Archive: 20 March 1996
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Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Govt to address problems faced by textile companies
Govt to address problems faced by textile companies JAKARTA (JP): The government has agreed to look into complaints raised by textile and garment companies that its wage policy could mean disaster for the country's main export industry.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Yayuk hopes to regaim glory in Indonesia Open
Yayuk hopes to regaim glory in Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): Yayuk Basuki is likely to find the Indonesia Women's Tennis Open championships, slated here from April 8 to April 14, a crucial warm-up for the Federation Cup later in the month.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
BI extends clearance schedule for Jakarta
BI extends clearance schedule for Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, will begin a new clearing schedule for banks in the city on April 1 to improve clearing efficiency and security.The changes are stipulated in Bank Indonesia's ruling No.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Boeing eyes growing Indonesian market
Boeing eyes growing Indonesian market JAKARTA (JP): Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, an American aircraft manufacturer, expects to gain more orders from airlines in Indonesia and other Asian countries in line with the increase of the air travel business in the region.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Environmental study on Bira Island completed
Environmental study on Bira Island completed PUNCAK, West Java (JP): The environmental audit on Bira Island in the Seribu Islands concludes that the island can become a tourist site, an official says.Aboejoewono Aboeprajitno, the head of the city environment office, said during a workshop for...
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Pelita Jaya hires Allen and Jones
Pelita Jaya hires Allen and Jones JAKARTA (JP): Pelita Jaya has included two foreign players in its roster for the professional basketball league which begins on April 9 in Surabaya, East Java.Coach Toto Sudarsono said yesterday that the club decided to hire Bobby Allen of Canada and American...
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Golkar says no to PPP's electoral reform plan
Golkar says no to PPP's electoral reform plan JAKARTA (JP): Golkar yesterday gave a definite "no" to the United Development Party (PPP)'s proposal to change the electoral law, but politely took the draft bill when it was presented, saying the document would make a nice academic paper.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Iraqi currency
Iraqi currencyFrom Pikiran RakyatMy relative just returned from Saudi Arabia after working as a foreign worker there for two years. He brought with him his savings of two years, all of which was denominated in Iraqi dinar.Unfortunately, no bank or money changer could change the dinar into rupiah.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Surabaya bourse expects six firms to list this year
Surabaya bourse expects six firms to list this year JAKARTA (JP): The Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) expects six small and medium scale companies to go public this year despite unfavorable market sentiment on small-size issues.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
TV programs
TV programsTodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:05 Travel: Wisata Lembang 3:30 Science: Science World 4:05 TV Drama: Balada Si Jamin 4:30 Documentary 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons: Gurindam Dua Belas 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved...
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
SEAG consortium needs presidential instruction
SEAG consortium needs presidential instruction JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to issue a presidential instruction appointing Bambang Trihatmodjo the coordinator of an underwriting consortium for the 19th Southeast Asian Games.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Bangkok, Yangon take first step to better ties
Bangkok, Yangon take first step to better ties BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand and Myanmar hailed a new chapter in their rocky relations following a visit to Yangon by the Thai prime minister but analysts said yesterday more time and effort was needed to dispel years of mutual mistrust.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Obituary
Obituary I. WANGSA WIDJAJA, a senior journalist and former secretary to the first vice-president Moh. Hatta, died of old age at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Jakarta on Monday. He was 85.Born in Sumedang, West Java, on Feb. 27, 1911, Wangsa is survived by four grownup children and 14 grandchildren.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Australia sees strong ASEAN wheat demand
Australia sees strong ASEAN wheat demand CANBERRA (Reuter): South East Asia provided an important export market for Australian wheat with strongest future growth in demand seen coming from Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia, the Australian government's commodity analyst said.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Democracy vs welfare
Democracy vs welfare "Economic development is a pre-condition for democracy and political development. The main obstacle to the development of democracy in Indonesia is the huge proportion of economically weak people and the millions living below the poverty line," said Nazaruddin Sjamsuddin at the...
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Sudjana inaugurates fuel transit terminal in Bali
Sudjana inaugurates fuel transit terminal in Bali JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana yesterday inaugurated the Manggis Transit Terminal in the village of Ulakan, 55 km east of Denpasar.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
More East Timorese leave for Portugal
More East Timorese leave for Portugal JAKARTA (JP): Four East Timorese yesterday left the French and Polish embassies here for Portugal after entering the missions on Monday in search of political asylum.Sources at both embassies confirmed their departure.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Ticket refund
Ticket refund My brother got an assignment to Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. His company bought him a Jakarta-Balikpapan return ticket through Greentour Travel Bureau in Cilandak, South Jakarta.When his assignment was completed, he changed his Balikpapan- Jakarta route with a Balikpapan-Yogyakarta...
