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Tue, 07 Oct 1997
New assault on rupiah
New assault on rupiah Just as everyone thought the currency crisis was easing, the rupiah has come under another massive attack since last week. Unlike the first bout in August and early September, this time around, the plunge drew fewer comments, and even less actions or responses, from the...
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Satelindo's satellite maker to be announced later this year
Satelindo's satellite maker to be announced later this year JAKARTA (JP): PT Satelindo will announce at least by the end of this year the winner of the limited tender for the construction and financing of the company's new telecommunications satellite.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Looters in riot sentenced
Looters in riot sentenced BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The Banjarmasin District Court sentenced two men to 13 months imprisonment for looting during the riot here on May 23.The court, presided over by M. Zainal A.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Utut Adianto hopeful of beating Karpov
Utut Adianto hopeful of beating Karpov JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grandmaster Utut Adianto is confident of beating former world chess champion GM Anatoly Karpov of Russia in a duel to be held at Hotel Indonesia from Nov. 21 to Nov. 28."I will have to play my very best to defeat Karpov.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 6, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 950 -50 114,000 AHAP Insurance 2,500 0 0 Alter Abadi 800 50 20,000 Alumindo Light Metal 600 -25 86,000...
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Government vows to guard rupiah, says minister
Government vows to guard rupiah, says minister JAKARTA (JP): The government will not set artificial targets for the rupiah but will intervene in extraordinary circumstances to save it from falling further, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Games press center not yet ready
Games press center not yet ready JAKARTA (JP): With five days to go to the opening of the 19th SEA Games, the main press center in the Kenanga rooms of the Senayan Indoor stadium hall is not yet ready.The center, which is expected to accommodate 2,733 local and foreign journalists, will have 86...
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Caltex operations unaffected by haze
Caltex operations unaffected by haze JAKARTA (JP): The haze problem does not affect the operation of Riau-based PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia, the country's largest crude oil producer, says an executive.Deputy vice president in charge of Pertamina's foreign contractor-venture development, Sungarna...
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Mass beatings reflect distrust of law enforces
Mass beatings reflect distrust of law enforces JAKARTA (JP): An act of violence by a local crowd toward people caught committing crimes in their area, was a reflection of the public's lack of faith in the way law enforcers handled alleged criminals, a criminologist said Saturday.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Djamaludin reports damage of forest fires to Soeharto
Djamaludin reports damage of forest fires to Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo once again claimed full responsibility for the forest fires raging in Sumatra and Kalimantan yesterday as he reported to President Soeharto on the extent of the damage.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Southeast Asian rubber trade affected by currencies
Southeast Asian rubber trade affected by currencies SINGAPORE (Reuter): The Southeast Asian rubber market will take its cue from the region's wobbly financial markets this week, especially after regional currencies fell to fresh record lows, traders said yesterday.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Wind, rain help efforts to put out forest fires
Wind, rain help efforts to put out forest fires JAKARTA (JP): Favorable wind patterns, sporadic rain and rigorous fire fighting efforts have combined to put out forest and bush fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, and clear the haze, officials said yesterday.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Defendant claims being terrorized
Defendant claims being terrorized YOGYAKARTA (JP): The sole defendant in a journalist's murder, Dwi Sumaji, revealed yesterday that police had terrorized him into confessing.Sumaji, alias Iwik, a driver for a local advertisement agency, told the Bantul District Court that police threatened to shoot...
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Myanmar vows to regain past glory
Myanmar vows to regain past glory As the 19th SEA Games draws near, The Jakarta Post will run a profile of each of the 10 participating countries. the story below is fourth in the series. JAKARTA (JP): Myanmar will compete in the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games here determined to radically improve...
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Consortium to pay training arrears by tomorrow
Consortium to pay training arrears by tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): The 19th SEA Games organizing committee's treasurer Setya Novanto confirmed yesterday that the Rp 5 billion (US$1,350,000) arrears owed for Indonesia's training program would be handed over by tomorrow at the latest.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Mahathir denies quitting
Mahathir denies quitting KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ruled out yesterday stepping down and accused western media of trying to "get rid" of him."There is definitely attempts by certain parts of the western media and fund managers to get rid of me.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Currencies ravaged with rupiah diving lower
Currencies ravaged with rupiah diving lower SINGAPORE (AFP): Southeast Asian currencies fell across the board yesterday on concerns over the fate of companies saddled with dollar-based loans as the Indonesian central bank reportedly intervened to check the rupiah's dive to a historical low.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
E. Timorese hold Mass on mountain
E. Timorese hold Mass on mountain DILI, East Timor (JP): Tens of thousands of Catholics flocked yesterday to Hato Builico, a hamlet 100 kilometers south of here, preparing an overnight climb for a mass on top of Mt. Ramelau today.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Haze worsens in Kuala Lumpur
Haze worsens in Kuala Lumpur KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Air pollution in Kuala Lumpur worsened yesterday as inter-monsoon winds changed direction and blew smoke from Indonesia's forest fires, officials said."Strong southeasterly winds from Sumatra island is blowing the haze to the central and southern...
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Hundreds of workers go on strike
Hundreds of workers go on strike BOGOR (JP): Hundreds of workers of photo album manufacturing company PT Upati in Bogor went on strike yesterday, demanding meals and transportation allowances.The workers also asked the company not to cut their salaries for income tax payments since their salaries...
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Authority needed to supervise city plan: Wiyogo
Authority needed to supervise city plan: Wiyogo JAKARTA (JP): Former Jakarta governor Wiyogo Atmodarminto yesterday criticized the absence of an authority to oversee the Greater Jakarta city plan.Wiyogo, who governed Jakarta from 1987 to 1992, said the authority would help prevent conflicts of...
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Mysterious sea horses are faithful partners for life
Mysterious sea horses are faithful partners for lifeBy Gayatri R. Lilley JAKARTA (JP): The light was fading as I looked at my dive gauges. My air supply was almost finished. I had spent 50 minutes at six meters, diving in sea grass beds in the waters of Irian Jaya's Teluk Cendrawasih Marine...
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Timmy ready to win gold in SEA Games beach volleyball
Timmy ready to win gold in SEA Games beach volleyball JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's best women's beach volleyball player, Ni Putu Timmy Yudhani, says she is over her injury and ready to grab the gold in the 19th SEA Games.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Government may change joint operation deals in telecoms sector
Government may change joint operation deals in telecoms sector JAKARTA (JP): The government may change the 15-year contracts awarded to five companies to install and operate the country's telecommunications networks outside Jakarta and East Java before they expire in 2010, sources said yesterday.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Open letter to Mrs. Inten Suweno
Open letter to Mrs. Inten Suweno On the morning of Oct. 4, I passed a Jakarta newspaper to my son, 12, to ask for his comments on an interview run in a newspaper with Minister of Social Affairs Mrs. Inten Suweno.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Fire claims two lives
Fire claims two lives MEDAN, North Sumatra: The wife and teenage daughter of Langkat regency's official M. Achyar died yesterday when fire gutted their residence, Antara reported.Achyar, 54, is in a critical condition at the Surya Stabat Hospital in Langkat, some 40 kilometers west of here.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Crane driver falls 70m to his death
Crane driver falls 70m to his death JAKARTA (JP): A tower crane operator, at a 24-story building project in the Mega Kuningan area in South Jakarta, died instantly yesterday when the crane's cab plunged 70 meters to the ground.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Fire victims rebuild houses
Fire victims rebuild houses JAKARTA (JP): People rendered homeless after a fire in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, last month have started rebuilding their houses.The fire destroyed 387 houses, leaving 7,185 people homeless.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Travel: My Country 2:35 Children's Film: Lucan 3:10 Teenager's Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:35 Economic News 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Science and Technology 5:00 English Lessons 5:25 Variety Show 5:30 Documentary Film 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05...
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Row over water kills one
Row over water kills one BANDUNG, West Java: The prolonged dry season claimed another victim Friday when Darmaji, a resident of Sapta Marga, was stabbed to death because he refused to give his neighbor some clean water.Antara said West Bandung police chief Lt. Col.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
ASEAN anti-drugs gains
ASEAN anti-drugs gains There has been significant progress against drugs trafficking in the past two months. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members have mapped out serious new steps to combat narcotics peddlers. Their dialogue partners pledged anew to unify in the war on drugs.
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Crude oil prices in Asia jump
Crude oil prices in Asia jump SINGAPORE (Reuter): Rising Middle East tensions pushed Asian crude oil futures prices to an eight-month high yesterday.Early Asia prices took their cue from a surge in London and New York on Friday after news the United States was sending its 73,000-ton aircraft...
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
'Open prison' inaugurated
'Open prison' inaugurated MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman will inaugurate here this week the so-called open correctional institution, the first of its kind in Indonesia.Head of the provincial office of the justice ministry here, Suharto, said two other "open prisons"...
Tue, 07 Oct 1997
ABRI threatens antigovernment activists
ABRI threatens antigovernment activists JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung warned yesterday antigovernment groups against attempting to disturb the general session of the People's Consultative Assembly next March.
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
Woman found dead in sack
Woman found dead in sack JAKARTA (JP): An unidentified woman was found dead inside a jute sack which had been dumped at a garbage site on Jl. T.B. Simatupang in Tanjung Barat, South Jakarta, Saturday.An assistant to forensic doctors at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Bambang HP, said yesterday...
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
Alatas says little has been achieved in East Timor talks
Alatas says little has been achieved in East Timor talks JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said Friday that "not much progress" had been achieved in two rounds of tripartite talks on East Timor, Antara reported Saturday.
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
Spams kill the enjoyment of receiving e-mail
Spams kill the enjoyment of receiving e-mailBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): About two weeks ago, I received a chain e-mail from somebody I knew. What a little nuisance. The file was not very large, still it took some time to download. As I've never believed in chain letters, I simply eliminated it.
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
Ramos invites Bill Gates
Ramos invites Bill Gates MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos will invite Microsoft chief Bill Gates to invest in the Philippines when he meets him later this year, local newspapers reported here Saturday."In November, I shall also meet in Seattle, Bill Gates of Microsoft to talk on I.T.
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso takes governor's oath today
Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso takes governor's oath today JAKARTA (JP): Today, Sutiyoso, an Army major general who recently vacated his post as Jakarta Military Commander, is scheduled to be installed as the eighth governor of the city.
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
Rights office looks for chief
Rights office looks for chief DILI, East Timor: The East Timor office of the National Commission on Human Rights has yet to find the suitable person to replace its outgoing chairman Alex Refially, a member of the commission said."Refially's term expired last June.
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
590 recorded HIV positive
590 recorded HIV positive JAKARTA (JP): The number of people who have tested positive for the HIV virus in Indonesia rose 2 percent to 590 last month but the real number could be 59,000, an official said.Antara quoted Dr. Hadi M.
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
Malaysia team practices for Commonwealth Games
Malaysia team practices for Commonwealth Games JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia will compete in the 19th SEA Games here but its sights are firmly set on the Commonwealth Games it will host next year.More than 570 Malaysian athletes will stream into the capital city to stretch their muscles not only for...
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
Aprilia promises gold in judo at SEA Games
Aprilia promises gold in judo at SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's best woman judoist Aprilia Marzuki has pledged to win a gold medal in the under 66 kilogram class at the 19th SEA Games."At least one gold in the under 66 kilogram class and, if permitted, I also want to compete in the open...
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
Government urged to pool haze information
Government urged to pool haze information JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs a coordinated body to issue statements about the haze to prevent tourism falling in unaffected areas, says a tourism executive.Indonesian Tourism Promotion Board chairwoman, Wuryastuti Sunaryo, said Saturday that almost all the...
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
Star-studded generals fill State Palace
Star-studded generals fill State Palace JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto hosted a reception yesterday at the State Palace for some 200 active and retired three- and four-star generals.The country's most prominent generals were present, decked out in their military uniforms and accompanied by their...
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
Sutiyoso vows to improve Jakarta, remember the poor
Sutiyoso vows to improve Jakarta, remember the poor JAKARTA (JP): Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso, who is scheduled to replace Jakarta Governor Surjadi Soedirdja today, vowed yesterday to improve Jakartans' welfare and build the capital into one of the world's great cities.
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
Rupiah fall continues to worry investors
Rupiah fall continues to worry investors JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are likely to remain weak this week as concerns over the falling rupiah will continue, analysts said.The rupiah reached an historic low of Rp 3,725 against the U.S.
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
Black box still undiscovered
Black box still undiscovered MEDAN, North Sumatra: More than a week after the Garuda Indonesia Airbus A-300 B4 crash at Buah Nabar village, 40 kilometer south of here, workers have yet to find the aircraft's black box, which contains data needed to establish the tragedy's cause.Antara quoted Lt.
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
ASEAN officials to meet in RP
ASEAN officials to meet in RP MANILA (DPA): Senior defense and foreign affairs officials will gather in Manila today for a three-day meeting on enhancing regional security cooperation among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Mon, 06 Oct 1997
Flavonoids in tea may cure heart disease
Flavonoids in tea may cure heart diseaseBy Joko Pambudi and Nurfi Afriansyah JAKARTA (JP): A piping hot cup of tea or coffee can be just right during the cool evenings of the rainy season.It hits the right spot because of its warm temperature and the jolt of energizing caffeine.