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Sun, 09 Nov 1997
Jakarta traffic a headache
Jakarta traffic a headache I do not live in Jakarta and I do not envy those people who have to struggle every day to go to work by going through the most archaic and inefficient traffic system in the world.
Sun, 09 Nov 1997
Beauty salons not exclusive domain of women
Beauty salons not exclusive domain of womenBy Aloysius Unditu and I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): The adage that beauty parlors are women's territory no longer holds. Today, men from all walks of life -- from blue collar workers to business executives -- frequent parlors for a myriad of reasons.
Sun, 09 Nov 1997
Depressing Ujungpandang is still great seafood catch
Depressing Ujungpandang is still great seafood catch UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): All I remember of Ujungpandang is wide, wide tree-lined avenues, a gorgeous road along the beach called Strand Boulevard (this was in the days when Ujungpandang was called Makassar, which I still prefer), cakes...
Sun, 09 Nov 1997
Hong Kong tourism wanes after the handover
Hong Kong tourism wanes after the handoverBy K. Basrie The Hong Kong Tourist Association, in cooperation with Cathay Pacific Airways and The Peninsula Hotel, recently invited a group of Indonesian journalists to sample the New Hong Kong Experience, a campaign designed to boost the territory's...
Sun, 09 Nov 1997
Teenager must work for family
Teenager must work for family OSLO, Norway (JP): It is 5:30 a.m. When most children her age are getting ready for school, 14-year-old Ida Narsidah leaves for work at a cookie factory in Tangerang, West Java.She takes the bus and then walks for about 30 minutes to her workplace. Her hours are 7 a.m.
Sun, 09 Nov 1997
Finding fine folktales for children
Finding fine folktales for children BOGOR, West Java (JP): Many parents are frustrated when searching for good books for their children, but frustration doubles when it comes to quality books on folktales.Solution may be to have grandparents spin the tales to the children.
Sun, 09 Nov 1997
Johnny Andrean creates jobs whith the right cut
Johnny Andrean creates jobs whith the right cutBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Despite his packed schedule, leading beauty consultant Johnny Andrean found time for an interview recently at his new training center at Pluit Megamal, North Jakarta.
Sun, 09 Nov 1997
Howard govt's new course in Asia
Howard govt's new course in AsiaBy James Cotton Australia's white paper on foreign policy contains continuities as well as significant changes from the past. SINGAPORE: The Australian government's new white paper, "In the National Interest", is the first ever document from Canberra setting down the...
Sun, 09 Nov 1997
Brunei offers $1.2 billion in bilateral assistance
Brunei offers $1.2 billion in bilateral assistance JAKARTA (JP): Brunei pledged US$1.2 billion in bilateral assistance to Indonesia yesterday to help restore international market confidence in its economy, especially its currency, a minister said yesterday.
Sun, 09 Nov 1997
$3b bridge project starts in 1998
$3b bridge project starts in 1998 KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia are to start work early next year on a 10 billion ringgit (US$3.0 billion) bridge project linking the three nations, Bernama news agency reported on Friday.
Sun, 09 Nov 1997
U.S. warns five firms over deals with Iran
U.S. warns five firms over deals with Iran ROME (Reuters): The United States on Friday warned five non- U.S. companies, including Bakrie Group of Indonesia, that they were running the risk of real sanctions if investigations found any of their business dealings with Iran contravened U.S. law.U.S.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
SE Asian turmoil seen as catalyst for liberalization
SE Asian turmoil seen as catalyst for liberalization SINGAPORE (AFP): The currency crisis in Southeast Asia will spur governments to hasten liberalization of vital sectors, including financial services, and deal effectively with inflation, bank officials and analysts say.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Forest fires: Will sanctions be effective?
Forest fires: Will sanctions be effective?By Suwiryo Ismail JAKARTA (JP): The government's decision to revoke hundreds of licenses belonging to 29 forestry and plantation companies last month might not be effective.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
400-strong team to restore order in Tanah Abang
400-strong team to restore order in Tanah Abang JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta mayoralty is to deploy today a 400-strong team, comprised of military and police officers, to put Tanah Abang vendors operating along Jl. Kebon Jati in order, an official said.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Currencies rebound as pressure shifts to N. Asia
Currencies rebound as pressure shifts to N. Asia SINGAPORE (AFP): Southeast Asian currencies led by the Thai baht and Indonesian rupiah closed strongly yesterday as market focus shifted to North Asia, where the South Korean won and Taiwan dollar succumbed to relentless pressure.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
23 foreigners detained in KL
23 foreigners detained in KL KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian immigration authorities have detained 23 foreign lecturers caught working without permits at an international school here, reports said yesterday.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 7, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 800 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,500 0 0 Alter Abadi 575 0 0 Alumindo Light Metal 500 25 257,000 Alumindo Perkasa...
