Archive: 19 December 1996
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Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Police release Fuad Syafrudin's suspected killer
Police release Fuad Syafrudin's suspected killer YOGYAKARTA (JP): Police released yesterday Dwi Sumaji alias Iwik, the suspected killer of journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, to the surprise of his lawyers whose previous requests for the move had repeatedly been rejected.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Dengue fever kills 23 children
Dengue fever kills 23 children SEMARANG, Central Java: Twenty-three children have died and 2,146 others have been hospitalized in several dengue fever outbreaks in the municipality over this year.Semarang spokesperson Harini Trisnadi said yesterday the figures covered the period from January to...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Warden victim of bad system: Lawyers
Warden victim of bad system: Lawyers JAKARTA (JP): Defense lawyers representing a prison guard charged with accepting a bribe from escaped businessman Eddy Tansil told the East Jakarta District Court yesterday the defendant was a victim of a bad prison system.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Mugging on 'MV Kerinci'
Mugging on 'MV Kerinci'From KompasOn Dec. 4, I boarded the MV Kerinci for a voyage from Padang to Tanjung Priok. At 9 a.m., a crew member named Harianto made a forced entry into my cabin (number 6030, 1st class).He locked the door and menaced me with a knife.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Berlian Motor gets loan
Berlian Motor gets loan JAKARTA (JP): Ujungpandang-based PT Bosowa Berlian Motor, the biggest automotive dealer in eastern Indonesia, secured a Rp 46.8 billion (US$19.8 million) syndicated loan yesterday from four domestic banks.PT Bank Nusa International, the loan arranger, put up Rp 9.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
TVRI's use of Indonesian
TVRI's use of IndonesianFrom KompasInaccuracies occur in TVRI's usage of Indonesian, while the station recommends to its viewers to use the language correctly.One example is "Cuaca beberapa kota di Indonesia", which appears during the weather forecast segment of the news.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Nasim flies RI flag in Valvo matchplay
Nasim flies RI flag in Valvo matchplay JAKARTA (JP): Maan Nasim is the only Indonesian golfer taking part in the Volvo Asian Matchplay at the Emeralda golf course, Cimanggis, West Java, that tees off today.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Horticulture products promoted
Horticulture products promoted SURABAYA, East Java: The local administration is holding a five-day exhibition in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to promote the province's fruit and other horticultural products.Opened yesterday, the promotion seeks to increase export of East Java's tropical fruits to the...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Chedi Hotel: Jl. Rancabentang 56-58: Job (Piano), Monday to Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Irven (Guitar), Monday to Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Mixed voices Accapela singer and Andi (Pianist), Thursday and Saturday, 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Churches concerned about selfishness
Churches concerned about selfishness JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Communion of Churches and the Indonesian Bishops Conference expressed concern yesterday over the selfishness they say increasingly plagues the public.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Legal awareness competition
Legal awareness competition JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Social Welfare Idroes opened a legal awareness competition for families yesterday.Governor Surjadi Soedirdja's said in his written address read by Idroes that awareness and understanding of the law could be improved through the Keluarga...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Relieve aid for flood victims
Relieve aid for flood victims KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Minister of Social Services Inten Soeweno yesterday presented 200 families in Belu regency with building materials to repair their houses which were damaged in last year's flood.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Indonesian 'sinetron' festival celebrates mediocrity
Indonesian 'sinetron' festival celebrates mediocrityBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Local television dramas and comedies, as well as mini-series, are getting more and more popular. They are shown in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening.Some are good, others garbage.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Soeharto gives green light to Jonggol project
Soeharto gives green light to Jonggol project JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto approved yesterday his second son's plan to develop a self-sufficient city in Jonggol, Bogor, about 50 kilometers southeast of here, but called on developer PT Bukit Jonggol Asri not to sacrifice local residents'...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Saudi backing for Lebanon threatens to split AFC
Saudi backing for Lebanon threatens to split AFC ABU DHABI (AFP): Saudi Arabia's insistence that Lebanon must host the 2000 Asian Cup threatens to tear apart the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), according to senior AFC officials.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
U.S. eyes lucrative Asia defense mart
U.S. eyes lucrative Asia defense mart SINGAPORE (Reuter): United States companies will take part in Singapore's Asia Defense trade show next month as they try to step up their presence in the rapidly growing regional arms market, a United States official said yesterday.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
