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Fri, 10 Oct 1997
SE Asia warned of prolonged currency pains
SE Asia warned of prolonged currency pains HONG KONG (AFP): Southeast Asia's currency crisis will be prolonged and could even get worse, a senior official of the World Economic Forum warned yesterday, as the group prepared to stage an East Asian summit here next week.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
One dead in police helicopter crash
One dead in police helicopter crash JAKARTA (JP): One person was found dead and another in a critical condition when search teams located the wreckage of the police helicopter which went down along the Jambi and South Sumatra border Wednesday afternoon.Mechanic Sgt.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Mental illness stigma prevents cures
Mental illness stigma prevents cures JAKARTA (JP): Fear of humiliation still pervades the public and deters people from seeking medical assistance in treating mental illness.Dr Nanang, head of Semarang's state-run mental hospital, lamented the prevailing stigma toward mental institutions and those...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
District to launch regreening
District to launch regreening PONOROGO, East Java: The Ponorogo district administration, concerned about its 54,000 hectares of arid land, plans to launch a seven-year regreening program by cultivating at least three million merak teak seeds annually.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Research on sectarian riots to be conducted
Research on sectarian riots to be conducted JAKARTA (JP): Two prestigious state-run universities will cooperate with the Ministry of Religious Affairs to conduct a study on why riots erupted across the country over the past two years.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Jambi to send bands
Jambi to send bands JAKARTA (JP): Jambi will send three marching bands totaling 275 people for the 19th SEA Games closing ceremony on Oct. 19.Provincial police chief Col. Priestiwa, said in Jambi yesterday that the marching bands were invited by the National Sports Council (KONI) and the Indonesian...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Southeast Asian currency slump squeezing U.S. exports
Southeast Asian currency slump squeezing U.S. exports SEATTLE, Washington (AFP): Sharp devaluations of Southeast Asian currencies have begun to put the brakes on Washington and Oregon state exports, especially agricultural products.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Honorary doctorate for Kusunoki
Honorary doctorate for Kusunoki DEPOK, West Java: The University of Indonesia presented on Wednesday an honorary doctorate to Japanese scholar Masahiro Kusunoki for his contribution to the development of Japanese- Indonesian studies.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Property market severely hit by economic crisis
Property market severely hit by economic crisis JAKARTA (JP): The excessive depreciation of the rupiah and high interest rates have made the local property market significantly vulnerable, an analyst and an industry executive said yesterday.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Indonesia sends cultural mission to Utah, Boston
Indonesia sends cultural mission to Utah, Boston JAKARTA (JP): A group of about two dozen Indonesian dancers leave tomorrow for Utah and Boston in the United States on a cultural mission aimed at helping build more positive bilateral relations.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Pianist Iswargia R. Sudarno pulls off all-Schubert recital
Pianist Iswargia R. Sudarno pulls off all-Schubert recitalBy Laksmi Pamuntjak-Djohan JAKARTA (JP): It was both a bane and a blessing for Iswargia R. Sudarno, or Lendi as he is better known to his peers, that the Erasmus Huis was only but a quarter full the night of his solo recital.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Port officials deny spill
Port officials deny spill MEDAN, North Sumatra: Belawan port denied there had been an oil spillage when a tanker loaded with 2,200 tons of palm oil caught fire in the Strait of Malacca off Aruah Island Monday.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
The Listening Post
The Listening Post "Building English Skills Through Newspaper + Radio" Produced by American Language Center in cooperation with The Jakarta Post and Radio Sonora FM 100.9 Mhz * Nine years ago something wonderful sprang miraculously into being: "The Listening Post," the first ever teaching program...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Tourism fair in Balikpapan
Tourism fair in Balikpapan JAKARTA (JP): Balikpapan, the second largest city in East Kalimantan, will host a Tourism, Trade and Investment (TTI) Fair from Oct. 28 to Oct. 31.The organizer said yesterday that the event has won full support from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, four...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Glimmers of hope drive SE Asian currencies up
Glimmers of hope drive SE Asian currencies up SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asian currencies rebounded yesterday as traders saw rare glimmers of hope in Indonesia's bid for IMF assistance and Malaysia's looming budget.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Philatelists bullish for buffalo stamp
