Archive: 25 November 1996
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Mon, 25 Nov 1996
RI lifters win 6 medals in Seoul
RI lifters win 6 medals in Seoul JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian lifters chalked up a creditable showing in the just-concluded Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships in Seoul by grabbing three golds, one silver and two bronzes.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Reporters get course on drugs
Reporters get course on drugs JAKARTA (JP): A course on illegal drugs for journalists from ASEAN countries will start today.The week-long course, which runs until Nov. 30, focuses on the media's role in preventing and combating drug abuse.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
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, Friday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Platinum Band, Wednesday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Business leaders upbeat on APEC after 2-day forum
Business leaders upbeat on APEC after 2-day forumBy Prapti Widinugraheni and Meidyatama Suryodiningrat MANILA (JP): Business leaders from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum ended a two-day business forum here Saturday with a renewed vision on APEC.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
People friendly road for Kuningan: City planner
People friendly road for Kuningan: City planner JAKARTA (JP): Pedestrians along Jl. Prof. Satrio in Kuningan, South Jakarta, will be protected from rain and heat in new plans for the road, the head of the city architecture team said yesterday.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
33 NGOs demand bans on sexist ads
33 NGOs demand bans on sexist ads JAKARTA (JP): Thirty three non-government organizations demanded yesterday advertisements insulting women's dignity be banned.Spearheaded by the Indonesian Consumers Agency (YLKI), they lodged their petition with the Ministry of Information, the office of State...
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
U.S Exim lends $400m to RP project
U.S Exim lends $400m to RP project MANILA (AFP): The U.S. Export-Import Bank on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding to extend more than US$400 million in political risk guarantees and term financing to a power project in the Philippines.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Lab School holds its annual int'l festival
Lab School holds its annual int'l festival JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of students from Jakarta's international schools celebrated yesterday in festivities at the Lab School in East Jakarta.The annual event was held by the private-run School owned by the Jakarta Teachers Training and Education Institute...
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Progressive parking fee plan debated
Progressive parking fee plan debated JAKARTA (JP): Councilors are divided over progressive parking fees in city-owned parking lots.The chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party faction, Lukman F. Mokoginta, said imposition of the progressive fees was urgently necessary in order to curb the use of...
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Timor cars sold to agrarian ministry
Timor cars sold to agrarian ministry JAKARTA (JP): PT Timor Distributor Nasional (TDN), the distribution arm of PT Timor Putra Nasional, has sold 12 Timor cars to the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs.Gurhadi Kartasasmita, a TDN executive, said over the weekend the sale of the controversial cars to the...
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
PLN urged to sell assets to improve financial soundness
PLN urged to sell assets to improve financial soundness JAKARTA (JP): The government has suggested that the State Electricity Company (PLN) sell its 800-megawatt coal-fired power station at Paiton, East Java to improve its financial soundness.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
IMB seeks info on hijacked ship
IMB seeks info on hijacked ship KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) appealed yesterday for information on a Malaysian gas-oil tanker, the Suci, which was hijacked by six armed pirates and is now believed to be sailing under the name Glory II.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Domestic investors' base needs to be broadened: Seminar
Domestic investors' base needs to be broadened: Seminar NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Securities analysts and businesspeople have reaffirmed the important role of domestic investors to strengthen the capital market, which is still dominated by foreign investors.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Soerjadi-Megawati meeting proposed
Soerjadi-Megawati meeting proposed JAKARTA (JP): A well-known political analyst proposed Saturday that Soerjadi and Megawati Soekarnoputri, key figures in the rift-riddled Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), meet to bury the hatchet.Gen.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Attack on churches politically engineered
Attack on churches politically engineered SURABAYA (JP): The Oct. 10 attack on churches in the East Java town of Situbondo was "politically engineered" to appear like a conflict between local Moslems and Christians, a discussion here has concluded.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Pakpahan ruling disappoints rights activists
Pakpahan ruling disappoints rights activists SEMARANG (JP): Two National Commission on Human Rights members have questioned the legal grounds in the Supreme Court's recent decision to put labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan back in prison after it acquitted him of all charges two years ago.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Ministerial meeting adopts APEC action plans on tariffs
Ministerial meeting adopts APEC action plans on tariffs MANILA (JP): Ministers of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum on Friday adopted action plans which for the first time clearly describe member country's individual timetables for trade and investment liberalization.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Brazilians outgun Germans
Brazilians outgun Germans JAKARTA (JP): The Brazilian pair of Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede outgunned the German pair of Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Muesch to win the 11th World Women's Beach Volleyball Championships at the Senayan clay tennis courts yesterday.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Bali hotel gets warning
Bali hotel gets warning JAKARTA (JP): Bali's governor, Ida Bagus Oka, has ordered the Sol Elite Paradiso Hotel in Kuta to reduce the height of the concrete roofs of its main building and pavilions to comply with the province's regulation on building and construction.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Wajah Negeriku: Ambon 2:35 TV Series: Buck Rogers 3:05 Children's Program: Anak Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Fresh Prince of Bell Air 4:05 Science Film: Legend Of Lockness 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel 5:30 Karya Tepat Guna 6:00...
