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Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Own up to ethnic problem
Own up to ethnic problem Today, the Center for Information and Development Studies (CIDES) is scheduled to hold a seminar to address a problem that should have been discussed a long time ago: Precarious ethnic relations, more specifically the relations between the dominant pribumi (indigenous...
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
To the tower top with PLN
To the tower top with PLN JAKARTA (JP): Global System for Mobile Phones (GSM) provider PT Excelcomindo Pratama has sent 200 personnel to tower climbing training at state-owned electricity company PLN.Company director, T.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Councilors want end to Tanah Abang thuggery
Councilors want end to Tanah Abang thuggery JAKARTA (JP): City councilors urged the municipality yesterday to crack down on the Tanah Abang hoodlums who have for decades controlled the Tanah Abang market in Central Jakarta.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
What does IMF have in store for RI?
What does IMF have in store for RI? Any day now, the International Monetary Fund is expected to announce its reform package for Indonesia following negotiations with Indonesian government officials. In the following discourse. economist Kwik Kian Gie talks about what to expect from the IMF.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Southeast Asian currencies fragile as despair
Southeast Asian currencies fragile as despair SINGAPORE (Reuters): Southeast Asian currencies kept their heads bowed yesterday as North Asia's nervous markets hogged center stage and the previously sanguine Australian dollar looked set to join the fray.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Widespread flooding is imminent, official warns
Widespread flooding is imminent, official warns JAKARTA (JP): Jakartans should prepare for more severe flooding during this year's wet season as preliminary data has revealed a jump in the number of flood-prone areas, from 82 last year to a predicted 100, an official said yesterday.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Putra Surya rated AAA
Putra Surya rated AAA HONG KONG (Reuters): Standard & Poor's said yesterday it had assigned its AAA rating to Indonesian Motor Vehicle Funding 1997- 1 Ltd.'s US$177.6 million guaranteed asset-backed floating-rate notes due 2001.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Rubin rules out Mexican-style bailout for Asia
Rubin rules out Mexican-style bailout for Asia WASHINGTON (Reuters): Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin on Sunday ruled out a U.S.-led Mexican-style bailout for the shaken economies of Southeast Asia.Rubin said the United States is working with Asian governments, especially Indonesia, as well as the...
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Insolvent banks 'should not be liquidated now'
Insolvent banks 'should not be liquidated now' JAKARTA (JP): Forcing problematic banks to liquidate in the midst of the ongoing monetary crisis would further deteriorate confidence in the country's monetary sector and could spark a run on banks, the Econit Advisory Group says.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Sea collision off Singapore
Sea collision off Singapore SINGAPORE (AFP): A Singaporean fishing boat sank after colliding with a Vietnamese-registered container ship off here, the Singaporean Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said yesterday.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
KL to expand defense industry
KL to expand defense industry KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Defense Minister Syed Hamid Albar called yesterday for further efforts to expand Malaysia's defense industry to make it more self-sufficient.Syed Hamid said the sector was still developing and existing industries had not made much progress in terms...
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Air Force selects best to fly Sukhois
Air Force selects best to fly Sukhois JAKARTA (JP): The Air Force is selecting eight of its best pilots to be the first Indonesians to fly the Russian-made Sukhoi SU-30K fighter planes ordered in August.Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff Vice Marshal S.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Kramat Jati traders to move temporarily
Kramat Jati traders to move temporarily JAKARTA (JP): Traders from the Kramat Jati market, in East Jakarta, will be moved to makeshift kiosks on a nearby alley -- possibly after Idul Fitri -- as the market will be renovated, an official said yesterday.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Young woman commits suicide
Young woman commits suicide JAKARTA (JP): An 18 year old committed suicide by drinking insecticide in her rented room in Teluk Gong, Pejagalan, in North Jakarta early yesterday.The woman, identified as Juliana, was believed to be a student at Atma Jaya University.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Polysindo to issue rights to finance its expansion
Polysindo to issue rights to finance its expansion JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's major polyester manufacturer PT Polysindo Eka Perkasa will issue 99-for-100 rights in a bid to raise Rp 1.09 trillion.Publicly listed Polysindo announced yesterday it planned to use Rp 993 billion of the proceeds to...
