Archive: 16 February 1996

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Politician fails to attend ceremony

Politician fails to attend ceremony PRAYA, West Nusa Tenggara: An Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) politician failed to make it to a ceremony installing him on the regional election committee because he was busy tending his timber business, Antara reported yesterday.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Nurcholish defends Gus Dur from critics

Nurcholish defends Gus Dur from critics SEMARANG (JP): Noted scholar Nurcholish Madjid called on "those who doesn't understand" Nahdlatul Ulama not to meddle in NU affairs, much less ask chairman Abdurrahman Wahid to resign from Indonesia's largest Moslem organization.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Nation's top 10 taxpayers

Nation's top 10 taxpayers Individual Corporate 1. Putera Sampoerna 1. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia 2. Soedono Salim 2. PT Indonesian Satellite Corp. 3. Henry Pribadi 3. PT Gudang Garam 4. Anthoni Salim 4. PT H.M. Sampoerna 5. Bambang Trihatmodjo 5. Bank Negara Indonesia 1946 6. Prajogo Pangestu 6.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Asylum seekers weighing options

Asylum seekers weighing options JAKARTA (JP): Nine East Timorese who have been camped out at the Australian Embassy for the past nine days continued to ponder their future yesterday after Canberra rejected their bids for asylum.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Revoking the subversion law

Revoking the subversion law The recommendation of the National Commission on Human Rights that the government rescind Law No.11/NPS/1963 on the Suppression of Subversive Activities has received widespread attention.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Omni Batavia responds

Omni Batavia responds We wish to thank Ms. Lily for her comments (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 15). The flood this weekend was a most unusual one with many guests and their families coming to the hotel at all hours. Yet, due to the floods, many of our staff were unable to come to work.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Where orphans go for Idul Fitri

Where orphans go for Idul FitriBy Gedsiri Suhartono JAKARTA (JP): There are still three more days until Idul Fitri begins, but the festive mood has already hit many of us -- including some of the city's orphans.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Garuda's city check-in

Garuda's city check-inFrom KompasI was supposed to board Garuda flight GA 443 for Jakarta at 18.30 on Sunday Jan. 28 in Yogyakarta. I wanted to make use of the city check-in facility as promoted by the airline company.On the morning of the same day I went to the Garuda office on Jl.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 15, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 775 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,125 125 427,000 Aneka Kimia...

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

PT Erdhika Mulyatama defies JSX's penalties

PT Erdhika Mulyatama defies JSX's penalties JAKARTA (JP): PT Erdhika Mulyatama, a securities company registered on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), has refused to comply with the exchange's penalties, deciding to bring its case to the Jakarta Administrative Court instead.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Col. Adang appointed city detective chief

Col. Adang appointed city detective chief JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo installed Col. Adang Rismanto yesterday as head of the Jakarta Crime Investigation Directorate, replacing Col. Nurfaizi.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

National soccer team needs polishing

National soccer team needs polishing JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian team bound for the Asian Soccer Championship Zone Four matches is getting better at creating goal opportunities but continues to have trouble cashing in on them.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Pertamina to alter purchasing policy

Pertamina to alter purchasing policy SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesian state oil company Pertamina will resort to spot purchases rather than contracts to meet increased demand for refined oil products next fiscal year, a company official said yesterday.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Hostages tired from continual movement

Hostages tired from continual movement JAKARTA (JP): Some of the thirteen hostages held by the Free Papua Movement rebels in Irian Jaya have sent two letters to a Roman Catholic bishop saying they are exhausted.The Armed Forces (ABRI) spokesman, Brig. Gen.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Motorcycles for health workers

Motorcycles for health workers SEMARANG, Central Java: Health centers in 35 regencies here have recently received 418 motorcycles from the government to give their health workers greater mobility, Antara reported.The head of the Central Java office of the Ministry of Health, Dr.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Cheating bus companies to face stiffer penalties

