Archive: 13 November 1996
57 articles found
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Astra signs up partners in Lampung
Astra signs up partners in Lampung JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed auto maker PT Astra International signed partnership agreements yesterday with several small businesses and cooperatives in Lampung, the southernmost province of Sumatra.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Irian journalist harassed
Irian journalist harassed JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The local chapter of the Association of Indonesian Journalists condemned yesterday a bank official who allegedly harassed a journalist, covering last week's Rp 1.9 billion ($808,000) embezzlement trial, in the bank. Yoseph Herbelubun an official of the Merauke chapter of Bank Pembangunan Daerah was one of several bank officials called as a witness by the district court over the scam.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Fun House 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Just the Ten of Us 4:05 TV Drama: Asni 4:30 Documentary Film: Situs Kerajaan Lingga Indrapura 4:55 Filler 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Indonesian Lesson 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Travel: East Java 6:15 Village Program 6:45 TV Series: Jump Over The Moon: Contemporary Books II 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda Pancasila/Filler 7:30 Economic Bourse: Mitra Kita 8:00 News:...
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Streamlining bureaucracy beats tax incentives: Mar'ie
Streamlining bureaucracy beats tax incentives: Mar'ie JAKARTA (JP): Streamlining bureaucracy is more important than tax incentives in enhancing the competitiveness of local firms, Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said here yesterday. Speaking at the opening of a leadership workshop for executives of state-owned firms, Mar'ie suggested instead that any efforts to improve corporate competitiveness be pursued through efficiency-driven measures.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
ABRI should take part in elections, says gen. Hasnan
ABRI should take part in elections, says gen. Hasnan SURABAYA (JP): A respected military intellectual has suggested that Armed Forces (ABRI) members take part in general elections. Lt. Gen. (ret.) Hasnan Habib said it was time to change the law that bars ABRI members from casting their votes in elections. ABRI members never vote in New Order government's elections in return for an allocated 75 seats in the House of Representatives, down from 100 since the last election.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
'Habibie's got slim chance for VP post'
'Habibie's got slim chance for VP post' BANDUNG (JP): The chances of B.J. Habibie, a protegee of President Soeharto, clinching the vice-presidential post in 1998 are slim, a former general predicted yesterday. Lt. Gen. (ret.) Soebijakto, a former governor of the National Defense Institute, argued that Habibie was not a national leader whose career path came from the "bottom".
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Textile plant bans smoking
Textile plant bans smoking JAKARTA (JP): A foreign textile company, PT Taisho Textile Industries, launched yesterday a no-smoking area at its East Jakarta factory which employs 1,000 workers. The smoke-free campaign's launching ceremony was co-sponsored by Yayasan Jantung Indonesia (Indonesian Heart Foundation) and was held in conjunction with Health Day which fell yesterday and the Deepawali (Indian holy) day which fell last Sunday.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
14 killed in toll accidents
14 killed in toll accidents BEKASI, West Java (JP): Fourteen people were killed in 144 accidents on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road last month, the state-owned highway corporation, PT Jasa Marga announced yesterday. A.D. Pandjaitan, the head of the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road office, said 29 people were hospitalized for serious injuries. Last month's crashes involved 252 vehicles. He said 76 of the 252 vehicles were trucks, 61 minibuses, 31 sedans, 26 buses and 24 pick-ups trucks.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Impact of modern life on artworks depend on each individual
Impact of modern life on artworks depend on each individual By Carla Bianpoen JAKARTA ((JP): There has been much talk about what role artists should play and what focus their works should have in our changing society. One view is that art works should reflect national features or values. This is contradicted by another view which finds that nationalist art is increasingly becoming redundant, given the continuously redrawing of new borders.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Spotlight
Spotlight Photo A: Resort Novotel TORAJA RESORT: Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave is surrounded by children during the opening ceremony of Novotel Resort Toraja in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi. Spotlight B: Seminar JP/oby SEMINAR ON MALRAUX: Economic guru Prof. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo listens as French Ambassador to Indonesia Thierry de Beauce talks at a seminar on French writer Andre Malraux.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Candidate for vice president
Candidate for vice president As the election year approaches, people begin to think about who will be the next vice president of Indonesia. Being a longtime well-wisher of Indonesia and an admirer of President Soeharto, I want to express my opinion on the subject. I hope it will be taken as a lighter comment, because my knowledge of local politics is limited.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
The Zarina telenovela
The Zarina telenovela The story of Zarina, the young woman dubbed the "Ecstasy Queen" by the media, has all the makings of a telenovela, the TV melodramas so popular here. Ever since she was arrested at her Tangerang home in August, Zarina has become the talk of the town, bringing her the "fame" she probably would never have achieved had she continued playing small roles in local sinetron (miniseries).