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Poland offers RI technical expertise
Poland offers RI technical expertise JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Polish Prime Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz and President Soeharto yesterday discussed the prospect of economic cooperation in the field of infrastructure development.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
BPS data on Internet
BPS data on Internet JAKARTA (JP): The Central Bureau of Statistic (BPS) has entered the global computer network, the Internet, allowing foreigners to access data on Indonesia's macro and micro economy culled from the government agency's records.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
RI seeking to re-export huge quantities of rice
RI seeking to re-export huge quantities of rice SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesia, faced with growing rice supplies, is seeking to re-export some of the huge quantity of rice it imported last year, especially from India, but traders said yesterday that there were few buyers around.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Red Cross gets new chief
Red Cross gets new chief JAKARTA (JP): The new chief of the city branch of the Indonesian Red Cross, Uga Wiranto, was installed yesterday to replace M. Muas.M. Muas, who is also a legislator, has served two periods of leadership.Uga Wiranto, the wife of outgoing Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
EU probes shoe firms on dumping charges
EU probes shoe firms on dumping charges JAKARTA (JP): A team from the European Commission is scheduled today to start its two-week investigation of eight footwear manufacturers which have allegedly sold their products in Europe at dumping prices, an industry executive said yesterday.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Ericsson-Paramindo deal
Ericsson-Paramindo deal STOCKHOLM (Reuter): Swedish Telecoms group LM Ericsson AB said yesterday it had won an Indonesian contract to supply DRA 1900 equipment, Ericsson's new radio access system based on the DECT standard.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Jababeka's profit up 50%
Jababeka's profit up 50% JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed industrial estate PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka announced a 50 percent increase in its after- tax profit to Rp 137.33 billion (US$59.5 million) in 1995 from Rp 91.65 billion in 1994.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Most forestry firms unprepared for ecolabeling
Most forestry firms unprepared for ecolabeling JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said yesterday that an assessment of 61 forest concessionaires in Indonesia has concluded that only nine of them are considered "adequately prepared" to meet eco-labeling requirements.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
City military has new chief of staff
City military has new chief of staff JAKARTA (JP): Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso, the City Military Command's chief of staff, handed over yesterday his position to Brig. Gen. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the command's former chief of operations.Sutiyoso will be appointed military command chief, replacing Let.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Dead fish pollute river
Dead fish pollute river PEKANBARU, Riau: Since early this month, thousands of fish have been found floating dead on Mandau River near Sungai Selodang village in Bengkalis, Antara reported yesterday.Residents along the river have stopped using the water for washing and cooking because it has started...
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Hotels flourish during Balinese New year
Hotels flourish during Balinese New yearBy Intan Petersen NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Tonight is Tilem Kesanga, the eve of the Balinese New Year according to the Balinese Saka calendar. This is the night when monstrous ogoh-ogoh effigies are taken on a wild parade through the Bali's streets before the...
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
PPD to transport haj pilgrims
PPD to transport haj pilgrims JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Indonesia has officially appointed the state-owned transportation company PPD to handle the transportation of haj pilgrims from the Pondok Gede haj dormitory in East Jakarta to the Halim Perdanakusuma airport.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Bus plunges into river, one dead
Bus plunges into river, one dead CIAMIS, West Java: An unidentified woman died and three other people were missing when a bus plunged into the Cimuntur River along the Ciamis to Banjar road on Monday.All 26 other passengers on the bus were injured, Antara reported.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Nike Ardilla fans flock to grave site
Nike Ardilla fans flock to grave site CIAMIS, West Java (JP): Thousands of young people flocked to the grave of Nike Ardilla yesterday to mark the first anniversary of the pop singer death.Twelve months after the tragic car accident that caused the death of the young singer, many of her fans from...
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 19, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 900 0 10,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,975 0 12,000 Aneka...