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Inco's interim dividend
Inco's interim dividend JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed nickel miner PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) announced here yesterday its board of commissioners has approved an interim dividend in respect of 1997 of 5 U.S. cents per share.The company said dividends would be payable on Dec.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Alleged hoodlum stabbed to death
Alleged hoodlum stabbed to death JAKARTA (JP): An on-duty security guard from a private company in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, stabbed to death an alleged hoodlum for extorting and assaulting him, police said yesterday.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Battle against fires to go on
Battle against fires to go on JAKARTA (JP): The battle against brush and forest fires is likely to continue for another two or three months, when the delayed monsoons are due, the government said yesterday.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Golkar dismisses call for poll on next president
Golkar dismisses call for poll on next president JAKARTA (JP): A senior figure of Golkar said yesterday that the dominant political organization would not listen to external criticism of its commitment to renominate Soeharto for the 1998/2003 presidency.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Rupiah stabilizes against U.S. dollar, stocks firm
Rupiah stabilizes against U.S. dollar, stocks firm JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah continued to stabilize against the U.S. dollar withstanding regional pressure, currency dealers said yesterday.Meanwhile, stock dealers said local stock prices ended slightly lower as investors were waiting for the results...
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Democracy in Indonesia seen trough the eyes of a scholar
Democracy in Indonesia seen trough the eyes of a scholar This is the second of two articles based on an excerpt from Prof. Arief Budiman's Inaugural Professorial Lecture delivered on Oct. 9, 1997 at the University of Melbourne to mark his chairmanship of the Indonesian Studies Program at the...
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
TV Program: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1997
TV Program: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1997TVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 Children's Film: Lucan 3:10 Teenager's Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:35 Development Program: Hamkamnas 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teenager's Drama: Yang Bersemi Dihati 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary Film 6:00...
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Child workers will total 5 million by 2008
Child workers will total 5 million by 2008By T. Sima Gunawan OSLO (JP): Indonesia will have on its hands the problem of 5 million child workers and other vulnerable children by 2008, a government official said.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Reforestation
Reforestation I would like to inquire whether banking institutions could support the activity of planting a billion trees in order to safeguard the quality of air.Bank Indonesia backed by all banks, private and government, have supported the savings campaign in the National Savings Week in...
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Business and human rights meet
Business and human rights meet This is the second of two articles digging into the heart of business endeavors and tieing it to the fundamental of human rights.By Budiono Kusumohamidjojo JAKARTA (JP): During the last decade the world has witnessed groundbreaking developments in the course of...
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Abusing concept of justice
Abusing concept of justice The letter from D. Prabhakar (Oct. 23) should remind us all that there are more important things being lost in this current year of tragedy for Indonesia than foreign investment -- lives are being lost wholesale (ferry, train, bus and aircraft disasters, for example), but...
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Jayawijaya tourism drops
Jayawijaya tourism drops JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The severe dry season has not only resulted in a lack of water in the Jayawijaya regency but also a fall in the number of tourists to the area.The head of the Jayawijaya tourism office, Arnold Tunkudung, said the number of tourists arriving in the area...
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Man shot dead for stealing bird
Man shot dead for stealing bird JAKARTA (JP): A military officer shot dead a 21-year-old man yesterday for allegedly trying to steal a bird from its cage on the terrace of his home.Jakarta Military Command spokesman Lt. Col. DJ.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Asia crisis brings risks, rewards for U.S. companies
Asia crisis brings risks, rewards for U.S. companies NEW YORK (Reuters): With Asia's financial crisis threatening economic growth, U.S. industries like technology and finance face heightened risks from ties to the region.But while U.S.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Cement prices to remain stable
Cement prices to remain stable JAKARTA (JP): Cement prices will not be raised again this year despite the continuing depreciation of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar, the president of the country's largest cement producer, PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, said.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Schmidt to address batik conference
Schmidt to address batik conference YOGYAKARTA (JP): Former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt is scheduled to address a batik conference and exhibition held here on Nov. 2 to Nov. 6, organizers say.Muljarto Tjokrowinoto from the International Conference on Cultural Tourism (ICCT) said over the...
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
Alvin wins Sentul Formula Asia event
Alvin wins Sentul Formula Asia event JAKARTA (JP): Alvin Bahar won the national Formula Asia motor race at Sentul, near Bogor, Sunday.Alvin won the event involving two races over two days by scoring 75 points.
Tue, 28 Oct 1997
RI banks rated with outlook negative
RI banks rated with outlook negative NICOSIA (Reuters): Cyprus-based ratings agency Capital Intelligence has assigned a negative outlook to 21 rated Indonesian banks amid concern over the implications of Indonesia's currency crisis.