Philatelists bullish for buffalo stampBy Fredrich C. Kuan UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (Antara): International and local stamp collectors are in the hunt for a limited edition stamp featuring the striped buffalo from Tana Toraja.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Law enforcement, incentives needed to curb fires: Emil
Law enforcement, incentives needed to curb fires: Emil JAKARTA (JP): Stringent law enforcement and greater economic incentives are needed to curb the use of fire in land clearing activities by plantation companies and forest concessionaires, a respected environmentalist said yesterday.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Three suspects shot dead, another arrested
Three suspects shot dead, another arrested JAKARTA (JP): Three alleged criminals were gunned down and another one was arrested during police raids in East and Central Jakarta yesterday, increasing this year's death toll of suspects' shooting to at least 80.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
SEA Games participants spread throughout 35 hotels
SEA Games participants spread throughout 35 hotels JAKARTA (JP): The participants in the 19th SEA Games are staying in 35 different hotels during the competition, the organizers' accommodation deputy Rianto Nurhadi said yesterday.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Tung clashes with leading democrat on HK democracy
Tung clashes with leading democrat on HK democracy HONG KONG (AP): Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa differed sharply with the territory's leading democrat yesterday over the pace of democracy, saying it was more important to improve living standards.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Regional stocks up on currency gains
Regional stocks up on currency gains HONG KONG (AFP): Asian stock markets were mixed yesterday with some Southeast Asian markets rising on improved currency positions, but major markets in Japan and Hong Kong both fell.Hong Kong share prices dived 3.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Nikko Bali Hotel: - Kupu-kupu Amphitheater, Balinese dance performances at 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., Ramayana, on Saturday. - Oo Looloos Santap Restaurant presents live music daily except Monday at 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Man confesses to art attack
Man confesses to art attack JAKARTA (JP): A man admitted to having damaged a valuable painting by the late Hendra Gunawan in the Central Jakarta District Court Wednesday.Sri Sugeng Edhi Kwartanto, alias Teted Sri WD, confessed to damaging the painting while he was being questioning by presiding...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
C. Sulawesi famine claims 12 lives
C. Sulawesi famine claims 12 lives JAKARTA (JP): At least 12 people in a drought-stricken village in Central Sulawesi have died of starvation in the past month, while thousands of others are now facing the same threat, Antara reported yesterday.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Bush fires may hurt rubber output: INRO
Bush fires may hurt rubber output: INRO TOKYO (Reuter): Raging bush fires in Indonesia may have hurt natural rubber production in Southeast Asia, but it is hard to assess the damage at present, an official of the International Natural Rubber Organization (INRO) said yesterday.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Indonesian 'sea gypsy' fights for fishing rights
Indonesian 'sea gypsy' fights for fishing rights SYDNEY (Reuter): An Indonesian "sea gypsy" detained for the past five months for illegally fishing in Australian waters plans to use an Aboriginal "native title" argument to defend his right to fish off Australia.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Tokyo to monitor talks on IMF aid for RI
Tokyo to monitor talks on IMF aid for RI TOKYO (AFP): Japanese Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said yesterday Tokyo would monitor discussions on a possible IMF-led international financial package for Indonesia as it wrestles with currency woes.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Postal services
Postal servicesFrom Pikiran RakyatOn behalf of the organizing committee of the All-Indonesia PMKN University Students Communications Forum (Forkoma), I wish to express our dissatisfaction with the services rendered by state-owned postal service company PT Pos (particularly with its Bandung...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Worker killed after 10m fall
Worker killed after 10m fall JAKARTA (JP): A construction worker died yesterday after falling from 10-meter-high scaffolding at a hotel construction site in South Jakarta, bringing this year's death toll to 101.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Bribe taker not duped
Bribe taker not dupedFrom Surabaya PostRiding my motorcycle close to Jl. Ambengan near the railway crossing around noon on Sept. 29, I entered a roadblock set up by the East Surabaya Police who were checking on vehicle registration papers.I only had a photocopy of my vehicle document (STNK).