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Military files dossiers on Nipah case
Military files dossiers on Nipah case SURABAYA (JP): Chief of the Brawijaya Regional Military Command Maj. Gen. Imam Utomo presented to the military tribunal yesterday dossiers on the soldiers allegedly responsible for the 1993 deaths of four villagers of Nipah, Sampang, East Java.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Forschuetz up close, but far from personal
Forschuetz up close, but far from personalBy Parvathi Nayar Narayan JAKARTA (JP): Fragments Of the Self is an exhibition of photographs by Thomas Florschuetz at the Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara in Central Jakarta. It is presented jointly by the Galeri and the Goethe Institut.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Holiday
Holiday In observance of the Hindu Day of Silence, The Jakarta Post will not be published tomorrow. The Post will appear again on Friday. -- Publisher
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Golkar and ABRI: An historical alliance
Golkar and ABRI: An historical alliance A recent statement by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Hartono that every soldier of the Armed Forces is a Golkar cadre has sparked a wide debate on the role of the Indonesian Armed Forces.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Workers demand postponed salary
Workers demand postponed salary TANGERANG (JP): Forty workers of PT Proclean, a cleaning service company, ended their one-week strike, but demanded that the management pay two months worth of postponed salary.The workers staged a protest at the Tangerang legislative council building.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
New building on Jl. Dewi Sartika
New building on Jl. Dewi SartikaFrom KompasThe increased volume of traffic on Jl. Dewi Sartika, East Jakarta, has prompted the authorities to enforce the regulation for offices and shops on that street to provide adequate parking space on their premises.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Damaged road
Damaged roadFrom JayakartaI, together with thousands of other road users, deplore the extremely bad condition of Jl. Raya Bogor. The holes that are gaping on the Kramat Jati section of the road are a real nuisance to motorists. Potholes are also found on other sections of the road.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Body found amid wrecks
Body found amid wrecks PEKALONGAN, Central Java: Workers clearing the Nusantara Port of debris from dozens of boats wrecked in a recent flash flood found on Sunday the badly decomposed body of an unidentified man.Antara reported yesterday that the man's face was unrecognizable.
Wed, 20 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, 20 Mar 1996
A new approach needed
A new approach needed The riot near Jayapura, the provincial capital of Irian Jaya, in which at least four people were killed, and the demands of local tribal chiefs of Timika that the PT Freeport Indonesia mining corporation be closed show that the social problems in the "wild east" province have...
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
RI economy 5th largest in 2020
RI economy 5th largest in 2020 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will be the fifth major economic power in the world, based on purchasing power parity, by the year 2020 after the United States, China, Japan and India, Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Hartarto said yesterday.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Residents to sue mayor over land compensation
Residents to sue mayor over land compensation JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of South Jakarta residents are demanding that the mayor give them more compensation money for their land which was appropriated for a road project.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Military arrest 37 in wake of Jayapura riot
Military arrest 37 in wake of Jayapura riot JAKARTA (JP): The military has arrested 37 people believed to have led Monday's riot in the capital of Jayapura which left four people dead, Antara reported yesterday.Trikora Regional Military Command Spokesman Lt. Col.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Westin, Wisma Kartika sign deal on new luxury hotel
Westin, Wisma Kartika sign deal on new luxury hotel JAKARTA (JP): Another luxury hotel will soon rise in the prime business area of Jl. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, increasing the already fierce competition between five-star hotels.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Philately expo to open
Philately expo to open BANDUNG, West Java: Vice President Try Sutrisno will open a ten-day international philately exhibition tomorrow at the PT Pos Indonesia building.A total of 431 young stamp collectors from 45 countries will take part in the event.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Charges against alleged rapist stand: Police
Charges against alleged rapist stand: Police JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta police yesterday said that charges against a suspected rapist will not be dropped despite the fact that the suspect had married the victim.Lt. Col. S.Y.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Malaysia and RI tie up in plantation projects
Malaysia and RI tie up in plantation projects JAKARTA (JP): The HAK consortium of Malaysia and PT Plantana Razsindo Group, a plantation company, have agreed to establish a 47,000-hectare palm oil plantation in West Kalimantan's Kapuas Hulu regency.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Economist calls for effective competition policy
Economist calls for effective competition policy JAKARTA (JP): The government should complement the success of its deregulation measures with an effective competition policy to further reduce irrelevant business practices, economist Mari E. Pangestu believes.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Muara Karang traders take row to council
Muara Karang traders take row to council JAKARTA (JP): Traders opposed to the allocation of kiosk sites at the Muara Karang market in North Jakarta took their protest to city councilors on Monday.The traders said the sites in the new four-story market were marketed before a promised lottery to...
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Schools to be renovated
Schools to be renovated BANDUNG, West Java: The provincial government plans to renovate 3,601 elementary school buildings in 25 regencies during the 1996/1997 fiscal year, Antara reported.In a written statement delivered in a hearing with the provincial legislative council on Monday, Governor R.
Wed, 20 Mar 1996
Natural gas found in South Sumatra
Natural gas found in South Sumatra CALGARY, Canada (Reuter): Gulf Canada Resources Ltd said on Monday that Indonesia unit Asamera South Jambi Ltd made a natural gas discovery in South Sumatra that flowed 36.5 million cubic feet per day of raw natural gas from four geological zones.