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Toll supervisor testifies in court
Toll supervisor testifies in court JAKARTA (JP): A construction supervisor of the Grogol overpass, which collapsed in March killing three workers, denied the defendant the defendant in trial resulting from the accident had ordered him to remove the bracings supporting a section of the construction. "The defendant never ordered me to take off the bracings," Mansyur told the West Jakarta District Court.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Texmaco's expansion hailed as boon to growth
Texmaco's expansion hailed as boon to growth JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Textile Association's projection for the textile industry's diminishing capacity to meet export demand bodes well with the Texmaco-Polysindo group's huge expansion, securities analysts said. "The textile industry can survive if it is more progressive in using technology and in improving its economies of scale," Phua Kok Kim of PT HSBC Securities Indonesia told The Jakarta Post.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Don't corrupt history, says Vice President
Don't corrupt history, says Vice President JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno warned historians yesterday against corrupting history for the sake of a particular cause. He underlined the importance of history in preserving the values of the past, especially the fighting spirit of the forefathers who won Indonesia independence. Try's remarks came at the opening of a four-day congress of the Indonesian Historical Society.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Astra to build 130 MW power plant
Astra to build 130 MW power plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Astra International, Indonesia's largest automobile producer, will become the 18th private power generator in the country under a build-operate-transfer scheme for the state-owned electricity company PT PLN. An Astra International subsidiary, PT Asrigita Prasarana, will invest US$150 million to build a 130 megawatt (MW) power plant in Palembang, South Sumatra. "We'll start construction soon.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Joint team set up to realign estates
Joint team set up to realign estates JAKARTA (JP): The National Land Agency (BPN) will soon set up an inter-ministerial team to realign industrial estates as a follow up to the instruction from the minister of agrarian affairs on the stoppage of location permits for new plant projects.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
'One authority should control city rivers'
'One authority should control city rivers' JAKARTA (JP): Floods could be prevented effectively only by a single authority supervising river basins, speakers at a discussion on floods said yesterday. Head of the City Public Works Office Soeharto said at the discussion the authority should at least be responsible for the main rivers flowing through Jakarta and other areas in West Java, in particular the Citarum, Ciliwung and Cisadane rivers.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Jambi-Batam with Fokker-28
Jambi-Batam with Fokker-28 JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines plans to operate Fokker F-28s on the Jambi to Batam, Riau, route to take advantage of the abolition of exit taxes within the Indonesia- Malaysia-Singapore Growth Triangle effective as of Monday. Merpati's district manager, Max Mandagi, said in Jambi that the air carrier will link Jambi and Batam with F-28 jets every Wednesday and Saturday starting Nov. 16.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI's economic policy experience
RI's economic policy experience This is the second of two articles based on a paper by Mohammad Sadli presented at the Conference on Governance Innovation in Manila on Oct. 22. The conference was organized by the Ottawa-based Institute on Governance, the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank and local civil organizations. MANILA: The first legislation of the new regime was a law giving foreign direct investments guarantees and incentives.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Two workers fall from building
Two workers fall from building JAKARTA (JP): Two workers plunged to their death after falling from a 35-meter-high building construction on Jl. Jend. Sudirman, in South Jakarta, yesterday. Another worker suffered severe injuries in the accident. Ogon, who is being treated at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital for injuries to his head and body, said he and his friends, Musa and Pudin, fell when several steel rods supporting the construction frames collapsed.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Public may lose faith in police methods: Komnas
Public may lose faith in police methods: Komnas JAKARTA (JP): A member of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas) urged police yesterday to improve their methods of investigation into the recent murder of a Yogyakarta journalist. Bambang W. Soeharto warned that unless the authorities improved their operation methods, public trust in the police would be eroded.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
CDC plans to invest more in RI
CDC plans to invest more in RI JAKARTA (JP): The Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) of Britain plans to invest US$50 million a year here for the next few years. CDC chairman Lord Cairns said here yesterday the company would focus on infrastructure, manufacturing, agriculture and mining projects. "CDC is keen to invest in those industries which will help to maintain the forward momentum of the economy," Cairns said at a gathering to celebrate CDC's 25th year in Indonesia.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Finland promises reforestation follow-up