Cheating bus companies to face stiffer penalties JAKARTA (JP): The government will increase the punishment imposed on bus companies' owners and their crews who continue to increase ticket prices for the Idul Fitri holiday makers, an official has said.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Soeharto backs Basofi in PDI feud

Soeharto backs Basofi in PDI feud JAKARTA (JP): East Java Governor Basofi Sudirman yesterday said he has the support of President Soeharto on how he has approached the row dividing the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in his territory.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Hundreds survive diarrheal outbreak

Hundreds survive diarrheal outbreak MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: As many as 317 residents of several districts in the East Lombok regency recently hit by diarrhea have recovered, Antara reported yesterday.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Tutor jailed for molesting student

Tutor jailed for molesting student SINGAPORE (AFP): A Singapore court has jailed a 55-year-old tutor for nine months after convicting him of molesting a 13-year-old Indonesian student, The Straits Times reported yesterday.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Utut Adianto to play Kasparov in Holland

Utut Adianto to play Kasparov in Holland JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master Utut Adianto has received a rare invitation to play world chess professional champion Garry Kasparov of Russia in the Donner Memorial tournament, scheduled for Aug. 17 to Aug. 29 in the Netherlands.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Southeast Asia launches new cup

Southeast Asia launches new cup SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asia announced a new biannual soccer tournament for eight national teams yesterday aimed at becoming the regional championship.Singapore-based Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) said it would put US$1.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Legislators split over idea to scrap subversion law

Legislators split over idea to scrap subversion law JAKARTA (JP): Legislators were split into opposing camps yesterday over the National Commission on Human Rights' proposal to scrap the controversial subversion law.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Traffic rerouted in W. Jakarta

Traffic rerouted in W. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Due to repair work on Jl. Kapuk and Jl. Peternakan in West Jakarta, traffic in the area will be rerouted from Feb. 26 to March 10, an official announced yesterday.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

City police arrest two for bank fraud

City police arrest two for bank fraud JAKARTA (JP): City police have arrested two members of a gang for allegedly having defrauded several banks in the city.City police spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna said yesterday that the gang members, with only primary school educations, had ripped off at...

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Double blaze at Klender Plaza

Double blaze at Klender Plaza JAKARTA (JP): The top floor of the Klender Plaza shopping arcade on Jalan I. Gusti Ngurah Rai, in the east of the city, caught fire twice yesterday morning.According to fire fighters, the first blaze, which started at around 2:30 a.m.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Protecting Petrochemicals

Protecting Petrochemicals Minister of Trade and Industry Tunky Ariwibowo ate his own words when he admitted on Wednesday that the government has slapped a 20 percent surcharge on imported polymer-grade propylene, thereby granting the local producers of the chemical the protection of a 25 percent...

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Putra Alvita expects Rp 120b net sales

Putra Alvita expects Rp 120b net sales JAKARTA (JP): PT Putra Alvita Utama, the developer of the 2,000-hectare Kota Legenda residential estate in Bekasi, expects to book Rp 120 billion (US$51.8 million) in net sales this year, a company executive said yesterday.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Asia-Europe summit to focus on economics

Asia-Europe summit to focus on economics CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuter): An Asian economic ministers preparatory meeting ended yesterday with a call to focus on economic issues at the first Asia-Europe summit in Bangkok in early March.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

RP won't evict more Vietnamese

RP won't evict more Vietnamese MANILA (Reuter): The Philippines, calling itself a "very humane, kinder society", said yesterday it would no longer forcibly repatriate Vietnamese boat people.And it would find ways to normalize the stay of those who refused to return to Vietnam.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Egypt seeks olein

Egypt seeks olein CAIRO (Reuter): The Egyptian state's Holding Company for Food Industries said yesterday it was seeking 10,000 to 15,000 tons of Indonesian or Malaysian palm olein for delivery in the first half of May.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Economists question propylene protection

Economists question propylene protection JAKARTA (JP): Economists have questioned the government's policy, announced on Wednesday, of increasing the protection of propylene producers at a time when it is trying hard to improve the performance of the country's exports.Didik J.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

MUI calls for good services

MUI calls for good services JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian Ulemas' Council Hasan Basri has called on the government and transportation companies to provide good services for people making trips for Idul Fitri holidays.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Three die in two accidents

Three die in two accidents SAMPANG, Madura: Three people died and three others were injured in two separate traffic accidents which took place here on Wednesday, Antara reported.In the first case, a car bearing a Jakarta license plate driven by an exhausted Cukbin, 25, overturned, killing one of...