200 developers may go bust
200 developers may go bust JAKARTA (JP): Property baron Ciputra predicted yesterday about 200 developers would go bust because of the property market slump.Ciputra told a seminar yesterday these property developers had built their projects at the wrong time.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
13 foreigners deported
13 foreigners deported BANJARMASIN, East Kalimantan: Immigration authorities during the period between Sept. 1995 and April 1996 deported 13 foreigners for various violations, Antara reported yesterday.Immigration office head Rudhy Chaidir said most of the foreigners had misused their stay permits.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Banjar Wijaya housing complex
Banjar Wijaya housing complexFrom Bisnis IndonesiaI would like to comment on the advertisement published in Kompas, Dec. 17, 1996 concerning the Banjar Wijaya housing complex. In fact, I am one of hundreds of consumers who bought houses in that complex after reading an advertisement in Kompas in...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Thai police gets new chief
Thai police gets new chief BANGKOK (AFP): A Thai police committee yesterday appointed Pracha Promnok as chief of the country's troubled police force, reports said.Pracha, who has been acting police chief since his predecessor was effectively dismissed last week, was appointed by a police committee...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
PT Daya Guna to use satellite for fishing
PT Daya Guna to use satellite for fishing JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed fishing company PT Daya Guna Samudera is planning to use the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) satellite to detect fish in eastern Indonesian waters through an upwelling process.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Insurance deficit predicted to double
Insurance deficit predicted to double JAKARTA (JP): This year's current account insurance services deficit could double from last year to about Rp 1.5 trillion (US$646.55 million), an insurance analyst said yesterday.The Indonesian Council of Insurance's chairman, B.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
The nominees for this year's festival
The nominees for this year's festivalBest sinetron:Drama: Bayangan Menembus Tirai (The Shadow on the Curtain), produced by PT Sirapitulas Graha Sinema Di Balik Pusaran Awan (Behind the Cloud's Circle) by PT RCTI Jangan Ada Dusta Di Antara Kita (No Lies Between Us) by PT Modulasri Griya Produksi...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Experts advise brain drain for Indonesia
Experts advise brain drain for Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Overseas university and school graduates should rush the foreign job markets rather return home to outdo their domestic competitors, educational observers agreed yesterday.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Indonesia to compete in HK-Osaka race
Indonesia to compete in HK-Osaka race JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is to be one of the 14 participating nations in the Hong Kong-Osaka International Yachting Race in March next year, an organizer said.The countries provisionally set to compete in International Sail Osaka 97 are China, Japan, Britain,...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Human rights commission regains society's favor
Human rights commission regains society's favor The government recently charged the human rights body with having overstepped its boundary by becoming directly involved in investigating cases it is probing. However, a minister retracted the accusation this week to the relief of many.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Fiber optic cable plant
Fiber optic cable plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Voksel Electric, in conjunction with Showa Electric of Japan, plans to build a US$15 million fiber optic cable manufacturing plant next year, the company announced yesterday.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Trip to Krakatau
Trip to Krakatau I am writing to warn the public about a tour company (Pandawa/Ivia Tours) advertising a trip to Ujung Kulon and Krakatau. I recently went on this trip, and was subjected to danger and recklessness. We had expected quality service since our guide, Mr.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Bira denies share sales
Bira denies share sales JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Bira denied reports yesterday that General Electric Capital purchased bank shares.The bank said in a statement that the report was inaccurate."At this time, the bank is still in discussion with several parties.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Civil servants duped
Civil servants dupedFrom MerdekaMinister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo has reported to President Soeharto the scam by a number of housing developers for civil servants who have made down payments for houses. (Merdeka, Dec. 17).
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Foreign investment projects up 20%, value down 25%
Foreign investment projects up 20%, value down 25% JAKARTA (JP): The government approved 959 foreign direct investment projects between Jan. 1 and Dec. 15 this year, up 20 percent on the same period last year, but the value dropped 25 percent to US$29.9 billion.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Builder responsible for falling billboard
Builder responsible for falling billboard JAKARTA (JP): The building contractor which put up the billboard that collapsed killing a person and injuring four others was responsible for the accident, an advertising expert said Tuesday.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Should RI forge ties with Israel?
