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Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Insurance claim raised
Insurance claim raised JAKARTA (JP): The government has raised the life insurance claim for passengers killed in a land and air traffic accident by around 100 percent -- to Rp 5 million (US$1,428) and Rp 40 million respectively from the previous rates of Rp 2 million and Rp 20 million.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Worsening haze reduces visibility to almost zero
Worsening haze reduces visibility to almost zero JAKARTA (JP): Worsening haze reduced visibility Thursday in cities in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi to almost zero, and wildlife in Kalimantan and Java is being affected, reports said yesterday.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
100 prostitutes rounded up
100 prostitutes rounded up BOGOR (JP): Bogor regency's public order office has rounded up over 100 prostitutes in a series of operations along certain streets over the last three months, an official said.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Workers warned on third parties
Workers warned on third parties JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin called on workers yesterday not to be influenced by others who encourage them to join strikes or demonstrations.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Malaysia copes with haze from Indonesia
Malaysia copes with haze from IndonesiaBy David Chew SINGAPORE (JP): The song Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by the Platters has always been a popular hit with many Malaysians. But today as its lilting strains come clear over the air waves, they do not evoke romantic memories.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Orangutan killed after fleeing fires
Orangutan killed after fleeing fires SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Forest fires in the province have forced at least 16 orangutans to flee their habitat, but one of the apes died at the hands of villagers, Antara reported yesterday.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Soccer final decisive for Wullems
Soccer final decisive for WullemsBy Budiman Moerdijat JAKARTA (JP): Self-confidence and optimism are the two key traits that have enabled the Indonesian soccer team's Dutch coach Henk Wullems cope with the unrelenting pressure to win the gold medal in the 19th SEA Games soccer competition.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Design Exhibition: 3 tahun Desain UPH, at the Lippo Supermal Karawaci, until Oct. 19. * Painting Exhibition: Van Der Sterren from New Zealand, at Galeri Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No. 36, South Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., until Oct. 19.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Ssangyong faces uncertain future
Ssangyong faces uncertain future FOLLOWING hot on the heels of Kia's cash crisis comes news that Ssangyong -- South Korea's smallest carmaker -- may also be facing financial trouble.For the past year Ssangyong -- which launched its four wheel drive Boxer here in June -- has been suggesting that...
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Soeharto noncommittal about his renomination
Soeharto noncommittal about his renomination JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto indicated yesterday his commitment to the constitution when he was requested to open an international historian conference in August next year.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Sutiyoso to seek info on Monas gas station
Sutiyoso to seek info on Monas gas station JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said yesterday that he would invite representatives of the company managing the controversial gas station located at the National Monument (Monas) park in Central Jakarta to brief him on the project's purpose.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
19th SEA Games Results
19th SEA Games ResultsAthleticsMen:Discus throw: 1. Tuck Yim Wong (Sin) 52.18m 2. Wunsawan Sawusdee (Tha) 49.78 3. Ismail Sroyer (Ina) 47.52200m: 1. Worasit Vechaphut (Tha) 21.02 2. Yanis Raubaba (Ina) 21.34 3. Ganeshwaran Raman (Mas) 21.36400m: 1. Romzi Bakar (Mas) 47.13 2.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Australia acts to reel in investors
Australia acts to reel in investors SYDNEY (AFP): The Australian government is reportedly considering giving overseas investors a tax break in a bid to lure their business from its crisis-stricken Asian neighbors.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Thailand rescinds oil tax increase
Thailand rescinds oil tax increase BANGKOK (AFP): Thai Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh and a special meeting of economic ministers yesterday agreed to rescind the cabinet's decision this week to increase taxes on oil to meet IMF austerity requirements.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Malaysia unveils mesures to curb account deficit
Malaysia unveils mesures to curb account deficit KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced yesterday a two percentage point cut in the corporate tax rate and new measures to help narrow the nation's current account deficit.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Police detective shot dead in raid
Police detective shot dead in raid JAKARTA (JP): A City Police detective was shot dead yesterday when he and his team raided a cheap apartment in Pejompongan in Central Jakarta.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang confirmed that Chief Sergeant Kamino, 37, was shot in the raid at about 6 a.m.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
500,000 PNG people face famine
500,000 PNG people face famine PORT MORESBY (Reuters): An estimated 500,000 people in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are in urgent need of food and water, according to an official assessment of the worst drought to hit the South Pacific nation in 50 years.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 17, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 950 -25 70,000 AHAP Insurance 2,500 0 0 Alter Abadi 675 -25 92,500 Alumindo Light Metal 700 0 45,000...