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Jakarta to hast rock climbing meet

Jakarta to hast rock climbing meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host the 5th Asian Rock Climbing Indoor Championships scheduled here in mid-November.Chairman of the Indonesian Rock Climbing Federation Setiawan Djodi said on Wednesday that Japan, South Korea, China, Chinese Taipei, Australia, India,...

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

The Listening Post

The Listening Post * Mark Twain was a victim of the floods -- or rather, one of his books got waterlogged when the rapidly-rising waters of the Ciliwung crept into my study on that amazing and terrifying Saturday afternoon.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Police check

Police checkFrom KompasMy sister and I were in a taxi around 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21. When we passed the Metro supermarket in the Greenville area of West Jakarta, the driver had to stop for a police road check. There was nothing wrong with his documents, so the police officer focused on us.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

'Radio Sonora' on floods

'Radio Sonora' on floodsFrom MerdekaRadio Sonora's reports on the recent floods in Jakarta deserves high praise. Information, advice and descriptions of the situation were direly needed by all citizens to plan their daily activities.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Indonesia not likely to make Olympic fencing competition

Indonesia not likely to make Olympic fencing competition JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's prospects of making the Olympic fencing competition in Atlanta this summer are uncertain, an official said yesterday.Eman Sumusi, vice secretary of the Indonesian Fencing Association, told a hearing of the National...

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Viharas accept governor's decision

Viharas accept governor's decision JAKARTA (JP): Chinese Buddhist temple boards in the city appear to have accepted the governor's decision forbidding them from celebrating Imlek, Chinese New Year, in their temples or in public areas.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Lonsum to get $197m loan

Lonsum to get $197m loan HONG KONG (Reuter): PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia (Lonsum) and its parent PT Pan London Sumatra Plantation have mandated HSBC Investment Bank Asia, Singapore, and Union Bank of Switzerland, Hong Kong, to arrange US$197 million syndicated term loan facilities, UBS said.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Prices soar as gavel comes down on Noe art collection

Prices soar as gavel comes down on Noe art collectionBy Jason Tedjasukmana JAKARTA (JP): All doubts surrounding the prospects of the auction business in Indonesia were hammered away last week when Christie's disposed of every dish, drawing and dagger of the Adrian Noe estate.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Soldiers found guilty of killing Irian Jaya villagers

Soldiers found guilty of killing Irian Jaya villagers JAKARTA (JP): A military court in Jayapura has sentenced four soldiers to between one and three years imprisonment and expelled them from the service for the killings of three Irian Jaya villagers.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Jealous woman killed by husband

Jealous woman killed by husband MEDAN, North Sumatra: Police have arrested a man, identified only as KT, for allegedly killing his wife and attempting to burn their child and servant, Antara reported.The man, tired of his jealous wife's tirades, stabbed Ade Catherina beru Kembaren several times,...

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Arts & Crafts, daily. Sunset Procession, daily. Ramayana Dance, Thursday. Legong Dance, Saturday. Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday. Rejang, Puspawresti, Belibis and Jaran Teji dances, Monday.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaFriday Maghrib 6.18 p.m.Saturday Imsak 4:30 a.m. Subuh 4.40 a.m.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Science Film 3:30 Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Al Jamalludin Al Afghani 4:30 Culture: Lingkar Budaya 5:00 Evening News 5:25 My Country 5:30 Business: Kiat Kewiraswastaan 6:00...

