Archive: 16 December 1996
43 articles found
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Govt sets up ambitious plan to boost cotton production
Govt sets up ambitious plan to boost cotton production JAKARTA (JP): The government is embarking on an ambitious plan to boost the country's cotton fiber production to around 380,000 tons per year in the next five years from 2,500 tons at present.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Three Australians sent home
Three Australians sent home DILI, East Timor: Three Australians -- Erik Powel and two others identified only as Given and Judith -- stranded on the Dili waters after their boats developed engine trouble, left for Darwin Saturday morning.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Play jazz music with Jaz, but don't break the law
Play jazz music with Jaz, but don't break the lawBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): As you already know, the prices of hard disks have crumbled like the Berlin Wall in 1989. To our advantage, this coincides with our need for more and more storage space.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Misuari seeks KL investments
Misuari seeks KL investments KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Nur Misuari, governor of an autonomous Moslem region of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, will make a pitch for investment during his week-long visit to Malaysia starting today, officials said yesterday.
Mon, 16 Dec 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, Wednesdy, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Legal security in a precarious state
Legal security in a precarious state The conclusion drawn Wednesday by House Commission I after a working session with Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung -- that legal security and law enforcement in this country are at present in a precarious state -- deserves our attention.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
PSPI's new property book
PSPI's new property book JAKARTA (JP): The Center for Indonesian Property Studies (PSPI) has published a new book containing analyses of property business in 1996 and its prospects for 1997.PSPI Chairman Panangian Simanungkalit said over the weekend the center planned to issue this type of book...
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
EU renews demand on East Timor
EU renews demand on East Timor DUBLIN (Agencies): The European Union repeated calls Saturday for Indonesia to improve its human rights record in the former Portuguese colony of East Timor, Reuters reported.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Beijing's diplomacy in U.S.
Beijing's diplomacy in U.S. Chinese Defense Minister Chi Haotian stressed that Beijing's military posture was entirely defensive but reiterated that China had not renounced the use of force against Taiwan.His presence in Washington last week showed the thawing of relations between the U.S.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Demand for wireless up in region
Demand for wireless up in region SINGAPORE (DPA): The Asia-Pacific region will account for up to 70 percent demand for the global wireless communication market by the year 2006, Jonathan Tarlin, vice-president of the American MTA-EMCI international wireless network, said yesterday.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Ramp breaks, damages cars
Ramp breaks, damages cars BANTEN, West Java: Huge waves and strong winds in the Sunda Strait Saturday broke open the vehicle ramp of the Kotabumi ferry. Twenty cars on board were overturned and seriously damaged as the ramp sank, but no casualties were reported.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Moslems being put to the test: Scholar
Moslems being put to the test: Scholar SURABAYA (JP): Moslems' recent growing clout in the domestic cultural and political arenas is a challenge to be faced, scholar Nurcholish Madjid said.In a speech marking the 50th anniversary of the Association of Moslem Students (HMI) here Saturday, Nurcholish...
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Xmas songs go traditional
Xmas songs go traditional JAKARTA (JP): Vocalista Sonora, a choir and orchestra from Yogyakarta, kicked off the Christmas season Saturday by performing at the PLN Concert Building.They performed 19 Christmas songs, including some that are drawn from, or combined with, local spiritual values,...
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Reduce crime in the city
Reduce crime in the cityFrom JayakartaOf late, violence in Jakarta and in the vicinity, which is supposed to be a model for other districts, is growing increasingly more gory. Robberies, slayings, thefts and other criminal acts are prevalent everywhere.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Man jailed for heroin possession
Man jailed for heroin possession TANGERANG, West Java (JP): A 25-year-old man got four years jail on Friday for possessing 65 grams of heroin.The Tangerang District Court found Bali tour guide Herry Agung Sugiono had violated Law No. 9/1976 on narcotics.He was also fined Rp 10 million.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
PT Ricky to expand distribution
PT Ricky to expand distribution JAKARTA (JP): Mens underwear producer PT Ricky Putra Globalindo plans to expand its domestic distribution networks by investing Rp 35 billion (US$14.8 million) beginning next year.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Free trade era
Free trade era Indonesia has agreed to participate in free trade. Actually, the free trade era will be introduced by 2010, but in the last agreement it was rescheduled for a much earlier time i.e. 2003.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Kupang boosts cement output
Kupang boosts cement output JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Semen Kupang will build a second plant in Kupang early next year with a production capacity of 400,000 tons of cement per year."Total investment for the expansion will be Rp 110 billion (US$47.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Court sentences
Court sentences The Central Jakarta District Court's council of judges sentenced 115 PDI-Megawati supporters to an average of four months and three days in jail because it found them guilty of violating Article 218 of the penal code which reads: "Whoever, at the time of a gathering of people,...
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 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 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Creative Program: Karya Tepat Guna 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05...
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
RI shies away from joining cocoa organization
RI shies away from joining cocoa organization LONDON (Reuter): Indonesia, the world's third largest cocoa producer, is again fighting shy of suggestions that it join the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) because it opposes output cuts that might hurt its small farmers.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Military's account on detainee's death accepted
Military's account on detainee's death accepted JAKARTA (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) leader Abdurrahman Wahid has accepted the military's account that activist Achmad Siddiq died of an illness and not from torture while in detention.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Ramos checks out of hospital
Ramos checks out of hospital MANILA (Reuter): Philippine President Fidel Ramos, seeking to dispel reports he had suffered a stroke, danced with nurses at a Christmas party before checking out of a hospital yesterday after two days of tests, his office said.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Safari Park white tiger kills Malaysian
Safari Park white tiger kills Malaysian JAKARTA (JP): A Malaysian woman was mauled to death last week by a white tiger at Taman Safari Indonesia in Cisarua, Bogor, West Java.A sergeant of the Cisarua Police sub-precinct said the 59-year-old woman, identified as Ngai Hong Chee, was attacked Thursday...