Finland promises reforestation follow-up JAKARTA (JP): Finland says it is committed to following up on a 15-year-old forestry project in South Kalimantan, scheduled to end next month, which is being undertaken by the Finnish and Indonesian governments. Finnish Ambassador to Indonesia Hannu Himanen said yesterday a follow-up on the reforestation and tropical forest management project would ensure that the project's results were not wasted.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Sumitomo Metal enters RI
Sumitomo Metal enters RI TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. is to buy a direct stake in the Batu Hijau copper and gold deposit in Indonesia from Sumitomo Corp., the Nihon Keizai Shimbun said yesterday. But a company official told AFP no decision had yet been reached. "We will probably provide technical assistance to the project, but it is not decided whether we will buy a stake," a Sumitomo Metal Mining official said.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
RI and Jordan urge Israel to talk peace
RI and Jordan urge Israel to talk peace JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's President Soeharto and Jordan's King Hussein, in bilateral talks in Amman yesterday, expressed their concern at the stalled Middle East talks resulting from Israel's uncompromising stand.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bhuwanatala to buy 51% stake in Duta
Bhuwanatala to buy 51% stake in Duta JAKARTA (JP): PT Bhuwanatala Indah Permai, a property company controlled by Bambang Trihatmodjo and Johanes Kotjo, has won its shareholders' approval to buy a 51 percent stake in PT Duta Wisata for Rp 82 billion (US$34 million). Bhuwanatala owns and operates Bandung Indah Plaza building, the largest shopping mall in Bandung, West Java. Duta Wisata owns the Megamal Pluit shopping complex in West Jakarta.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Morgan's 1072 Classic Disco, Asian Force Band, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Saturday: 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Acid Speed Band, Firday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Platinum Band, Wednesday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday, Thursday, Sunday, 7:15 p.m.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Fund shortage hits 1997 RI cycling tour
Fund shortage hits 1997 RI cycling tour JAKARTA (JP): Financial hitches may force the cancellation of next year's Tour de Indonesia, an international road race cycling championship slated to be held next March, a national cycling official said Monday.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Police chasing Zarina's friends
Police chasing Zarina's friends INDRAMAYU, West Java (JP): Police detectives are still trying to locate two men believed to be connected to Ecstasy-suspect Zarina, who was arrested in Houston, U.S. recently, National Police Spokesman Brig. Gen. Nurfaizi said. Nurfaizi said the two men, identified only as R and Ed, have been missing since the 24-year-old Zarina was arrested last August.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Utut admits mental lapses after week of hard training
Utut admits mental lapses after week of hard training JAKARTA (JP): A better position does not always guarantee a victory. This truth was once demonstrated in a national chess championship in the former U.S.S.R, in which grandmaster Eduard Gufeld of Georgia lost to fellow Georgian grandmaster Tigran Vartanovich Petrosyan despite holding a strong positional advantage. "I have a better position," Gufeld said mid-way through the game. "I have a better head" was Petrosyan's reply. He was right.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bogor chicken slaughter house
Bogor chicken slaughter house BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Bogor Animal Husbandry Agency plans to centralize the chicken slaughter business at a special slaughter house, the agency head said yesterday. Didi Aswadi said Bogor now had 100 individual slaughter houses that needed to be unified. The individual slaughter houses were owned by small-scale businessmen, he said. "This will be the first chicken slaughter house in Indonesia.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Danang completes jail term
Danang completes jail term JAKARTA (JP): Danang Kukuh Wardoyo, an office worker of the unlicensed Independen magazine, regained his freedom yesterday after completing 20 months in prison. "Strangely enough, I felt a tinge of sadness when I walked out of the Tangerang penitentiary, leaving behind the routine that seemed like eternity," Danang said yesterday at a small celebration thrown by colleagues for him at Tempo Cafe.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Machinery expo opens
Machinery expo opens JAKARTA (JP): An exhibition featuring machines for carpentry, forestry, furniture and pulp and paper industries began yesterday at the Jakarta Kemayoran Fairground. The five-day exhibition was opened by Director of Forestry Cultivation Supervision Soegeng Widodo. It is being organized PT Pamerindo Buana Abadi.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Charges of 'problematic' NGOs must be proven
Charges of 'problematic' NGOs must be proven The government will take stern action against 32 non- governmental organizations (NGOs) it considers "problematic" and says that it will subject all NGOs, 8,000 in total, to the 1985 law on mass organizations. Yusril Ihza Mahendra argues that NGOs are not subject to the law. Question: What do you think about the government's allegation that some NGOs are problematic? Answer: The word "problematic" is not a legal term.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Learn to say 'no', a new organization says
Learn to say 'no', a new organization says JAKARTA (JP): An ambitious new organization founded yesterday by a retired Army officer seeks to change one bad habit of Indonesians: their inability to say "no" to the powers that be. "Those who can say 'no', join us. To say 'no' is not necessarily being confrontational," said Roch Basoeki Mangoenpoerojo, chairman of the Generation of the Founders and Heirs of the 1945 Values (GP2N45), while introducing the organization to the public at Gedung Joang.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Mitra to go public with 30m shares