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Bird hawker Budianto peddles his wares
Bird hawker Budianto peddles his waresBy Joko Sarwono BOGOR (JP): Birds are no longer sold exclusively in shops or markets, they are also hawked to passersby in the same way as vegetables, cigarettes and candy.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Teachers abandon students, school
Teachers abandon students, school MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Dozens of primary school students in Indah village, Menyambouw district, have not gone to school for the past three weeks because there has not been anybody to teach them.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
10 suspects arrested for burning forests
10 suspects arrested for burning forests JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested at least 10 suspects recently for allegedly burning protected forests on Mt. Keles, Mt. Salodik and Mt. Siuna in Banggai regency, Central Sulawesi, Antara reported yesterday.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Garuda adds flights to Mideast, U.S. and Europe
Garuda adds flights to Mideast, U.S. and Europe JAKARTA (JP): National air carrier Garuda Indonesia has added more services to the Middle East, the United States and Europe this winter to meet demand.Garuda said in a statement here yesterday that the winter schedule would be effective until March...
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Government defends closure of bad banks
Government defends closure of bad banks JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday strongly asserted the correctness and legality of its decision to close 16 insolvent banks, and said it would not alter the decision despite the objections and legal challenges by several affected bankers.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Bolkiah to meet Soeharto
Bolkiah to meet Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei will arrive here this morning for a working visit and will hold bilateral talks with President Soeharto at Merdeka Palace in the afternoon, sources said yesterday.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Residents flee Philippine town
Residents flee Philippine town ILIGAN (AFP): Several hundred residents began fleeing yesterday from a southern Philippine town where Moslem gunmen are holding an Irish Roman Catholic priest hostage, local sources said.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Officials implicated in land sell-off
Officials implicated in land sell-off TANGERANG (JP): The local prosecutor's office is investigating the alleged roles of senior officials in the illegal sale of almost 974 hectares of state land in the Legok and Serpong subdistricts.Funds totaling about Rp 23 billion (US$7.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Star Mild aiming for drag race win
Star Mild aiming for drag race win JAKARTA (JP): The Star Mild team hopes to win the seventh leg of the national drag race to be held at Sleman, Yogyakarta, tomorrow.The team of Canadian Robert Paul and Indonesian Ronny Hermawan said in Yogyakarta Thursday that the seventh leg will be tough for...
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
KL bank takes over PNB
KL bank takes over PNB MANILA (AFP): Malayan Banking Bhd. of Malaysia announced yesterday it was taking over management of a subsidiary of Philippine National Bank (PNB) after acquiring a 60-percent stake, officials said.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
15 major projects allowed to continue after review
15 major projects allowed to continue after review JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has issued a decree providing the go-ahead for the implementation of 15 projects previously reviewed or postponed under a massive retrenchment policy announced in September to cope with the monetary crisis.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
ADB approves RI loans
ADB approves RI loans Manila (DPA): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced approval yesterday of US$175 million in loans to enable more girls and low-income children in Indonesia's remote areas to extend their education.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Painter dies after falling from 4th floor
Painter dies after falling from 4th floor JAKARTA (JP): A construction worker died yesterday after falling from the fourth floor of a shop-house project in Pasar Pagi Lama, West Jakarta, about 3 p.m. Thursday.The teenager's death raises the toll of workers killed at their workplace to 104 this year.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Crises need not downgrade: IBCA
Crises need not downgrade: IBCA JAKARTA (JP): The London-based rating agency IBCA said yesterday that systemic banking crises do not of themselves automatically imply sovereign downgrades: much depends on the scale of the problem, the manner in which governments bail out banks and the initial...
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
To Emha Ainun Nadjib
To Emha Ainun NadjibFrom RepublikaIndonesian television has made great progress over the years, especially as a source of information, but regrettably it has also brought a decline in moral values and in the preservation of Eastern culture.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
State banks to pay public funds of 16 closed banks
State banks to pay public funds of 16 closed banks JAKARTA (JP): Three state banks, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Bank Dagang Negara and Bank Negara Indonesia, will disburse the funds of 600,000 accounts of the 16 banks closed by the government last week.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Cement truck kills 2 motorcyclists
Cement truck kills 2 motorcyclists JAKARTA (JP): Two men riding a motor scooter were killed when a speeding cement truck crashed into them at a crowded intersection in Central Jakarta yesterday evening.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
S'pore concerned about acid rain
S'pore concerned about acid rain SINGAPORE (DPA): Long-awaited rainfall has cleared much of the choking haze from Singapore's air -- but new concerns have arisen over the rain's acidity, reports in the city-state said yesterday.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
PT Ristia Bintang to sell 70 million shares to public
PT Ristia Bintang to sell 70 million shares to public JAKARTA (JP): Low-cost housing developer PT Ristia Bintang Mahkota Sejati will sell 70 million new shares, or 26.92 percent of its total common stocks, to the public next month, the company announced yesterday.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
23 people jailed for tconsuming Ecstasy pills
23 people jailed for tconsuming Ecstasy pills JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court jailed 23 people yesterday -- including 13 women -- after they were found guilty of consuming Ecstasy pills at a city discotheque.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Little value placed on little Indonesians' lives
Little value placed on little Indonesians' livesBy John Aglionby IT often seems little value is placed on young people's lives in Indonesia.A whole family on one motorbike, a dozen schoolchildren hanging out of a bus door and toddlers bouncing around in the front seats of cars are all common sights.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Omar Halim learned human rights, equality early in life
Omar Halim learned human rights, equality early in lifeBy Listi Operananta JAKARTA (JP): Omar Halim spent 30 years working for the United Nations, serving the last seven years as a negotiator for the body's peacekeeping missions in a number of far-flung countries including Namibia, Lebanon,...
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Thousands die on the road annually
Thousands die on the road annually SURABAYA: National Police Chief Gen. Dibyo Widodo said yesterday approximately 11,000 Indonesians die every year in traffic accidents, Antara reported."This means 30 people die every day," he said in a written address to a gathering in the East Java police...
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
PPP presses for non-denominational faith exclusion
PPP presses for non-denominational faith exclusion JAKARTA (JP): The minority United Development Party (PPP) at the People's Consultative Assembly pressed yesterday for the exclusion of the non-denominational faith, which it feared could become a "new religion", from the next state policy...
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Four Indonesian workers found dead in Singapore
Four Indonesian workers found dead in Singapore JAKARTA (JP): Four Indonesian workers in Singapore have been found dead of various causes over the past two weeks, according to Entjim Herrianto, the spokesman of the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
GM to invest $3b in China
GM to invest $3b in China BEIJING (AFP): U.S. auto giant General Motors Corp. (GM) said yesterday it hoped to raise investments in China to US$3 billion by 1999 from $2 billion targeted for next year.GM spokesman Pat Hawkins said the U.S.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
The days of hoodlums
The days of hoodlums Barbarous hoodlums have enjoyed the freedom to stir up trouble in Tanah Abang market, Central Jakarta, for at least a year, but only early this week did the city authorities beat the war drum against them.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
U.S. gives approval to RI's reform package
U.S. gives approval to RI's reform package JAKARTA (JP): United States Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott, after a 40-minute meeting with President Soeharto, said he felt reassured about Indonesia's economic reform package.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Who is to blame for green crisis?
Who is to blame for green crisis?By Sylvia Arifin JAKARTA (JP): Over the last three months Indonesia's environmental image has been greatly tarnished by the burning of forests on almost all of its islands, with dire consequences not only to Indonesia, but to neighboring countries.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
Get ready for Total Touch, Jimsaku and Phil Perry
Get ready for Total Touch, Jimsaku and Phil Perry JAKARTA (JP): Dutch band Total Touch will likely capture most of the attention on today's second day of the Jakarta International Jazz Festival (JakJazz).Starting at 6 p.m., the evening's performances will conclude at 1:45 a.m.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: The Crystal Maze 3:10 Culture Program: Upacara Adat Tapanuli 3:35 Tour and Travel: Wisata Nasional 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:30 TV Series: Full House 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country 6:15...
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
High ratings no guarantee of quality 'sinetron'
High ratings no guarantee of quality 'sinetron'By Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Long before Internet junkies found a way to live out their dreams on the Web, the liaison between society and fantasy had viewers addicted to TV serials.
Sat, 08 Nov 1997
3 new performers for TIM Festival
3 new performers for TIM Festival JAKARTA (JP): A Wayang Kulit (shadow puppet) show, an acappella rendition of Islamic poetry and a Sa'Unine string quartet performance are the latest additions to the 12-day 1997 November Festival at the Taman Ismail Marzuki art center.