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Wed, 15 Oct 1997
Soeharto rejects cult figure image
Soeharto rejects cult figure image JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto told the nation yesterday not to turn him into a cult figure because it was against religious teachings, a minister said yesterday.The President said he could lead the nation because people trusted him as their head of state and...
Wed, 15 Oct 1997
Harmoko won't meet VP criteria: Sudomo
Harmoko won't meet VP criteria: Sudomo JAKARTA (JP): The field for the vice presidency appeared to narrow yesterday when the chairman of the presidential Supreme Advisory Council, Sudomo, indicated that Golkar chairman Harmoko would not meet the criteria for a new vice president.
Wed, 15 Oct 1997
Grumbles prevail on telecoms services
Grumbles prevail on telecoms servicesBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): The five-minute blackout at 1:52 p.m. in the Senayan area yesterday played havoc with broadcasters who had already compiled a long list of complaints about the facilities during the SEA Games.
Wed, 15 Oct 1997
City to regulate names of projects
City to regulate names of projects JAKARTA (JP): The city administration plans to issue a gubernatorial decree forbidding developers from using the word kota (city) in the name of projects.The decree, expected to be issued this week, was approved by then governor Surjadi Soedirdja but must be...
Wed, 15 Oct 1997
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: WingsJP/obyFOR THE AIR BORNE: Secretary for Development Operations Lt. Gen. (ret.) A.M. Hendropriyono (right) is congratulated by Air Force Chief Vice Marshal Sutria Tubagus after he was awarded his Wings for having more than 200 flying hours.
Wed, 15 Oct 1997
Fastest man has hair cut at finish line
Fastest man has hair cut at finish line JAKARTA (JP): What do you do when you have just been declared the fastest man in Southeast Asia? You get a haircut!That's what Thai 100 meter gold medalist Vissanu Sophanich did after he crossed the finish line ahead of the seven other contenders in the Games...
Wed, 15 Oct 1997
RI's shame won't blow away
RI's shame won't blow away For weeks, Indonesian big business cleared forests for palm oil cultivation, creating pollution that enshrouded neighboring states, causing inestimable damage to the health of millions, devastating agriculture and local economies alike.
Wed, 15 Oct 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 10:00 a.m. Live Reports: Gelanggang Sea Games XIX 1:00 p.m. Music 2:00 News: Berita 14 2:30 Live Reports: Gelanggang Sea Games XIX 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:10 TV Series: Road to Avonlea 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved...
Wed, 15 Oct 1997
RI ahead with a 4-stroke lead in golf
RI ahead with a 4-stroke lead in golf JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has never won a SEA Games golf title since the sport was introduced in 1987, but the nation's most seasoned golfer, Sukamdi, pushed yesterday the team to an early lead of four strokes after carding a 212 (68 71 73).
Wed, 15 Oct 1997
Special team sought to maintain Monas
Special team sought to maintain Monas JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor has urged the municipality to set up an integrated team to supervise the maintenance of the National Monument (Monas) in Medan Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta.
Wed, 15 Oct 1997
Protect Condet's water reservoirs: City councilor
Protect Condet's water reservoirs: City councilor JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor urged yesterday the city administration to protect water reservoirs in Condet, East Jakarta, to help prevent another water crisis in the area.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
25 years to repair environment
25 years to repair environment PALANGKA RAYA, C. Kalimantan: It will take 25 years for the environment here to recover from the forest fires, a local environmental official said here Saturday.Britasi Saloh was quoted by Antara as saying that the damage to the environment was unmeasurable because of...