Mitra to go public with 30m shares JAKARTA (JP): The transportation firm PT Mitra Rajasa will sell 30 million new shares to the public later this month to raise more than Rp 40 billion (US$17.24 million) to expand its business. The company's president, Beni Prananto, said here yesterday that the nominal value of the new shares would be Rp 500. Shares will be sold to the public at the price of between Rp 900 and Rp 1,400, with a price earning ratio of between six and 10 times.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Sale of BNI shares
Sale of BNI shares From Bisnis Indonesia PT Danareksa Director Glenn M. Yusuf stated that priority is given in the sale of BNI shares to investors who can afford to buy one lot only (Bisnis Indonesia, Nov. 6). PT Danareksa had previously made statements to the contrary. It said that one form could be used for applying for more than one lot, and each lot would get a number for the lottery.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Bapindo's reports ready
Bapindo's reports ready JAKARTA (JP): Bad-debt-ridden Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) is ready to publish its financial reports, the bank's commissioner Dahlan Sutalaksana said yesterday. Dahlan told journalists at his office that the audit of Bapindo's financial reports had taken an unusually long time because of the bank's efforts to recover its loans from the bankrupt Golden Key Group. "The audit has been completed, and the results are ready to be published," Dahlan said.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Taxi operations in Bandung
Taxi operations in Bandung From Neraca It is strange, but true. Taxis operating in the Bandung municipality have, since last year, become illegal public transportation. To be more explicit, Bandung cabbies prefer to ignore the presence of their taxi meters. Passengers have to bargain beforehand about the fee before they are driven to their destination. Despite complaints filed by the public to the Directorate of Road Transportation and the police authorities, their complaints have gone unheeded.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Ramayana opens 54th store
Ramayana opens 54th store JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed Ramayana retail chain opened a new department store with 3,000 square meters of retail space in the Grogol shopping center here yesterday. "Our establishment in the Grogol area has a strategic value, especially because of our close cooperation with the PD Pasar Jaya, the market management company owned by the Jakarta municipal government," noted Setyadi Surya, a director of PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Danareksa blamed for unfair IPO
Danareksa blamed for unfair IPO JAKARTA (JP): The initial public offering of the state-owned PT Bank Dagang Negara (BNI) 1946 will be oversubscribed but the lead underwriter may have acted unfairly, according to several stock brokers. "We have just experienced poor management of a state firm's public offering. And it could have a negative impact on future privatization programs," a senior manager of a joint-venture brokerage house said.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Riot defendants denied rights, court told
Riot defendants denied rights, court told JAKARTA (JP): The defendants at a court hearing from the July 27 riot said yesterday that police denied them their right to have lawyers present when they were arrested and interrogated. Defendant Susilo Muslim, 64, told the Central Jakarta District Court that when he and fellow Megawati Soekarnoputri supporters, were taken to the city police headquarters they were allowed to have lawyers.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Textile industry must improve to survive, warn analysts
Textile industry must improve to survive, warn analysts JAKARTA (JP): Comprehensive restructuring and efficient bureaucratic procedures are needed if the local textile industry is to survive, according to stock analysts. Three analysts contacted by The Jakarta Post on Monday said that many textile companies had lost their competitiveness after new overseas players entered the market because of local inefficiencies and their small size.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
KL risks image to keep Jakarta ties
KL risks image to keep Jakarta ties By Bill Tarrant KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The ugly break-up of a conference on East Timor shows Malaysia will not tolerate criticism of sensitive issues affecting its neighbors, even at the risk of embarrassing itself, analysts said on Monday. Jomo Sundaram, a University of Malaya political scientist and one of a group of conference participants arrested after the meeting, said the incident was an embarrassment for the country.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Contenders neck and neck prior to Thai poll
Contenders neck and neck prior to Thai poll BANGKOK (Reuter): The two leading contenders for Thailand's top political job are neck-and-neck ahead of the Nov. 17 general election, opinion polls showed yesterday, as the candidates geared up for one last crucial debate. Public opinion polls yesterday showed Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, the leader of News Aspiration Party (NAP), and former premier and Democrat Party chief Chuan Leekpai in a close race for Sunday's election.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Tiger kills farmer and wife
Tiger kills farmer and wife PADANG, West Sumatra: A farmer and his wife were killed by a tiger while they were working on their farm in Sungai Gambir village Sunday, a press report said yesterday. Local people said they believe the tiger came from the nearby Kerinci Seblat National Park, which is increasingly under threat from illegal logging. The national park covers four provinces, Jambi, Bengkulu, Riau and West Sumatra.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Who is behind Zarina?