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Factory worker beaten to death
Factory worker beaten to death JAKARTA (JP): A shoe factory worker in Kalideres, West Jakarta, was beaten to death by nine of his neighbors in the early hours of Saturday, possibly following a quarrel.A Kalideres Police subprecinct officer said the victim, identified as Taufik, 27, of Tebing...
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Indonesia, Canada to build mining cooperation
Indonesia, Canada to build mining cooperation JAKARTA (JP): The Canadian Embassy and the Indonesian Ministry of Mines and Energy will cosponsor an international seminar on mining to build cooperation and understanding between both countries in mining investment, the embassy said yesterday.
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Can the Armed Forces spearhead democratization?
Can the Armed Forces spearhead democratization?By Aleksius Jemadu BANDUNG (JP): A heated debate concerning the military's role in the country's democratization flared up recently following the 52nd anniversary of the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) on Oct. 5.Political analyst J.
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Malaysia seeking oil skimmers
Malaysia seeking oil skimmers KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia is looking for heavy duty skimmers to clean up an oil spill in the Strait of Malacca threatening a long stretch of its western coast, officials said yesterday.
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
High interest rates may threaten firms
High interest rates may threaten firms JAKARTA (JP): High domestic interest rates and tight liquidity caused by the currency crisis may seriously threaten the credit quality to Indonesian companies, Standard and Poor's rating agency says.
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Oct. 27, 1997
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Oct. 27, 1997Exhibitions * Ceramics Exhibition, Golekan at Bentara Budaya, Jl. Palmerah Selatan No. 17, Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Oct. 31. * Painting Exhibition: Hugo Von Pedersen (1870-1958), a Danish artist in Indonesia and Francois Brochet, a French artist...
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Contentious issues 'dog IMF talks'
Contentious issues 'dog IMF talks' BANDUNG (JP): The controversial national car program, a jet airplane project and a state agency's trading monopoly on food products are possibly slowing down talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial aid, economist Sjahrir said.
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Concerns on alcohol
Concerns on alcohol There has been some strong criticism against the government's newly imposed regulation on the sale of alcoholic beverages. However, in the face of such a reaction the authorities seem to be adamant and have indicated that they will continue with the campaign.
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Curug Luhur to build 2 stainless steel plants
Curug Luhur to build 2 stainless steel plants JAKARTA (JP): PT Curug Luhur Indah Paradise of Indonesia signed Saturday an agreement with the Tashkent Group of Germany to develop two stainless steel plants.The project's coordinator, Alex H.
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Monkey business in Ujungkulon
Monkey business in Ujungkulon JAKARTA (JP): Forest officials are unhappy with the increasingly intimate friendships between monkeys, deer and visitors at Ujungkulon National Park, about 180 kilometers west of here.
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Ramos visits Moslem region
Ramos visits Moslem region COTABATO, Philippines (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos visited the troubled Moslem south yesterday to bolster confidence among foreign aid donors that a year-old peace treaty with separatist guerrillas is working.
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Village girl Nasiroh takes risks to earn a livelihood
Village girl Nasiroh takes risks to earn a livelihood JAKARTA: Nasiroh, 14, looks small for her age, but she tries to appear more mature. She always wears a loose, ill-fitting shirt and skirt, and sandals.
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Indonesia's methanol industry to enter real competition
Indonesia's methanol industry to enter real competitionby Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's methanol industry will enter tight competition when the Humpuss Group's PT Kaltim Methanol Industry opens its methanol plant in Bontang, East Kalimantan, by the end of the year.
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Good news from the world of PCs for small business owners
Good news from the world of PCs for small business ownersBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): First of all, here's a tip from a reader, Pak Yosef Susilo, who has just e-mailed me and informed me of another great program for managing Internet cookies.
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Twin couples into record book
Twin couples into record book YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Museum of Records maintained its status as the key reference of oddities in the country when it accepted into its records yesterday twins who married their twin partners.
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Edi calls for halt to human rights dispute
Edi calls for halt to human rights dispute BANDUNG (JP): Minister of Defense Edi Sudrajat called on all factions in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) over the weekend not to spend too much time debating whether or not they should adopt a decree on human rights.
Mon, 27 Oct 1997
Haze brings cloud of gloom to SE Asia
Haze brings cloud of gloom to SE AsiaBy Stefan Klein SINGAPORE (DPA): Last Thursday, 7 a.m. The sooty cloud of smoke has not completely obscured our view of the house next door. You can see as far as usual from our terrace -- to the big, white apartment blocks on the other side of Queensway, about...