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Clinton in Bangkok to boost ties
Clinton in Bangkok to boost ties BANGKOK (Reuter): U.S. President Bill Clinton's brief visit to Bangkok this week is seen as an opportunity for him to show America's interest in Asia and help boost trade in Thailand, Thai and U.S. diplomats said.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Soeharto meets Ramos and Goh
Soeharto meets Ramos and Goh MANILA (JP): President Soeharto met Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos and Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong separately here yesterday on the first day of his two-day visit.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
APEC agenda still vague
APEC agenda still vague Two years after setting its lofty goal of lifting all trade and investment barriers by 2020, a group of 18 Asia-Pacific economies is facing the toughest test yet of its free-trade mettle.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Racial issue upsets business tycoons
Racial issue upsets business tycoons JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Sofyan Wanandi called on the public over the weekend to stop raising the Chinese-Indigene racial issue because it could discourage tycoons from helping small- scale businesses and cooperatives.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Police reject Zarina's request for city arrest
Police reject Zarina's request for city arrest JAKARTA (JP): Police have turned down a request from lawyers of Zarina, the Ecstasy-case escapee, that she be placed under city arrest.Temporary release either on the basis of bail or a guarantee that she would not leave town would disturb ongoing...
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
'Curbs on Bank's activities in bourse are understandable'
'Curbs on Bank's activities in bourse are understandable' NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Businessmen understand the reasons behind the restrictions imposed by Bank Indonesia (the central bank) on commercial banks' involvement in the stock market, the chairman of the Association of Indonesian Issuers, Rosano...
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
APEC leaders meet today
APEC leaders meet todayBy Prapti Widinugraheni and Meidyatama Suryodiningrat MANILA (JP): Leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in their meeting today are expected elevate the role of the private sector in achieving the forum's goals of regional free trade, officials said...
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
25,000 watch Bishop Belo bless giant statue of Christ
25,000 watch Bishop Belo bless giant statue of Christ DILI, East Timor (JP): About 25,000 Catholics thronged the Fatucama peninsula, seven kilometers east of Dili, to watch the blessing of a giant statue, Christ the King, yesterday.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Man dies in fire
Man dies in fire PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: Fire gutted hundreds of houses, a hotel and a motel in the densely populated Pahandut district yesterday morning.Antara reported the fire razed the houses and buildings on Jl. Halmahera and Jl. Jawa.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Scholars lament pressure on judges
Scholars lament pressure on judges SEMARANG (JP): Indonesian judges find it hard to remain impartial because too many parties intervene in cases, a law professor at the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University said yesterday.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Workers report exploitation
Workers report exploitation TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Dozens of workers, mainly women, have reported to the local chapter of the Indonesian Journalists' Association that their employer has denied them their full salaries and has forced them to work overtime without pay.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
New avenues to growth, security
New avenues to growth, securityBy Juwono Sudarsono The following article is based on a paper presented at the Australia-Indonesia Defense and Science Technology Seminar in Nov. 20, 1996. DENPASAR, Bali: The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) is an attempt to transpose the success of the ASEAN security...
