Archive: 13 March 1996
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Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Military orders removal of all political banners
Military orders removal of all political banners YOGYAKARTA (JP): The local military chief has ordered the three political organizations to remove all flags and banners from the city's main roads amid reports that campaigning has already begun for next year's general election.Lt. Col.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Riots continue in Irian copper town
Riots continue in Irian copper town JAKARTA (JP): The copper town of Timika in Irian Jaya was beset by further riots yesterday with damage inflicted on the town's airport and facilities owned by PT Freeport Indonesia, the giant American mining company.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
RI sends foremen to Malaysia
RI sends foremen to Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief on Monday said farewell to 64 workers, most of whom will be employed as foremen at various construction sites in Malaysia.Their departure, arranged by the state-owned PT Bina Jasa Tenaga Kerja (Bijak), marks a new...
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Paiton Energy bonds rated
Paiton Energy bonds rated MELBOURNE (Reuter): Standard & Poor's Corp said it has assigned a BBB rating to Indonesia's Paiton Energy Funding BV's US$180 million senior secured bonds due 2014.The ratings agency the outlook for the group was stable.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
JSX rebounds three percent
JSX rebounds three percent JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday saw a recovery of 3 percent with trading dominated by local buying on big capital stocks, following a strong overnight rebound on Wall Street and positive regional market sentiment.The JSX composite index jumped 16.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
BTN expects profits to rise
BTN expects profits to rise JAKARTA (JP): Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN), the state-owned bank specializing in housing credits, expects its net profits to rise by 25 percent this year to Rp 211 billion (US$90.6 million).
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Zebra gets new director
Zebra gets new director SURABAYA (JP): The shareholders in publicly-listed transport firm, PT Zebra Nusantara, appointed Nazimuddin yesterday as the company's new director, replacing Agnes Gondokusomo who resigned recently.Yesterday's meeting also re-elected Pudjianto as company president.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Water supply deal signed
Water supply deal signed BEKASI (JP): The Bekasi branch of the PDAM water company and PT Putra Alvita Pratama, the developer of the Bekasi Kota Legenda housing complex, signed an agreement on tap water supply yesterday.The Bekasi PDAM was represented by Dudung T.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Pamulang residents hit by drivers strike
Pamulang residents hit by drivers strike TANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of passengers were stranded for the second day yesterday as 180 drivers of vehicles plying the Pamulang to Lebak Bulus route went on strike.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Asian growth spurred by regional cooperation
Asian growth spurred by regional cooperation MANILA (AFP): Asia's powering growth will be spurred by the increasing number of geographical areas of economic cooperation, a conference was told here yesterday.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
New military chiefs of staff announced
New military chiefs of staff announced JAKARTA (JP): The Chief of the Armed Forces (ABRI) Gen. Feisal Tanjung yesterday announced the names of the new National Police chief, and the chiefs of staff of the Navy and the Air Force.Hartono, the current Army chief of staff is to keep his job.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Government restructures state firms
Government restructures state firms JAKARTA (JP): The government has started restructuring state- owned companies to improve their performance and competitiveness, Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday."There are too many state-owned enterprises that need to be restructured...
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Government to issue free snacks at schools
Government to issue free snacks at schools JAKARTA (JP): The government will launch an ambitious plan to improve the health of school children this year by distributing high-protein snacks free at primary schools.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Australia's new cabinet
Australia's new cabinet Our southern neighbor, Australia, now has a new cabinet. The 27-member cabinet of Prime Minister John Howard was sworn into office on Monday and is now officially executing its duties.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Asian stock markets end mixed
Asian stock markets end mixed TOKYO (Agencies): Asian stock markets were mixed yesterday as a rally on Wall Street was offset by heightening tension between China and Taiwan.Hong Kong's Hang Seng regained some of the ground it lost on Monday and Japanese share prices rebounded with the key market...
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
'Tempo' on Internet is okay: Harmoko
'Tempo' on Internet is okay: Harmoko JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko yesterday said he did not see anything wrong with Tempo, a newsweekly he closed down two years ago, starting its own homepages on the Internet."Anybody can go on the Internet.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Bad loans at private banks on decline
Bad loans at private banks on decline JAKARTA (JP): Bad credits at Indonesia's private banks declined by 6 percent within five months to Rp 1.6 trillion (US$695 million) as of last November, said the chairman of the Federation of National Private Banks (Perbanas), Trenggono Purwosuprodjo.
Wed, 13 Mar 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.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Indonesia's female archers cancel Olympic warm-up
Indonesia's female archers cancel Olympic warm-up JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian women's archery team, citing lack of preparation, will not take part in next month's warm-up tournament for the Atlanta Olympics.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Illegal levies
Illegal leviesFrom UmmatThe government has taken the right step in prohibiting private companies from collecting levies. I think the beer issue in Bali is a test case. Many provinces would have followed suit if the levies imposed by a private company in Bali had been allowed.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Memorial days
Memorial days In an article published in the Republika daily on Feb. 27, 1996, K.H. Firdaus, a former vice-chairman of Syarikat Islam (SI), expressed his strong objection to the government's adoption of the founding date of Budi Utomo (BU), May 20, 1908, as National Awakening Day.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Two men charged with falsifying tax invoice
Two men charged with falsifying tax invoice JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor brought two men to court yesterday charging them with embezzling more than Rp 58 billion in state funds by using counterfeit value-added tax invoices to obtain tax refunds over a period of three years.Prosecutor R.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
City to send 22,944 people on haj pilgrimage
City to send 22,944 people on haj pilgrimage JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta will send 22,944 haj pilgrims this season, 1,609 of whom are from last year's waiting list, an official says.The city secretary's assistant for social welfare, Soenarjudardji, said yesterday that the people will leave the country in...