Who is behind Zarina? From Merdeka The case of Zarina, the beautiful fugitive who was relentlessly pursued by Indonesian police, created a stir among the nation because she had tens of thousands of Ecstasy pills in stock. She also managed to flee from Tangerang police guards at the time they were to transport her to police headquarters. Recently, Zarina was caught in Houston, the United States. Everyone in the country is now waiting for further developments after her arrest.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Spanish Jakarta erupts in style at Holiday Inn
Spanish Jakarta erupts in style at Holiday Inn By Parvathi Nayar Narayan JAKARTA (JP): Time to take out those castanets and let your feet go tappin', the flamenco way! Time to sample some delicious Spanish finger food, known worldwide as tapas. Have a sweet, sometimes strong glass of sangria, the traditional red wine concoction, or just sit on the "Patio" and look down at the sea...
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Facts, time will reveal E. Timor's truth
Facts, time will reveal E. Timor's truth We are grateful for Malaysia's firm rejection of the recently planned conference on East Timor in that country, "for the sake of maintaining good relations" and "because the issue is an internal affair of Indonesia". Earlier, the president of the Philippines took an identical stance when NGOs in that country announced plans to call a similar meeting Nov. 21-24.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
'Sports officials must resign if Indonesia fails at SEAG'
'Sports officials must resign if Indonesia fails at SEAG' JAKARTA (JP): Officials from national sports associations must be prepared to step down from their posts if they fail to meet the targets set by the National Sports Council at next year's 19th SEA Games here, an official said. "Athletes' failure reflects the officials' failure.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
KL criticized for E. Timor crackdown
KL criticized for E. Timor crackdown KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Human rights group Amnesty International yesterday condemned Malaysia's crackdown on an East Timor conference in Kuala Lumpur last weekend and criticized Indonesia for interrogating deportees. The London-based human rights watchdog also chastised Australia for refusing to condemn the arrests of more than 100 participants, about half of whom were foreigners who were later deported.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Developers told to use loans prudently
Developers told to use loans prudently JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono has warned property developers to use their bank loans prudently to avoid exposing the country's banks to liquidity risks. Speaking at the association of Indonesian property developers' national congress on Monday, Soedradjad warned property developers not to use bank loans for speculation.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Where is our country heading?
Where is our country heading? From Republika We are very concerned with the recent implementation of the law in Indonesia. Many court cases were engineered to suit certain groups. In both criminal and civil cases, defendants went free, or were deliberately released at the cost of someone else's freedom. We do not really know if these scapegoats were paid to act in such a way. They might have been provided with security and welfare for as long as they live, or they could have been framed.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Protests on Belo break out
Protests on Belo break out JAKARTA (JP): A string of demonstrations, either sympathizing with or condemning East Timor Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo broke out in several cities yesterday as the debate over his "scabby dog" comments continued. In Jakarta, about 2,000 activists of the youth wings of the ruling Golkar political organization massed in front of the House of Representatives to express their outrage at Belo's comments.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
New cordless telephone service launched
New cordless telephone service launched JAKARTA (JP): PT Telepoint Nusantara launched a new cordless telephone service yesterday, affordable to students and the middle-class, in hopes of competing with the rapidly expanding mobile cellular telecommunications.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 12, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,050 -25 7,000 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 825 0 4,500 Andayani Megah 1,025 0 6,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 1,175 0 0 Anwar Sierad 2,575 25 2,369,500 Aqua Golden Mississippi 2,825 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 3,250 -100 37,500 Argo Pantes 1,750 0 0 Asahimas Flat 1,325 0 5,555,000 Asiana IMI...