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
New airport project in Medan continues
New airport project in Medan continues JAKARTA (JP): The project to construct a new airport in Medan, North Sumatra is continuing, and the clearance of about 1,350 hectares of land for the construction has been completed.Spokesman for the Ministry of Transportation, Bambang S.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
RI's request for IMF aid to spur Asia fund
RI's request for IMF aid to spur Asia fund TOKYO (Reuter): An Indonesian request for aid to cope with a currency crash will spur momentum for the creation of an Asian fund to help troubled economies in the region, but opposition from key players in the debate won't fade quickly.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Bogor gets new police chief
Bogor gets new police chief BOGOR (JP): Lt. Col. Edmon Ilyas was installed yesterday as the new chief of Bogor City Police, replacing Lt. Col. Zaenal Abidin.Bogor Police chief Col. Dadang Garnida, who presided over the ceremony at local police headquarters, urged the new chief to improve on the...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Nokia, Telkom join forces
Nokia, Telkom join forces JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Telkom has established a radio access network laboratory in its research and information technology unit (Risti) in Bandung, West Java, in cooperation with Nokia of Finland.The laboratory was launched by Telkom's president, Asman A.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Opening ceremony to be grand festival
Opening ceremony to be grand festival JAKARTA (JP): A well-knit blend of dance, music and acrobatic performances are set to raise the curtain to the 19th SEA Games at Senayan stadium tomorrow.Barring unexpected rain that may fall due to the change of season, the opening ceremony will be a...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Magnificent Indonesia thrashes Malaysia 4-0
Magnificent Indonesia thrashes Malaysia 4-0 JAKARTA (JP): Four unanswered goals yesterday rekindled Indonesia's hopes of winning the soccer gold medal in the 19th SEA Games.Playing arch-rival Malaysia in a crucial group B match, the victory hungry Indonesians entertained some 70,000 fans at the...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
FCB enters Indonesia
FCB enters Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Foote, Cone & Belding (FCB) -- a large advertising agency in the United States -- has entered Indonesia through a technical assistance agreement with Advis, a local advertising agency.Under the agreement, the local company will be known as FCB Advis.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Food industry needs government push
Food industry needs government push JAKARTA (JP): The government must boost the competitiveness of the national export of farm products by providing fiscal incentives, a government official has said.The Director General of Agricultural and Forestry Products Industries Sujata said yesterday that...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Manila eying tighter rules on forex trade
Manila eying tighter rules on forex trade MANILA (AFP): The Central Bank of the Philippines said yesterday it was considering new restrictions on banks' foreign exchange trading to shore up the defenses against speculation.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
'Voice of oppressed' Seno sweeps literary awards
'Voice of oppressed' Seno sweeps literary awards JAKARTA (JP): Many people are oppressed but only a few dare to speak out against it. Seno Gumira Ajidarma, winner of this year's Southeast Asia Write Award and one of the country's most prolific writers, is one of them.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Rupiah and stock prices continue stabilizing
Rupiah and stock prices continue stabilizing JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah and stock prices continued to stabilize yesterday in response to the government's move to seek financial help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), dealers and stockbrokers said.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Seoul parties trade charges over fund scandal
Seoul parties trade charges over fund scandal SEOUL (Reuter): South Korea's main parties traded fresh accusations yesterday in a political slush fund controversy ahead of the country's presidential elections.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Timber estates threaten forests
Timber estates threaten forestsBy Stepanus Djuweng PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): President Soeharto said recently that the forest fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra have been caused by the land clearing on cash-crop estates, timber estates and transmigration sites.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Qantas sees more passengers
Qantas sees more passengers JAKARTA (JP): Qantas Airways of Australia transported some 214,000 passengers from Jakarta to Australia in the first nine- months of this year.An executive of the air carrier's Jakarta office, Fonny Tedjakusmana, said here yesterday that most of the passengers went to...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Thailand relying on swimming veterans
Thailand relying on swimming veterans JAKARTA (JP): Thailand will bank on veterans in its bid to haul in gold medals from the swimming pool during the 19th SEA Games.National coach Samreng Thosakul said during a workout at the Senayan pool yesterday that his 21-strong team would again feature the...
Fri, 10 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.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Currency crisis exposes RI's bank shortcomings
Currency crisis exposes RI's bank shortcomingsBy Marike Stellinga JAKARTA (JP): The recent currency crisis has put the focus on the weaknesses of Indonesian banks. Although none of the problems seem as severe as in Thailand, the World Bank and the IMF have pointed out that Indonesia's financial...
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Start rights pact debate, Golkar told
Start rights pact debate, Golkar told JAKARTA (JP): More activists called on Golkar yesterday to let go of its anxiety toward a proposed human rights charter and initiate deliberations on it at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Tourism police given the cold shoulder
Tourism police given the cold shoulderBy Christiani Tumelap JAKARTA (JP): Many foreign tourists visiting the capital are still reluctant to ask for help or assistance from the city's tourism police unit, which was established 10 months ago.
Fri, 10 Oct 1997
Clouds disrupt Games torch-lighting ceremony
Clouds disrupt Games torch-lighting ceremony JAKARTA (JP): Men can only plan, God decides. And so it was during the SEA Games torch lighting ceremony at the ASEAN Secretariat on Jl. Sisingamangaraja, South Jakarta, yesterday.