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Supriati Sutono runs the distance for gold
Supriati Sutono runs the distance for gold JAKARTA (JP): "My heart started to pound when she passed me, but I kept calm and remained firm," Supriati Sutono said in recounting the final lap of the 5,000 meters yesterday.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Thailand walks off with men's team title
Thailand walks off with men's team titleBy Ivy Susanti JAKARTA (JP): Thailand's strength in depth enabled it to retain its supremacy of the men's gymnastics yesterday when it walked of with the men's team event.Its convincing 206 points easily beat Indonesia's aggregate score of 194.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Saboteurs cut RP telephones
Saboteurs cut RP telephones MANILA (AP): Saboteurs have damaged telephone equipment in two areas of metropolitan Manila, cutting off phone service to a hospital, businesses and a police headquarters, officials said yesterday.An official of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Rupiah crisis
Rupiah crisisFrom RepublikaThe value of the rupiah has, of late, continued to fall. The last two months witnessed the slipping of the rupiah's value against the U.S. dollar from the early July exchange rate of Rp 2,450/US$1 to Rp 3,700 and even close to Rp 4,000 per dollar.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Smooth transfer of leadership needed: Gus Dur
Smooth transfer of leadership needed: Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): Moslem scholar Abdurrahman Wahid, better known as Gus Dur, is an astute social and political observer, whose views very often shape public opinion.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
New rates for tax payment
New rates for tax payment JAKARTA (JP): The government issued yesterday a new official conversion rates as the basis for the payment of import duty, value-added tax on goods and services, sales tax on luxury goods, export and income taxes.The Ministry of Finance decree No. 511/KMK.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Indonesia upsets Thailand for tennis gold medal
Indonesia upsets Thailand for tennis gold medalBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): A gritty performance by Liza Andriyani clinched Indonesia's surprise win over top seeded Thailand in the women's tennis team event yesterday.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Two naval ships to take food to Irian
Two naval ships to take food to Irian JAKARTA: Two Indonesian naval ships have been prepared to deliver food and medicine to Irian Jaya areas hit by food shortages as a result of the drought, Antara reported yesterday.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Braving strong currents for a drop of water in East Flores
Braving strong currents for a drop of water in East FloresBy Azis Tokan EAST FLORES (Antara): Although a natural phenomenon, the dry season always arrives with some menace every year at a number of areas in East Nusa Tenggara, such as the Ile Ape sub-district in East Flores.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Malaysian wins first bowling gold medal
Malaysian wins first bowling gold medalBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian bowler Ricky Chen made a perfect Games debut yesterday by winning the first bowling gold in the men's single tenpin bowling.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
IMF talks, BI intervention prevent rupiah fall
IMF talks, BI intervention prevent rupiah fall JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah dropped to 3,625 against the U.S. dollar at midday on the downgrading of Indonesia's foreign and local currency rating, but then recovered in the afternoon, currency dealers said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Spider poison baffles scientists
Spider poison baffles scientists KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Scientists at the National Institute of Sciences in Jakarta are trying to identify a poison from a spider that is suspected of killing at least three cows in eastern Indonesia, Antara reported yesterday.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Tourism, trade, investment fair to be held in Balikpapan
Tourism, trade, investment fair to be held in Balikpapan BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): Salespeople from Indonesia's 10 provinces, as well as from Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines, will participate in the first regional Tourism, Trade and Investment Fair which will be held here from Oct.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
The specter of food shortages
The specter of food shortages It seems that serious attention needs to be paid to the problems of food shortages and reduced purchasing power.According to a report from this newspaper's local correspondent at least 4,000 inhabitants of Papanrejo, in the Kotabumi district of Northern Lampung, are...
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Trickery used in Rp 3.9b designer watch robbery
Trickery used in Rp 3.9b designer watch robbery JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Court yesterday indicted a man, who with the help of five accomplices, used trickery to steal 51 designer watches worth Rp 3.9 billion (US$1.1 million) from a shop in Ratu Plaza shopping center on April 3, 1995.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Presidential tenure
Presidential tenure Article 7 of our 1945 Constitution says: "President and Vice President hold the office for a five-year term, (they) can be reelected afterwards".I believe our founding fathers knew very well why they wrote this article in such a way.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Bowlers avoid filthy privies
Bowlers avoid filthy privies JAKARTA (JP): The designers of Mega Mal Pluit clearly did not want people spending much time in the toilets, or that's what people attending the tenpin bowling competition at the site think.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
New city officials must undergo military training
New city officials must undergo military training JAKARTA (JP): New city administration officials will undergo strict mental and physical military-style training to strengthen their character, an official said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Protesters give regent thumbs down
Protesters give regent thumbs down TANGERANG (JP): About 150 people went to the local council here in three trucks yesterday to urge the central government not to reelect regent Saifullah AR.One of the protest leaders, Jamaluddin, said the group demanded that the Tangerang councilors propose...