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Rudini blames government for widespread violence
Rudini blames government for widespread violence MALANG, East Java (JP): Political observer Rudini believes the widespread violence in Indonesia is caused by the government's heavy-handed approach to handling sociopolitical problems.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Civilian president is OK, senior general says
Civilian president is OK, senior general says JAKARTA (JP): The military, which plays a dominant role in domestic politics, has no objection to Indonesia's next president being a civilian.Lt. Gen. Syarwan Hamid, Chief of the Armed Forces Sociopolitical Affairs, said over the weekend that what...
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Luxury cars
Luxury carsFrom KompasThe APEC summit, held several years ago, bequeathed luxury cars to the "society". In the past, luxury cars would be reexported, but now such cars can be sold to the public. So we can now witness many people driving luxury cars on the road.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
'ASEAN TV' developers to promote understanding
'ASEAN TV' developers to promote understanding JAKARTA (JP): ASEAN TV, which Ariobimo Ekakarma is developing, will operate as a satellite TV network using a transponder of Indonesia's Palapa C-2 satellite, Sharif C. Sutardjo, president of the company, said over the weekend.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Sophisticated technology
Sophisticated technology BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie says Indonesia is among only eight countries in the world currently developing sophisticated aviation technology.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Academic freedom on campus
Academic freedom on campusBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): When academic freedom was officially introduced into Indonesian universities in 1988, there was quite a lot of excitement and confusion throughout the country.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
South China Sea workshop to stay informal: Alatas
South China Sea workshop to stay informal: Alatas JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia asserted yesterday that it has no intention of upgrading the South China Sea workshop into a inter- governmental forum.Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas in Batam, Riau, after opening the seventh workshop on managing...
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
'Investigate irregularities'
'Investigate irregularities' JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor Idroes ordered yesterday the Central Jakarta Mayor to investigate reports authorities had illegally cut land compensation money to residents in Gunung Sahari Utara.Idroes said officials found guilty should return the money and be punished.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Foreign tourist arrivals up 18% to 3.43 million
Foreign tourist arrivals up 18% to 3.43 million NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): The number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia during the January to October period this year rose by 18 percent to around 3.43 million over the same period of 1995.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Susi silences her critics but Dong silences crowd
Susi silences her critics but Dong silences crowd JAKARTA (JP): Susi Susanti silenced her critics by notching up the World Cup badminton title here yesterday with a 11-7 11-4 victory over China's Wang Chan in the women's singles final.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Storm-hit billboard kills one
Storm-hit billboard kills one JAKARTA (JP): A billboard belonging to the Ramayana department store on Jl. Bekasi Timur, East Jakarta, was blown down yesterday by a strong wind, killing one person and injuring six others, a city administration official said.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Megawati rejects reconciliation offer
Megawati rejects reconciliation offer SEMARANG (JP): The overthrown leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri, ruled out a possible reconciliation with her political foe, Soerjadi, here Saturday.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
River washes up many houses
River washes up many houses MEDAN, North Sumatra: Thousands of houses and hectares of paddy fields in Merbau subdistrict, Labuhan Batu regency, were flooded Saturday when the Merbau river overflowed following heavy rains, Antara reported.No casualties were reported.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
KL firm forms venture
KL firm forms venture JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian firm Sapura Advanced Systems Sdn Bhd signed an agreement here yesterday with Indonesian firm PT Kuarta Dinamika Reksa to set up a joint venture on a computer based training system.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Old debate on press licensing raging again
Old debate on press licensing raging again JAKARTA (JP): The government's plan to revise the 1982 Press Law has received a warm welcome but the long-standing disagreements over the controversial ministerial decree on publication licensing remain.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Drag race stopped
Drag race stopped JAKARTA (JP): A drag race in the broad street in the former Kemayoran airport ground was suspended yesterday after a car veered off track and into the spectators' area.Four spectators and four members of a crew team were injured, witnesses said.
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Rioters trials open today
Rioters trials open today SITUBONDO, East Java: The trials of 54 people suspected of inciting the Oct. 10 riots here and in the nearby Banongan district start today, Antara reported Saturday.The head of the Situbondo District Court, Eman Tantri, said two parallel sessions will be held to try those...
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Hotels dress up for Christmas, New Year
Hotels dress up for Christmas, New Year JAKARTA (JP): In welcoming Christmas and the New Year, hotels throughout the city are competing by offering special prices for entertainment and better services.The competition between hotels is obvious by the discounts they are offering, such as a 20 percent...
Mon, 16 Dec 1996
Govt to cut down 50m clove trees
Govt to cut down 50m clove trees JAKARTA (JP): The government last week launched a massive Rp 400-billion (US$173.91 million) clove conversion program to cut down on the current oversupply.The program officially began last Thursday in Sukabumi, West Java, with Minister of Home Affairs Yogie S.M.