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
RI gets $260m from World Bank
RI gets $260m from World Bank JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank has approved loans totaling US$260 million to finance infrastructure projects in Sulawesi and improve railway networks in Java.The bank stated that $155 million of the loan would finance the Second Sulawesi Urban Development project and the...
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
TV's role in education
TV's role in educationFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIt is a fact that children and their parents spend four to five hours daily watching television.How about transforming this facility into an English language session?Does anyone remember the toddler who was able to spell many English words, just from...
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
RP protesters denounce Hillary
RP protesters denounce Hillary MANILA (Reuter): Police swiftly dispersed a small group of Filipino feminists who staged a protest yesterday denouncing U.S. first lady Hillary Clinton.Mrs Clinton, accompanying her husband to the Asia-Pacific trade summit that the Philippines is hosting, was giving a...
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Few firms have labor union
Few firms have labor union SURABAYA: About only 32 percent of East Java's 27,000 companies are strike-free because they already have a Federation of Indonesian Labor Union (FSPSI) unit.Med Ismoe Handoko, chief of the federation's East Java office, said Saturday the remaining 68 percent were prone...
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Police roadblock anti-APEC convoy
Police roadblock anti-APEC convoy MANILA (Agencies): Heavily armed Philippine police set up frequent road blocks yesterday to delay convoys of leftist protesters heading to Subic Bay, site of an Asia-Pacific trade summit.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Worker killed, another injured
Worker killed, another injured JAKARTA (JP): One worker was killed and another was seriously injured when they fell while working at an apartment project in West Jakarta.The accident took place Friday night at the Taman Anggrek Mall project.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
RI riders set to end Japan's domination
RI riders set to end Japan's domination JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will fight tooth and nail to end Japan's domination in the Second Asian Mountainbiking Championships in Taipei from Nov. 30."Japanese riders ruled the roost in last year's event.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
No other suspects in Marsinah case
No other suspects in Marsinah case SURABAYA, East Java: Police have not found any new suspects in their investigation of the slaying of labor activist Marsinah since the Supreme Court exonerated several suspects last year, a police spokesman says.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
General Motors says Asia still protective
General Motors says Asia still protective MANILA (UPI): U.S. automotive giant General Motors Corp. Saturday criticized persisting protectionism in some Asian countries, blocking Western car manufacturers from tapping the region's potential markets.GM chief economist G.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
U.S. official grilled over high tech plan
U.S. official grilled over high tech plan MANILA (AFP): Acting U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky came under sharp questioning here Saturday after what appeared to be a clear U.S. climbdown on a high tech trade proposal.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
'Tofu producers should move'
'Tofu producers should move' JAKARTA (JP): Around 80 tofu makers currently operating in several districts in the Bogor regency should be relocated to one place for better control of waste disposal, an expert said.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Clinton's zealous security
Clinton's zealous security MANILA (Reuter): Security was so tight when U.S. President Bill Clinton flew into Manila for an Asia-Pacific summit that his minders stopped the Philippine vice-president when he went to welcome the U.S. leader at the airport.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
APEC business leaders make $2b worth of deals
APEC business leaders make $2b worth of deals MANILA (Reuter): Asia Pacific businessmen emerged from a two- day meeting on the fringe of the annual APEC summit with a rich haul -- business deals worth over $2 billion and contacts to bring more business.
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Student tried for Ecstasy
Student tried for Ecstasy JAKARTA (JP): A student was accused at the Central Jakarta District Court on Friday of trafficking in 120 Ecstasy pills.The 21-year defendant, a resident of Gang Puri Mas in Gambir subdistrict, was arrested in May while counting the Ecstasy pills in a car, prosecutor...
Mon, 25 Nov 1996
Emotion runs high after Senen fire
Emotion runs high after Senen fire JAKARTA (JP): Emotion ran high yesterday among the store owners whose kiosks and goods were razed by fire at the Senen shopping center on Saturday, with some accusing the center's management of negligence and others suggesting sabotage.