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Agribusiness falls short of expectations: Expert
Agribusiness falls short of expectations: ExpertBy Joko Sarwono BOGOR, West Java (JP): The 1993 State Policy Guidelines, Indonesia's development blueprint for the past five years, provides numerous stipulations on agribusiness development, but realization is far from expectations.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Indonesian wrestlers pin down golds
Indonesian wrestlers pin down goldsBy Christiani S.A. Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's wrestlers have a slight edge over Vietnam as action on the mat concludes today.Host wrestlers stayed atop the medal table after the third day of freestyle wrestling yesterday, adding three golds, one silver and...
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
El Nino, man-made disaster threaten Dayaks
El Nino, man-made disaster threaten DayaksBy Carol Colfer BOGOR (JP): Pictures of the dramatic flooding that characterizes El Nino in the western hemisphere have been rampant in recent weeks. But there is a different side of El Nino in the eastern hemisphere: drought.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Shiitake mushrooms 'promising venture'
Shiitake mushrooms 'promising venture'By Sri Wahyuni WONOSOBO, Central Java (JP): Supriyadi, 23, could not help but beam watching Minister of Agriculture Sjarifuddin Baharsjah harvest the first shiitake mushrooms that he and other young farmers in Kreo village, Kejajar district, had been...
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
ASEAN seeks closer ties with CER, southern Africa
ASEAN seeks closer ties with CER, southern AfricaBy Riyadi KUALA LUMPUR (JP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Closer Economic Relations (CER) group of Australia and New Zealand agreed in a consultation meeting here yesterday to eliminate trade barriers.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Malaysians and Thais share the spoils in athletics
Malaysians and Thais share the spoils in athleticsBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian sprinter Shanti Govindasamy confirmed her status as the fastest woman in the region yesterday when she won the 200 meters gold medal, three days after her victory in the 100m.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Indonesia assured four golds from badminton
Indonesia assured four golds from badmintonBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): The loss of Joko Suprianto to Malaysian Ong Ewe Hock in the men's singles yesterday was the lone blemish for the home country in the individual badminton events.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Foreign fans wave flags for their athletes
Foreign fans wave flags for their athletesBy Emmy Fitri JAKARTA (JP): Crowd support can make all the difference in a tense game, but who is cheering on the foreign contingents in these Games in their quest for gold?A familiar face at the event is Lydia de Vega, formerly the queen of the 100 meters...
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Indonesia and Thailand rule wave
Indonesia and Thailand rule waveBy Innocentius Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Thailand won five gold medals each and Singapore snatched four in the 19th SEA Games yachting finals in Jakarta Bay yesterday.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Siemens to boost sales
Siemens to boost sales JAKARTA (Antara): German company Siemens AG aims to become the seventh largest supplier of personal computers in Indonesia by increasing its market share from 2 percent last year to 6 percent this year, its marketing manager said.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Withdrawing dollars
Withdrawing dollars If not for Mr. Smith's letter of Oct. 9, I would not have known that BCA, or any other Indonesian bank, charges customers a commission for withdrawing his or her own money (dollars).I checked with BCA Setiabudi branch, Bandung.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
French-RI artist exchange program features wayang
French-RI artist exchange program features wayangBy Emilie Sueur JAKARTA (JP): Cultural collaboration between France and Indonesia seems to be on a right track as, for the second time, the French Cultural Center (CCF) in Jakarta invited French artists to take part in its artist-in-residence program.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Bogor mayor gets award
Bogor mayor gets award BOGOR (JP): Bogor Mayor Eddy Gunardi received an award from the Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises for his success in developing cooperatives.The award was presented by West Java Governor R. Nuriana in Bandung yesterday.Anas S.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Indonesia earns gold in men's team golf
Indonesia earns gold in men's team golf JAKARTA (JP): Ten years of trying and hard work finally earned Indonesia a gold medal in men's team golf, something it has long dreamed of since 1997 when it proposed the sport be included in the SEA Games.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Birthday Carol
Birthday Carol JAKARTA (JP): The following athletes taking part at the SEA Games mark their birthday today:PG Haji Idris DK Hjh Mariani (team official, Brunei Darussalam, 1961); Tulus Priyadi (pencak silat, Indonesia 1964); Nuniek Nurdiaty (water skiing, Indonesia 1966); Mohammad Hashim Desa...