Should RI forge ties with Israel?By Riza Sihbudi JAKARTA (JP): On his return from a visit to Jordan last month, President Soeharto appealed to Indonesia's Moslem community to perform haj pilgrimage, the fifth tenet of Islam, only once.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Three die in ferry mishap
Three die in ferry mishap MEDAN, North Sumatra: Dozens of people are missing and three have been found dead when a wooden ferry hit floating logs and sank in the Berombang River, Labuhan Batu regency of North Sumatra Tuesday.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Bank Surya splits stocks
Bank Surya splits stocks JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of th publicly-listed Bank Surya approved here yesterday a plan to cut the nominal price of the bank's shares to Rp 5,00 from Rp 1,000 (43 U.S. cent).
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Teachers' pay
Teachers' payFrom Berita BuanaOn its 51st anniversary recently, the Indonesian Teachers' Union still focused on teachers' pay. As a teacher, I would like to propose the following for the improvement of teachers' welfare.With their very small pay, teachers often resort to borrowing money from banks.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Drag Race in Sentul
Drag Race in Sentul JAKARTA (JP): The Grand Final of the Get Lucky Drag Race is scheduled to be staged on Dec. 21 at the Sentul Circuit, Bogor, West Java.Dancing troupe GIGI, Harry Roesli and Second Born, will entertain the crowd between races.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
SIA increases flights
SIA increases flights JAKARTA (JP): Singapore Airlines is to increase the number of its shuttle flights between Singapore and Jakarta starting Jan 1, bringing total shuttle flights to eight.Passengers from Jakarta will be able to fly to Singapore between 7 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
East Timor talks posponed due to the UN reshuffle
East Timor talks posponed due to the UN reshuffle LISBON (Reuter): Talks between Portugal and Indonesia about East Timor, set for December 21 in New York, have been postponed, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
$189m for business training for the poor
$189m for business training for the poor JAKARTA (JP): The government has linked up with private universities across the country to provide training on entrepreneurship to the poor, a senior official said yesterday.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Negative media reports affect Timor car sales
Negative media reports affect Timor car sales JAKARTA (JP): Negative media reports and a fear of poor after- sales services have affected sales of the country's controversial national car, according to its distributor.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
SE Asian investors buy Australian media company
SE Asian investors buy Australian media company SYDNEY (DPA): Cashed-up Asian investors still see Australia as a bargain basement of corporate goodies with yet another national icon falling this week to a company awash with Little Dragon cash.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Return to the sea, Soeharto says
Return to the sea, Soeharto says JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday it was now time for Indonesian people to "return to the sea" because land resources were no longer adequate to meet their needs.In a speech delivered by State Minister of Research and Technology B.J.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
14 people killed, 25,000 homeless in bad fire year
14 people killed, 25,000 homeless in bad fire year JAKARTA (JP): Fourteen people died, 54 were injured and 25,509 people lost their homes in fires to Dec. 3 this year, city fire department records show.The 678 fires, an average of two a day, caused Rp 55.3 billion damage.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Tourist police squad set up
Tourist police squad set up JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo inaugurated a tourist police unit, called "Polisi Pariwisata" (Police for Tourists), yesterday at the Jakarta Police headquarters.
