tenggara
Six drowned in E. Nusa Tenggara KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Typoon Phil claimed at least six lives in East Nusa Tenggara as it swept through eastern Indonesia in late December, an official said yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
IT products may boost efficiency of banks: Experts
IT products may boost efficiency of banks: Experts JAKARTA (JP): The application of information technology in the banking industry will help improve the banking system's efficiency, experts said yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 7, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 1,500 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 1,450 0 5,119,500 Alumindo Perkasa 750 0 0...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
RI cyclists eye 10 SEAG golds
RI cyclists eye 10 SEAG golds JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is targeting eight to 10 of the 16 gold medals on offer in this year's SEA Games (SEAG) cycling here, an official from the Indonesian Cycling Association said.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Sarwata's 5-point plan gets mixed reaction
Sarwata's 5-point plan gets mixed reactionBy Sugianto Tandra JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts gave mixed reviews over Chief Justice Sarwata's five-point plan to improve the Supreme Court's image, but all agreed such a task would be an uphill battle.
Wed, 08 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.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Fun House 3:05 Children's Program: Gita Wicara 3:30 TV Series: Perfect Strangers 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Drama: Diantara Kita 4:30 Documentary Film 4:55 Filler and Trailer 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Indonesian...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
KL plans $2b oil pipeline
KL plans $2b oil pipeline TOKYO (AFP): Companies from Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand will set up a consortium in April to build an oil pipeline across the Malaysian peninsula at a cost of US$2 billion, officials said yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
PT Kiani Kertas to begin pulp production soon
PT Kiani Kertas to begin pulp production soon JAKARTA (JP): The new pulp firm PT Kiani Kertas, a subsidiary of the Kalimanis Group owned by Indonesia's timber baron Mohammad 'Bob' Hasan, expects to start making pulp in April.Company president Machnan R.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Kelantan to remain backward: Mahathir
Kelantan to remain backward: Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohamad, smarting from his National Front's defeat in a by-election in Kelantan state, said yesterday the state would remain backward as it had chosen the opposition.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Spotlight
SpotlightSpotlight A: SlidesJP/byiILLUMINATIONS: Adila Suwarmo (left), chairperson of Lontar Foundation, presents a series of slides and a book titled Illuminations to Mastini Hardjoprakoso, head of the National Library, at the library.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Govt criticized for not involving MUI in 'halal' labeling plan
Govt criticized for not involving MUI in 'halal' labeling planBy Sri Wahyuni JAKARTA (JP): The government is expected to announce a decree on food product labeling this month but it is deplorable that such a long-awaited decree is likely to be issued without the involvement of the Indonesian Ulemas...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Humanizing Jakarta
Humanizing JakartaFrom RepublikaIn mid-December I took a city bus from Blok M to Kuningan. When we reached the Kanindo Plaza bus shelter on Jl. Gatot Subroto, our driver got out of the bus and relieved himself on the bumper. Such a scene is common in Jakarta.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Semen Gresik raises output
Semen Gresik raises output JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Semen Gresik's cement production rose 13.8 percent to 9.4 million tons last year from 8.2 million tons in 1995.The cement producer stated yesterday that its output also included that of PT Semen Padang of West Sumatra and PT Semen Tonasa...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Firm line up for futures bourse
Firm line up for futures bourse JAKARTA (JP): The futures commodity exchange, which is expected to open here early next year, will involve about 25 brokerage companies, a senior trade official said yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
'1997 a tough year for RI diplomacy'
'1997 a tough year for RI diplomacy' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas predicts 1997 will be a tough year for Indonesian diplomacy with Nobel laureate Ramos Horta continuing to dredge up the East Timor issue and "Indonesia-bashing" becoming a popular sport among non- governmental...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Singapore's Tang seeks refuge in KL
Singapore's Tang seeks refuge in KL KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Singapore opposition figure reported to have sought temporary refuge in Malaysia amid fears for his safety is free to stay in the country, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday."We cannot detain him.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Score card for the 1997/1998 budget
Score card for the 1997/1998 budgetBy Mari Pangestu President Soeharto on Monday proposed increasing the state budget 11.6 percent for the 1997/1998 fiscal year at the House of Representatives. Economist Mari Pangestu from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies analyzes the proposed...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Mastermind behind riots almost caught, says Gen. Feisal
Mastermind behind riots almost caught, says Gen. Feisal JAKARTA (JP): The authorities have almost collected enough evidence to arrest the alleged mastermind behind the recent riots that shook East and West Java, Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung said in Yogyakarta yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
RI and Malaysia ratify rubber pact to end long dispute
RI and Malaysia ratify rubber pact to end long dispute KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Indonesia and Malaysia have ratified a new rubber pact to signal the end of a year-long dispute over who should lead an international rubber producer-consumer group, officials said Monday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
Our external balance
Our external balance Pressures on the balance of payments remain a major challenge to sustainable economic growth in Indonesia. According to official projections for fiscal 1997/1998 year, the balance of non-oil trade will, for the third consecutive time, end up with a deficit.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
State-owned Inhutani I posts $13.86m in pretax profits
State-owned Inhutani I posts $13.86m in pretax profits JAKARTA (JP): State-owned forestry firm PT Inhutani I reaped a pretax profit of Rp 31.88 billion (US$13.86 million) last year, more than double its pretax profit for 1995, company president Abdoel Fattah said yesterday.
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
500,000 homeless as Jakarta faces housing needs
500,000 homeless as Jakarta faces housing needs JAKARTA (JP): The capital has a hard time meeting housing needs with around 500,000 homeless people, a housing agency official said.The main problem was not only anticipating higher population growth, but also meeting the needs of the thousands of...
Wed, 08 Jan 1997
ASEAN officials discuss plans to promote tourism
ASEAN officials discuss plans to promote tourism KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Southeast Asian tourism ministers and senior officials met early this week to discuss how to boost regional tourism through moves such as creating a special immigration lane for visitors and increasing direct air links with one...
Tue, 07 Jan 1997
Workshop on climate change
Workshop on climate change BOGOR, West Java: A number of countries shared their experiences of their climate change action plans at a five-day workshop that opened here yesterday.The workshop was organized by the Indonesian government in cooperation with the U.S.
Tue, 07 Jan 1997
Legislator praise wage hike for civil servants
Legislator praise wage hike for civil servants JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives members hailed yesterday the government's plan to discuss a hike in salaries for civil servants and Armed Forces personnel, predicting a fair increase would be between 10 and 20 percent.