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
77 questioned in gambling raid
77 questioned in gambling raid JAKARTA (JP): Seventy-seven people were taken to City Police Headquarters for questioning after a raid on an amusement center which allegedly also operates as a gambling den on Jl. Pangeran Jayakarta in Central Jakarta.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Indonesia's women take three karate gold medals
Indonesia's women take three karate gold medalsBy Sylvia Gratia Miranda JAKARTA (JP): It was a golden day for Indonesia's female karate squad as they took top honors in three out of four women's events, one more than closest rival Vietnam.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
BAGOC to learn from SEA Games
BAGOC to learn from SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): Free spectator entry and incentives for world record breaking athletes are two of the features of the SEA Games which the Bangkok Asian Games Organizing Committee (BAGOC) said it might adopt when it hosts the continent's premier sporting event.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Soleha: A tragedy that will continue?
Soleha: A tragedy that will continue?From RepublikaI was really shocked to read a report on the beheading in Saudi Arabia of an Indonesian woman migrant worker called Soleha and became all the more so when it was also reported -- in newspapers -- that she had been incarcerated since 1993 and that...
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Italian PM's set to strengthen ties
Italian PM's set to strengthen ties JAKARTA (JP): Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and his entourage will arrive here Monday for a two-day state visit to strengthen bilateral ties with Indonesia.Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono announced yesterday that the prime minister's entourage will...
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Nurhayati pedals to golden clean sweep
Nurhayati pedals to golden clean sweepBy Johannes K. Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Nurhayati has crowned herself the region's cycling queen by winning all five events in which she competed in the Games.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
SEA Games Medals Tally
SEA Games Medals Tally Medal's tally as at 21.45 last night: Gold Silver Bronze---------------------------------Indonesia 143 76 82Thailand 70 79 59Malaysia 42 52 59Philippines 35 43 80Vietnam 26 41 35Singapore 23 14 39Myanmar 6 22 39Brunei 0 2 3Laos 0 0 7Cambodia 0 0...
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Japan to help deal with currency woes
Japan to help deal with currency woes JAKARTA (JP): Japan's Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Eisuke Sakakibara said here yesterday that the Japanese government was ready to help Indonesia cope with its currency crisis."The Japanese government stands solidly behind Indonesia...
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
BCA's silence
BCA's silence I find it quite incredible that after nearly 10 days and four public complaints, BCA has not responded to clarify or even defend its BCA dollar account policy.Doesn't Indonesia's "largest private bank" have a public relations department or a management which reads English newspapers?...
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Sending of illegal workers foiled
Sending of illegal workers foiled MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Police in West Lombok have thwarted the dispatch of 68 illegal workers, including one woman, to Malaysia.Antara quoted West Lombok Police Chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
IPTN agrees to award pay rise to most workers
IPTN agrees to award pay rise to most workers JAKARTA (JP): PT IPTN, the state-owned aircraft manufacturer, agreed yesterday to award a Rp 150,000 pay increase across the board for all its workers whose net monthly earnings were less than Rp 700,000 (US$200), Antara reported.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Aussie bank eyes Malaysia, Thailand
Aussie bank eyes Malaysia, Thailand MELBOURNE (Reuters): One of Australia's major banks said yesterday it was considering expanding into Thailand and Malaysia by acquisition, seizing on financial turmoil in the region to boost its Asian profile.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Amanjiwo Hotel opens
Amanjiwo Hotel opens BOROBUDUR, Central Java (Antara): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave officially opened the Amanjiwo Hotel here Thursday evening.On the occasion, he said the government was determined to continue deregulating the hotel industry to further stimulate its...
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
RI's palm oil output up
RI's palm oil output up MANILA (Reuters): Production of Indonesian crude palm oil is expected to increase to 5.5 million tonnes next year, up from a projected 5.2 million this year, Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute director Kabul Tamin said yesterday.Crude palm oil production was 4.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
RI medal machine still powering on
RI medal machine still powering on JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia enters the penultimate day of the 19th Southeast Asian Games without giving any trace of running out of steam in its quest for gold medals.Even though the host failed to take any golds in track and field or shooting yesterday, its cyclists,...
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Sounding out the opposition
Sounding out the opposition JAKARTA (JP): Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan and Tamarine Tanusagarn could be forgiven for mistaking the Senayan tennis stadium for a lion's den yesterday.Think tennis, and the hallowed Center Court at Wimbledon and genteel crowds come to mind.
Sat, 18 Oct 1997
Haze: Test in Jakarta-KL ties
Haze: Test in Jakarta-KL tiesBy Paridah Abd. Samad JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia has a very long history of bilateral ties with Indonesia, disrupted only during a confrontation in the mid-1960s. Gen. Soeharto was then one of the key people on the Indonesian side to help end the confrontation.