Thu, 19 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.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Dutch defendant gives birth
Dutch defendant gives birth TANGERANG, West Java (JP): A Dutch woman on trial for trafficking 11,370 Ecstasy pills gave birth to a baby boy at Tangerang General Hospital yesterday."I'm happy. I named him Johny Junior, after his father. My family has contacted my husband.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Trafficker gets three years jail
Trafficker gets three years jail TANGERANG, West Java (JP): The Tangerang District Court sentenced a man to three years in jail yesterday for smuggling more than 60,000 Ecstasy pills from the Netherlands into Indonesia.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Marcos regime victims hail U.S. court decision
Marcos regime victims hail U.S. court decision MANILA (UPI): Some 10,000 human rights victims who suffered under the two-decade rule of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos are hailing a United States appellate court's decision to award them nearly US$2 billion in damages.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Banker slams central bank's policy on lending limits
Banker slams central bank's policy on lending limits JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's (the central bank) policy requiring commercial banks to observe legal lending limits is unrealistic, Bank Central Asia's president said yesterday.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Ciputat crossing prone to mishaps
Ciputat crossing prone to mishaps TANGERANG, West Java (JP): The Ciputat railway crossing where a family was killed late Sunday is vulnerable to accidents, a village head in the district said.Dadang Syarif, the head of the Pondok Ranji subdistrict, said yesterday a man in his 70s was killed last...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Aging couples taken to altar
Aging couples taken to altar KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A total of 511 elderly couples took religious marriage vows in a mass wedding here on Monday, along with 2,128 other couples.State Minister of Population Haryono Suyono attended the ceremony in SoE, south Central Timor regency, and plans to...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Impediments in tourism industry
Impediments in tourism industryFrom MerdekaTourism in the country has recently been heralded as a potential foreign exchange earner, right after oil and gas and non-oil exports.Endeavors to accommodate increased tourism flow are visible in the greater number of newly constructed hotels.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 18, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 750 -25 15,000 Andayani Megah 1,025 0 326,500 Aneka...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Poll watchdog seeks government recognition
Poll watchdog seeks government recognition JAKARTA (JP): Senior activists of the controversial Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP) called on the government yesterday to recognize it officially.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
RI receives $42 million grant for forestry
RI receives $42 million grant for forestry JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry yesterday received a 33 million ECU (US$42.3 million) grant from the European Commission to start the South/Central Kalimantan Production Forest Program and establish a Forest Liaison Bureau.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Garuda gets first Trent-powered Airbus A300-300s
Garuda gets first Trent-powered Airbus A300-300s The first of Garuda's six Airbus A330-300 planes, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, is scheduled to arrive in Jakarta today from Airbus Industrie in Toulouse, France.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
'State coould clip rights if needed'
'State coould clip rights if needed' JAKARTA (JP): A democratic national state should have the courage to take the bitter option of stripping the democratic rights from political organizations which mask their destructive goals with democratization demands, President Soeharto said yesterday.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
More parties needed for general elections
More parties needed for general elections JAKARTA (JP): A group of critical scholars called yesterday on the government to allow more "political parties" to contest the general elections.Deliar Noer and his colleagues grouped in the Forum for Restoration of People's Sovereignty told Marzuki...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
RI: Rolls-Royce's fast growing market
RI: Rolls-Royce's fast growing market DERBY, England (JP): Indonesia, as part of Asia, has emerged as a fast growing market for both Rolls-Royce aero and industrial engines.Rolls-Royce has been very active in developing a consistent and cooperative program with Indonesia in recognition of the...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Garuda Indonesia recives new jets
Garuda Indonesia recives new jets JAKARTA (JP): The national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will receive the newest edition to its fleet, the Airbus A-330-300 jet, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport today.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Soedradjad bemoans economic inefficiency
Soedradjad bemoans economic inefficiency JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (the central bank) Governor Soedradjad Djiwandono said yesterday he was concerned about the domestic economy's inefficiency.Soedradjad said high incremental capital output ratios (the amount of capital needed to generate one unit...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Prison opened to tourists
Prison opened to tourists SEMARANG, Central Java: The island of Nusakambangan, a penal colony for hardened criminals, was opened to tourists on December 1, Sri Soebagjo of the local tourism office said.The move is part of a three-year trial he said Tuesday, Antara reported.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Govt commitment urged for pollution control
Govt commitment urged for pollution control JAKARTA (JP): Environmentalists urged the government yesterday to put into practice their political commitment to control industrial pollution.Senior activists from the Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) and the Indonesian Center for Environmental...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Johar Prince to open
Johar Prince to open JAKARTA (JP): The Johar Prince, a two-star hotel, will open in February amid the tightly competitive hotel business, a hotel executive said yesterday.The hotel's general manager, Alex Adrian Prasetyo, said the 41-room hotel is owned by PT Toraja Cottage, a private firm...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Family Matters 3:05 Children's Program: Dendang Ria 3:30 Tour and Travel: 13 Wonder 4:05 Science Film: Here Come The Star 4:30 Sports: Sepak Takraw 4:55 Filler and Trailer 5:00 Regional News 5:25 News: My Country 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:00...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Sahid group opens hotel in Mecca
Sahid group opens hotel in Mecca JAKARTA (JP): The busy Sahid Group has opened its 21st property, Sahid Suites Makkah, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to serve haj pilgrims from Southeast Asia.Sahid senior executive Darwin Siddyumar said here yesterday the four-star hotel had 46 rooms."Since opening on Dec.