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Thugs face extermination
Thugs face extermination SEMARANG: City police chief Lt. Col. Moch. Soewondo vowed yesterday to "exterminate" gangsters who refuse to repent and cooperate with the authorities.Soewondo said gangsters have swarmed the capital of Central Java, making the city unsafe.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Telkom injects more equity into Telkomsel
Telkom injects more equity into Telkomsel JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned domestic telecommunications provider PT Telkom will have to provide an additional payment of US$109 million to maintain its equity participation in PT Telkomsel at the level of 42.72 percent, said an executive.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Cobras terrorize citizens
Cobras terrorize citizens SEMARANG: Cobras have broken out of a snake farm and slithered into neighboring offices and houses, sparking terror in the southern suburb of Srondol.Dozens of residents and office employees have filed complaints with the police against the management of CV Bumi Makmur,...
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Bakun dam is safe, says senior official
Bakun dam is safe, says senior official KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia's $5.9 billion Bakun hydroelectric dam will provide a safe and clean energy supply for the country's future, Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
PDI activists seek recognition of Latief
PDI activists seek recognition of Latief SURABAYA (JP): Several thousand Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) activists loyal to Latief Pudjosakti staged a noisy protest on Monday, demanding that the government recognize him as the legitimate chief of the East Java party chapter.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 12, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 925 50 19,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,900 50 165,000...
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
RI brushes off threats of WTO sanctions
RI brushes off threats of WTO sanctions JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian economist says that a new government policy on the automotive industry cannot be used by Japan as grounds for complaining to the World Trade Organization.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Indorayon reiterates business strategy
Indorayon reiterates business strategy JAKARTA (JP): PT Inti Indorayon Utama announced yesterday the trial production of dissolving up, the main raw material for rayon fiber, at its industrial complex at Porsea, North Sumatra.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
PDI politicians stay out of hearing with Harmoko
PDI politicians stay out of hearing with Harmoko JAKARTA (JP): Five legislators of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) conspicuously stayed out of a hearing between Minister of Information Harmoko and Commission I of the House of Representatives yesterday.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
National soccer team needs restructuring
National soccer team needs restructuring JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's national team must be reshuffled for the Asian Soccer Championship finals in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, from Dec. 8 to Dec. 20, head coach Danurwindo said yesterday.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
'Suara Pembaruan' staff file lawsuit
'Suara Pembaruan' staff file lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): Journalists at Suara Pembaruan, one of Indonesia's oldest and leading newspapers, have accused its general manager and publisher of libeling them by wiping their names from the daily's mast head.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
PDI commotion
PDI commotionFrom Forum KeadilanThe commotion within the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in East Java continues. Sucipto is opposed by Latief Pudjosakti.If the conflict is categorized as an internal affair of the party, then it is the responsibility of the party's central executive board to solve...
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Scavenger brutally killed
Scavenger brutally killed JAKARTA (JP): A scavenger who was used to operate at the Cilincing garbage dump in North Jakarta was found dead on Monday night with several stab wounds to his body and head.North Jakarta Chief Police Lt. Col.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Man arrested for murder
Man arrested for murder JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta police detectives have arrested a man believed to have stabbed a friend who accused the suspect of stealing his glasses.Zaenal Abidin, alias Waras, 21, was picked up Monday morning while trying to get back to his lodging house after hiding for...
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Associations to sponsor futures trading bourse
Associations to sponsor futures trading bourse JAKARTA (JP): Two local commodity associations will sponsor the establishment of Indonesia's futures trading bourse, an official said yesterday.Chairman of the Indonesian Commodity Exchange Agency Arifin Lumban Gaol said yesterday that the two are the...
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Dialog best way to bridge ethnic gaps
Dialog best way to bridge ethnic gaps JAKARTA (JP): Ethnic divisions in Indonesia, particularly between the Chinese and the indigenous population, should be overcome through dialog rather than rigid policies which only serve to compound rather than harmonize differences, a scholar believes.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Hamami to replace Dibyo as city's new police chief
Hamami to replace Dibyo as city's new police chief JAKARTA (JP): Deputy City Police Chief Brig. Gen. Hamami Nata will become Jakarta's new police chief today, replacing Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo, says spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Ayala forms unit for Asia
Ayala forms unit for Asia MANILA (Reuter): Philippine firm Ayala Land Inc said it has floated a new firm in Singapore for property development projects in Asia in joint venture with the international investment arm of its parent firm, Ayala Corp.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
Fans to observe singer's death
Fans to observe singer's death BANDUNG, West Java: Thousands of Nike Ardilla fans will participate in a long march next week to her grave in Imbanagara, Ciamis, West Java, to commemorate the first anniversary of the young singer's death.
Wed, 13 Mar 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:05 Music: Gelar Musik Ensemble 3:30 Science: Science World 4:05 Among Us 4:30 Documentary 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: East Java 6:15 Village Program 6:45...