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Indonesia sails to a clean sweep in canoeing, kayaking
Indonesia sails to a clean sweep in canoeing, kayakingBy Dwiatmanta JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia confirmed predictions by raking in the remaining golds in canoeing and kayaking yesterday, setting the stage for another gold rush in traditional boat races and rowing.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Clean govt, anti-corruption drive paramount: Amien
Clean govt, anti-corruption drive paramount: Amien Moslem scholars Amien Rais and Abdurrahman Wahid, respectively chairman of Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama Moslem organizations, are known to be outspoken social and political commentators.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Ill winds poleax tennis officials
Ill winds poleax tennis officials The 45-kilometer-per-hour wind howling around the Senayan tennis complex yesterday not only caused chaos on the court.It also blew over the administrators' tent and one of the 12 poles struck two people on the head, causing blood to spurt everywhere.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
RI marches on as records fall
RI marches on as records fall JAKARTA (JP): It was a reversal of fortunes for Indonesia and Thailand in the swimming pool yesterday in the 19th Southeast Asian Games, on an action-packed day which saw a new world record in weight lifting.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Birthday Carol
Birthday Carol JAKARTA (JP): The following athletes taking part in SEA Games mark their birthday today. Irene Truitje Joseph (track and field, Indonesia 1981); Rosalia Fortunata Kahol (track and field, Indonesia 1976); Stela Wilhelmina Suruan (soccer, Indonesia 1972); Peter Taslim (judo, Indonesia...
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Index rates Jakarta as top province
Index rates Jakarta as top province JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta, Yogyakarta and North Sulawesi are regarded the best three provinces out of Indonesia's 27, according to the human development index (HDI), while Irian Jaya, West Nusa Tenggara and East Timor are the worst.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Graphic Art Exhibition: by Marida Nasution, at the Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, at 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Oct. 16. * Painting Exhibition: Van Der Sterren from New Zealand, at Galeri Linggar, Jl.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Medal's tally as at 22.10 last night
Medal's tally as at 22.10 last night Gold Silver Bronze--------------------------------Indonesia 41 20 25Thailand 16 18 21Philippines 8 13 20Vietnam 8 9 8Malaysia 7 10 11Singapore 6 3 10Myanmar 1 13 5Laos 0 0 3Cambodia 0 0 1Brunei 0 0 1--------------------------------Total 87 86 105 One event in...
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
City to enact new bylaw to prevent water crisis
City to enact new bylaw to prevent water crisis JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will soon enact a new bylaw on waste water shafts to help protect Jakarta from another water crisis, an official said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Two Games records broken on opening day of track and field
Two Games records broken on opening day of track and fieldBy Emmy Fitri and Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): The 19th SEA Games track and field got off to superb start yesterday with an Indonesian and a Malaysian each breaking long-standing meet records.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Number of hot spots increases again: Agency
Number of hot spots increases again: Agency JAKARTA (JP): More hot spots, or fire locations, have been detected yesterday in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Java to 62 yesterday from 40 in the previous day.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Bintang opens new plant
Bintang opens new plant JAKARTA (JP): Beer producer PT Multi Bintang Indonesia opened a new brewery plant yesterday in Sampangagung, Mojokerto, East Java.Company president Herman Hofhuis said the new 34-hectare plant cost about Rp 150 billion (US$44.11 million).
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Brazil to improve business ties with RI
Brazil to improve business ties with RI JAKARTA (JP): Brazil expects to increase economic ties with Indonesia in line with the country's strategy to boost economic cooperation with Asian countries, the country's ambassador to Indonesia Jadiel Ferreira De Oliveira said yesterday.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Water shortages hit Condet green area
Water shortages hit Condet green area JAKARTA (JP): For the first time in nearly 30 years, Jakarta's green conservation area in Condet, East Jakarta, is experiencing a water crisis.An official said yesterday that the crisis has been affecting most of the area's subdistricts since August.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Four die in train accident
Four die in train accident PEMALANG, C. Java: Four men hitching a ride on a cargo train headed for Semarang from Jakarta were crushed to death Sunday afternoon when the train derailed near Comal railway station, Antara reported.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Soeharto wants investors to help local capital market
Soeharto wants investors to help local capital market JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto told local institutional investors yesterday, especially pension funds and state firms, to help revitalize the local stock market that had been badly affected by the monetary crisis.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
All RI's boxer edge to semifinals
All RI's boxer edge to semifinalsBy Johannes K. Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Victories yesterday by light flyweight boxer Lapaene Massara and featherweight fighter Wilpare Jamhur ensured all of Indonesia's boxers made it through to the semifinals.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
Fans leave Robbi uneasy
Fans leave Robbi uneasy Coping with the pressure of competing in the SEA Games is child's play for some athletes compared to handling the demands of the army of adoring fans.Indonesian male volleyballer Robbi Mekala is a case in point.
Tue, 14 Oct 1997
SE Asia must 'rely less on rich states'
SE Asia must 'rely less on rich states' KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Southeast Asia should rely less on rich countries or "charity" bailouts by financial institutions and instead raise funds at home, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday.