Archive: 26 October 1996
61 articles found
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Reconciliating ethnic communities
Reconciliating ethnic communitiesBy Herb Feith PADANG (JP): In 1966, West Sumatra was a sullen, resentful part of Indonesia, in the aftermath of the abortive regional rebellion of 1958-1961. The "Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia", or PRRI, had been proclaimed in West Sumatra...
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Executive trains introduced for Jakarta-Merak route
Executive trains introduced for Jakarta-Merak route JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned railway service Perumka will begin a new two-hour passenger service with business and executive cars between Jakarta and Merak, West Java, on Nov. 10.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
JSX to enter university
JSX to enter university SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday with Universitas Diponegoro to promote students' knowledge and understanding of capital markets.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Great River's new outlet
Great River's new outlet JAKARTA (JP): PT Inti Fasindo International, the retail arm of PT Great River International, opened its first outlet in Bandung, West Java, yesterday.The outlet, the company's third after Jakarta and Surabaya, is in Mall Sentrasari on Jl. Surya Sumantri.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Introducing networking into services
Introducing networking into services Benedicta & Associates is a fully Indonesian-owned private company dealing in legal and business consultancy.Their work has a predominantly microeconomic flavor and is based on a network of leading academic economists and lawyers.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
New Goro center for North Jakarta
New Goro center for North Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The Humpuss Group and its partners have established another Goro wholesale center in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, complete with a new Sentra Ria entertainment center.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
German-RI ties: A long history of partnership
German-RI ties: A long history of partnershipBy Dr. Fritz Kleinsteuber The bilateral economic relationship between our two countries is based on a long and solid tradition. Some companies from industry and trade can look back on almost 100 years of permanent activity in Indonesia, even during the...
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Court races against time in riot trials
Court races against time in riot trials JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court will speed up the trials of 124 July 27 riot suspects, hoping to complete their trials before the suspects detention period ends.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Basketball in RI needs change: Ary
Basketball in RI needs change: Ary JAKARTA (JP): Noted basketball promoter Ary Sudarsono marked the Indonesian Basketball Association's 45th anniversary celebrations yesterday with a strong call for a regreening of the sport's organization.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Lufthansa's services to Indonesia
Lufthansa's services to Indonesia Germany's national air carrier, Lufthansa, landed in Jakarta for the first time on July 2, 1967. The flight was a Boeing 707 which took 19 hours to fly from Germany, via Dhahran, Karachi, Bombay and Bangkok, before touching down at Jakarta's old Kemayoran airport.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Kodak appoints distributor
Kodak appoints distributor JAKARTA (JP): The United States-based Kodak has appointed PT Wahyu Anggada as its sole distributor in Indonesia for branch banking imaging solutions.Kodak announced yesterday the Indonesian company would sell Kodak Branch Banking products and solutions, which include...
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Situbondo charity
Situbondo charity After having discussed the Situbondo riots case with some of my friends on different occasions, I would like to propose to The Jakarta Post to open a Dompet Situbondo (Situbondo charity).
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Exporters reject EU plan on palm oil
Exporters reject EU plan on palm oil JAKARTA (JP): Southeast Asian palm oil exporters are concerned by the European Union's (EU) plan to eliminate preferential treatment for palm oil imports, saying the move could hurt them.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Construction worker killed
Construction worker killed JAKARTA (JP): A construction worker was mobbed and stabbed to death yesterday by three men after a drunken party in a makeshift house behind a hotel in Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta.Jakarta Police Spokesman Maj.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Investors give cool reception to Nusamba deal
Investors give cool reception to Nusamba deal JAKARTA (JP): Astra International share trading eased yesterday with investors waiting to see the outcome of massive buying Thursday by a politically-connected business group.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Rights commission yet to receive complaint on Tjetje
Rights commission yet to receive complaint on Tjetje JAKARTA (JP): The relatives of Tjetje Tadjudin, the robbery suspect who died while in Bogor police custody, have not yet sought help from the National Commission on Human Rights, Marzuki Darusman, the commission's vice chairman, said yesterday.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
117 years old and still sharp
117 years old and still sharp MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A 117-year old woman, Zubaidah, is the oldest women in the province, say her relatives.Her memory is still sharp and she remembers the names of all her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, reported Antara.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Reporters to get ID cards in Bekasi
Reporters to get ID cards in Bekasi BEKASI, West Java (JP): The Bekasi regency administration and the local branch of the Indonesian journalists' association will jointly issue identification (ID) cards for journalists operating in the regency.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Protectors of the public
Protectors of the public West Java's chief of police Maj. Gen. Nana Permana's honesty in publicly acknowledging yesterday that one of his subordinates was responsible for the death of a robbery suspect while in police custody comes as great reassurance.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Animated Classic 3:05 Sports 4:05 TV Series: Out of The Blue 4:30 Science Film: Earth Revealed 4:55 Filler 5:00 News: Siaran Berita TVRI 5:30 Information 6:05 Travel: Irian Jaya 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Education: Package 27 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama:...
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 25, 1996 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,050 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 4,000 Alumindo Perkasa 800 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,000 0 606,000 Aneka Kimia...
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Gulf increase estimates
Gulf increase estimates CALGARY (Reuter): Gulf Canada Resources Ltd and Talisman Energy Inc said Tuesday they drilled a successful step-out well that indicated a much bigger natural accumulation than was expected following their 1995 Sumpal-1 discovery well in Indonesia.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Malaysia predicts 7.2% ASEAN growth in 1997
Malaysia predicts 7.2% ASEAN growth in 1997 KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): ASEAN economies are expected to post higher economic growth averaging 7.2 percent in 1997, a Malaysian government report said yesterday.The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which groups Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the...
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
KL unveils $23.99 billion budget to spur growth
KL unveils $23.99 billion budget to spur growth KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia announced yesterday measures to lure high-technology industries and curb imports of intermediate goods in its 1997 budget, which was aimed at coping with lower economic growth.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Queen Elizabeth to visit Thailand
Queen Elizabeth to visit Thailand LONDON (AFP): Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, leave tomorrow on a five-day state visit to Thailand that will accent strong bilateral ties and thriving British-Asian trade, British officials said.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Chee's fate still unclear
Chee's fate still unclear SINGAPORE (Reuter): The fate of prominent Singapore opposition figure Chee Soon Juan remained unclear yesterday after a marathon parliamentary hearing over charges of contempt against him and three of his colleagues.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Service fee
Service fee I have the honor of possessing a Citibank Gold Master Card, for which privilege I pay Rp 250,000 per year "service fee". I am privileged with having to argue with local merchants not to charge me extra for using the card.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Restored 'Doctor Zhivago' recaptures original splendor
Restored 'Doctor Zhivago' recaptures original splendorBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): For most moviegoers, Doctor Zhivago will forever remain one of Hollywood's masterpieces.The three-hour and 17 minute-tragic romance between the poet- doctor Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif) and Lara (Julie Christie)...
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Badminton debate for 2000 Olympics
Badminton debate for 2000 Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The monthly Raket magazine is staging a badminton discussion on "Preparing for the 2000 Olympics" at the Kompas building in Jl. Palmerah Selatan, Central Jakarta.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Australia, RI tie up joint growth zone
Australia, RI tie up joint growth zone JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Australia agreed yesterday to develop a zone of sub-regional economic cooperation linking Indonesia's eastern provinces and the Australian continent.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Teachers lament pay cut
Teachers lament pay cut PURWAKARTA, West Java: Teachers in Kemantren, Kiarapedes district, are lamenting the frequent cuts that officials from the Ministry of Education and Culture's local office take out of their salaries, Antara reported yesterday.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Germany and Indonesia expanding their ties
Germany and Indonesia expanding their ties German Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl's visit to Indonesia (Oct. 26 to Oct. 29, 1996) aims to herald a fresh focus on the enormous growth opportunities and prospects afforded by the Indonesian economy.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Road sinks in Wonosobo
Road sinks in Wonosobo WONOSOBO, Central Java: Traffic between the Wonosobo and Kebumen regencies was brought to a stop from Wednesday to Thursday after a portion of the road in Karanganyar village, Wadaslintang district, Wonosobo, sank after heavy rains.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Authorities seize 525 bottles of illegal alcohol
Authorities seize 525 bottles of illegal alcohol JAKARTA (JP): Police seized 525 bottles of illegal alcohol from three big supermarkets in an operation with the city public order office on Thursday night.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Soeharto says health increasingly neglected
Soeharto says health increasingly neglected JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday various new diseases are plaguing the community because lifestyle changes have led people to neglect their health.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
5,583 babies die every month
5,583 babies die every month BANDUNG: As many as 5,583 babies die at birth and 350 mothers die in labor every month in West Java, said governor R. Nuriana, Thursday."The situation is deplorable and tarnishes West Java's image in Indonesia and abroad," Nuriana said as he accepted basic health...
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
The debate over alcohol
The debate over alcohol The government, in a special coordinating meeting on political affairs and security, has decided to reevaluate the provincial regulations on alcoholic beverages that are, at present, being drafted in a number of regions.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Big loan for Batavia hotel
Big loan for Batavia hotel JAKARTA (JP): Bank Duta has arranged a syndicated loan of US$16.1 million to pay for the construction of the three-star Hotel Batavia Harmony on Jl. Cikini, Central Jakarta.Bank Duta announced yesterday that, under an agreement signed Thursday, it would contribute $10.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Dutch suspect says he was framed in Ecstasy case
Dutch suspect says he was framed in Ecstasy case JAKARTA (JP): A Dutch businessman standing trial on charges of trafficking nearly 1,000 Ecstasy pills, yesterday told the Central Jakarta District Court he was framed.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Clara returns from Everest with little public fanfare
Clara returns from Everest with little public fanfare JAKARTA (JP): It was sunny but windy. The temperature was minus 30 degrees Centrigade. It was at that moment that Clara Sumarwati planted Indonesia's national flag into the 8,848-meter summit of Mt. Everest.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Two tourists hurt in robbery
Two tourists hurt in robbery YOGYAKARTA: Two foreign tourists were wounded attempting to resist robbers on a bus from Borobudur temple on Thursday.Mrs. Kumike Avitut, 25, of Australia and Paul Anthony, 32, from England, needed medical treatment after their struggle.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Merpati to lease Airbuses
Merpati to lease Airbuses JAKARTA (JP): PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines plans to start operating three Airbus 300-600 aircraft next month, according to managing director Budiarto Subroto.The airline, which is the subsidiary of national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, will lease two of the aircraft...
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
German orchestra due here
German orchestra due here JAKARTA (JP): The German Kolner Kammerorchester orchestra will perform here for the second time. The orchestra, established in the 1920s, first performed here in 1994.The orchestra, conducted by Helmut muller-Bruhl, will play at the Gedung Kesenian Jakarta at 8 p.m. on Oct.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Police lieutenant main suspect in Tjetje's death
Police lieutenant main suspect in Tjetje's death BANDUNG (JP): West Java Police Chief Maj. Gen. Nana Permana yesterday officially declared the Bogor police's chief detective, First Lt. DT, was the suspect in the death of a robbery suspect while in Bogor police custody.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Religious leaders pledge to work towards harmony
Religious leaders pledge to work towards harmonyBy Ainur R. Sophiaan SITUBONDO, East Java (JP): Leaders of four religious communities in this city pledged yesterday to work together towards harmony and peaceful coexistence, following the bloody sectarian conflict on Oct.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
New justices needed to handle backlogged cases
New justices needed to handle backlogged cases JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court will never try the 14,000 backlogged cases piling up unless the government recruits "extraordinary" justices to handle them, a legal expert said yesterday.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
PT IKI to build more ships
PT IKI to build more ships UJUNGPANDANG (JP): PT Pengembangan Armada Niaga Nasional Multi Finance (PANN) has contracted PT Industri Kapal Indonesia (IKI) to build 17 round-hull Mina Jaya fishing boats and several Caraka Jaya cargo ships.PT PANN's president, A.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
New fields of Germany-RI economic ties at hand
New fields of Germany-RI economic ties at hand The bilateral exchange of goods between Germany and Indonesia has increased steadily during the past few years, ushering in new fields of opportunity for fruitful economic cooperation.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Flood warning patrol for trains
Flood warning patrol for trains PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The local office of state-owned railway company Perumka has instructed employees to patrol portions of the railroad in areas prone to flooding.Office head, Singgih Abadi, said patrols will alert train drivers to track conditions in the...
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Brisk advertisement
Brisk advertisementFrom JayakartaThe Brisk hair cream advertisement under the title "Tidak rela" (Unwilling) recently shown on television has given rise to various interpretations.In order not to prolong the polemic, we, PT Ammirati Puris Lintas, as the advertising bureau for Brisk, will take steps...
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
RI to discuss local communities' protection
RI to discuss local communities' protection JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's delegation to a upcoming international conference on biodiversity will discuss the collective rights of traditional communities."The topic will cover indigenous and local communities' rights to their traditional knowledge,...
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Guruh of PDI may jump ship to Kosgoro
Guruh of PDI may jump ship to Kosgoro JAKARTA (JP): The public appearance of choreographer Guruh Soekarnoputra with senior members of the ruling Golkar at the launch of his new album Thursday has caused quite a stir.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
ASEAN energy demand predicted to jump fourfold
ASEAN energy demand predicted to jump fourfold SINGAPORE (AFP): Energy demand in ASEAN is expected to jump more than fourfold by 2020 in line with rapid regional development, a petroleum conference was told.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Complaints of small traders
Complaints of small tradersFrom RepublikaIn the Kuningan district, a large retailer (Yogya Supermarket) is operating now. Being a resident of the area and a small retailer, I am concerned with the establishment of the supermarket, which carries "conglomerating" overtones.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Official warns of rain on Merapi
Official warns of rain on Merapi SEMARANG: Mount Merapi research authorities have warned residents in surrounding areas to be on the alert because the volcano has been spewing hot lava and toxic gasses in recent days.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: The Praise Vocal Group, nightly except Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday, Thursday,...
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Scholar says politics may be behind riots
Scholar says politics may be behind riots JAKARTA (JP): Observers yesterday voiced their suspicion that recent attacks on East Java churches had been "engineered" by certain political interests rather than driven by religious hatred.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
SE Asian economies are more resilient: MAS
SE Asian economies are more resilient: MAS SINGAPORE (AFP): Southeast Asian economies have the strength to shield themselves from the effects of Mexican-style financial crunch elsewhere in the world, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Singapore says 'yes' to U.S. open skies initiative
Singapore says 'yes' to U.S. open skies initiative SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore yesterday responded favorably to an "open skies" agreement proposed by the United States, keen to seal further such pacts with Asian nations to enable unlimited competition among airlines.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
City impressions displayed at TIM
City impressions displayed at TIM JAKARTA (JP): Painters' impressions of Jakarta are the focus of an exhibition featuring works by 25 painters from the Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center (TIM).The exhibition, organized by the city's cultural affairs agency, includes paintings by Jakarta's Sarnadi...
Sat, 26 Oct 1996
Four armed men rob employee of Rp 100 million
Four armed men rob employee of Rp 100 million JAKARTA (JP): A tax office employee from the Ministry of Finance was robbed of Rp 100 million (US$42,918) by four men in his garage in Jl. Haji Maun, Duren Tiga District, South Jakarta.Jakarta Police Spokesman Maj.