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Inco gets $421.25m loan

Inco gets $421.25m loan JAKARTA (JP): PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) announced yesterday that it has received commitments from a group of international lenders totaling US$421.25 million to finance its expansion program and refinance its debts.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Police arrest jeans forgers

Police arrest jeans forgers BANDUNG: Police have arrested three people suspected of illegally selling and manufacturing jeans bearing the brand name Carvil and confiscated 1,383 pairs of jeans as evidence, Antara reported yesterday.Police chief Lt. Col.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

'Lebaran' parades not allowed

'Lebaran' parades not allowed SEMARANG: An official of the local religious affairs office has called on the Moslem community here not to greet the coming Idul Fitri holiday by holding processions."On the eve of Idul Fitri, it would be better if the public uses mosques and other sacred places to...

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

YLBHI hails military probe into Nipah deaths

YLBHI hails military probe into Nipah deaths JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has praised the Armed Forces after it declared that it will continue investigating six soldiers in connection with the shooting dead of four villagers in Nipah, on Madura Island, East Java, three...

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Right to worship

Right to worshipFrom Forum KeadilanOur intention to visit a number of musholla (small building set aside for worship) during Ramadhan near our madrasah (institution of learning) was not allowed by Abdurrahman, the Timanggajah district head in Central Aceh.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Putera number one taxpayer

Putera number one taxpayer JAKARTA (JP): Putera Sampoerna, the chairman of the East Java- based Sampoerna Group, topped the list of the 200 biggest individual taxpayers in 1994, replacing his sister Sinta Dewi Sampoerna.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Nuclear power plant

Nuclear power plant During my brief first visit to your country, I was shocked to read about a nuclear power plant that has been proposed by Canadian interests. My sources tell me that the power plant will be located on a fault line and could be completed quickly.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Rights body handles high voltage woe

Rights body handles high voltage woe JAKARTA (JP): The human rights body has promised to bring to its April meeting with Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman the complaint of some North Sulawesi villagers on the installment of high voltage transmission cables...

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: Solo Pianist, daily from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., opening hours Monday to Sunday 11 a.m to 1 a.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Unity, a tree with many branches

Unity, a tree with many branchesBy John Phillips This is the first of two articles on cultural diversity and how it relates to conflict and unity in a country. YOGYAKARTA (JP): At first I was perplexed by the Indonesian idea of "unity in diversity" because the word "unity" has a positive...

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Plywood producers deny industry is bad debt source

Plywood producers deny industry is bad debt source JAKARTA (JP): Forest-based industrialists have dismissed criticism which accuses the plywood industry of being a source of bad loans.A. Tjipto Wignjoprajitno, the executive chairman of the Association of Indonesian Wood Panel Producers, said...

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

RP seen rebounding from makati blasts

RP seen rebounding from makati blasts MANILA (Reuter): A grenade attack in the Philippines' main business area has intensified security fears and revived memories of past mayhem but the economy is robust enough to shrug it off, analysts said yesterday.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Reporter dies from bus crash

Reporter dies from bus crash JAKARTA (JP): A reporter from the Pelita newspaper in Jakarta died in Madiun, East Java, yesterday, 10 days after the minibus that he and other reporters were riding in plunged into a river.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

'Wayang Orang' at Gedung Kesenian

'Wayang Orang' at Gedung Kesenian JAKARTA (JP): The Bharata company will perform traditional Javanese Wayang Orang theater at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta on March 6. Tickets for Narayana Maling (Narayana the thief), directed by Heru Purnomo, will be sold at Rp 15,000 and Rp 10,000. (sur)

Fri, 16 Feb 1996

Investors eying SE Asia deficits

Investors eying SE Asia deficits SINGAPORE (Reuter): Global investors continue to watch current account deficits in Southeast Asia and will punish those with low foreign direct investment, high imports and lackluster export performance, UBS Global Research said yesterday.

Fri, 16 Feb 1996