Archive: 25 March 1996
34 articles found
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Australia will pursue closer relations with RI
Australia will pursue closer relations with RI BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Senior envoys from Indonesia and Australia expect little change in the relationship between the two countries despite the advent of a new government in Canberra.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
City authorities seal brothel in Pejompongan
City authorities seal brothel in Pejompongan JAKARTA (JP): A 300-member security team closed down yesterday a 2,800-square-meter brothel in the Pejompongan area, Central Jakarta, throwing 150 prostitutes and 25 of the brothel's managers out of work.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Frustration in Irian Jaya
Frustration in Irian JayaFrom MerdekaI was not surprised to learn about the riot that broke out in Irian Jaya on March 18. I know the type of life the people there have as I lived in Jayapura (formerly Soekarnopura) from 1964 to 1965.Then the population of Jayapura was small.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
'Bemo' treatment unfair
'Bemo' treatment unfairFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIt is good that the government is going to abolish outdated bemo vehicles and replace them with a new form of public transportation. However, how can the government justify giving only Rp 500,000 in compensation money to each bemo driver for his vehicle...
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Kalimantan forest
Kalimantan forestFrom RepublikaThe forests of Kalimantan serve as the lungs of the world. Therefore everyone is in some measure dependent on Kalimantan forests. But I feel there's something wrong with the government's policy on the forests.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Public telephones
Public telephonesFrom JayakartaThere are now many public telephones in the city, even on small streets. Unfortunately, on Jl. Nangka, Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, there is only one public telephone at the end of the road.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Goh to visit U.S. alma mater
Goh to visit U.S. alma mater SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's controversial face-off with critics at his alma mater in the United States sparked an abiding interest in Asia and Asian studies on the campus, the college president said.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
W. Java military warns poll watchdog
W. Java military warns poll watchdog JAKARTA (JP): Military authorities in West Java will ban the newly formed Independent Election Monitoring Committee from operating in its province if it interferes with the workings of the official state committee.Maj. Gen.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Abolition of levies slashes port revenues
Abolition of levies slashes port revenues JAKARTA (JP): The government's plans to cut back levies may slash the revenues of state-owned PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III, which oversees major ports in the eastern part of the country, by up to Rp 600 million (US$256,850) this year.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Woman dies on haj journey
Woman dies on haj journey JAKARTA: A woman from Jakarta died yesterday of a heart attack on her flight to Mecca, where she was to perform the haj pilgrimage.The Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement yesterday that Ani binti Tileng died shortly before her plane touched down at the King Abdul...
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Peter aspires to be a top tennis player
Peter aspires to be a top tennis player JAKARTA (JP): More and more Indonesian parents can afford to send their children abroad to study nowadays. But how many will agree to finance their children's choice of an elite sports program?Sixteen-year-old Peter Handoyo is lucky that his parents...
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
E. Timor dialog calls for mutual contributions
E. Timor dialog calls for mutual contributionsBy Aboeprijadi Santoso STADT-SCHLAINING, Austria (JP): Participants at the All- Inclusive Intra-East Timor Dialog issued a declaration calling for the establishment of a Timorese cultural center and Lisbon's assistance in developing the province's human...
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
W. Sumatra on literacy campaign
W. Sumatra on literacy campaign PADANG, West Sumatra: All people between the ages of 10 and 44 in the province will be able to read, write and speak the Indonesian language by 1999, a local official said Saturday.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Shopping
ShoppingFrom MerdekaI like shopping in supermarkets not only because they are nice and cool but because one doesn't have to bargain. All the goods have fixed prices and sometimes the prices are lower than in traditional markets.But be careful if you take your children along.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Labor law needs revising, legal expert proposes
Labor law needs revising, legal expert proposes DEPOK, West Java (JP): Indonesia's labor laws should be revised to provide the country's women workers with proper legal protection, a legal expert proposed on Saturday.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Subdistrict head takes bribery
Subdistrict head takes bribery JAKARTA (JP): The subdistrict head of Pesanggrahan, South Jakarta, has allegedly forced residents to give him 1.5 percent of the compensation money they received for their property, which has been appropriated for an outer ring road project.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Executive class train tickets on sale
Executive class train tickets on sale JAKARTA (JP): Passengers wishing to board the Sembrani Executive Class train heading from Jakarta to Surabaya can now buy tickets at railway stations in Jakarta and surrounding areas (Jabotabek) as part of the state-run railway company Perumka's effort to...
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
ABRI not here just to clean up
ABRI not here just to clean up DEPOK, West Java (JP): A top military official says the Armed Forces (ABRI) is no longer willing to clean up the mess left by other people's incompetence.Chief of ABRI sociopolitical affairs Lt. Gen.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Driver's lament
Driver's lamentFrom Media IndonesiaTraffic congestion in Jakarta is affecting productivity, the mentality of road users and the beauty of the city.With traffic backed up all around Jakarta, time and energy are wasted on the road.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Police press case against alleged drug trafficker
Police press case against alleged drug trafficker JAKARTA (JP): The city police have handed over to the prosecutor's office the dossier of a foreigner charged with trafficking 800 grams of heroin, despite the suspect's claim that the police have arrested the wrong man.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
One killed in road accident
One killed in road accident BANDAR LAMPUNG: One person was killed and seven others injured, four seriously, in a collision between two trucks in Rajabasa, Bandar Lampung, on Saturday.Quoting eyewitnesses, Antara reported that the collision occurred because the two trucks, one carrying ice blocks...
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Victims of Abepura riot live in misery
Victims of Abepura riot live in misery JAKARTA (JP): The more than 230 families whose businesses were hit by massive rioting in Abepura last week are badly in need of food and medicine, a local official said Saturday.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Dealers raise cellular phone connection fees
Dealers raise cellular phone connection fees JAKARTA (JP): Operators of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) telecommunications view the illegal increase in fees for cellular telephone connection as a compliment for telecoms services in the country.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
East ASEAN Growth Area plan feasible
East ASEAN Growth Area plan feasible MANILA (AFP): A project to link oil-rich Brunei with backward areas in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines to form a growth area is feasible, but many obstacles need to be overcome, a report said.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Smaller firms need some help, economist says
Smaller firms need some help, economist says JAKARTA (JP): A senior economist suggested over the weekend that the government establish a bank with a special mission to support the development of small firms.Djisman S.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
RI takes single and doubles titles
RI takes single and doubles titles JAKARTA (JP): Local tennis buffs got a boost over the weekend when favorites Peter Handoyo and the women's pair of Liza Andriani and Wynne Prakusya romped home with the boy's singles and the women's doubles crowns yesterday.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Bad road
Bad roadFrom KompasThe road leading to Ciputat, South Jakarta, right in front of PT Sandratex, is badly damaged with gaping holes all over the place. This is a big obstacle to the traffic flow. Actually the traffic in Ciputat has gone from bad to worse, especially in front of PT Sandratex and in...
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Plane wreckage found in jungle
Plane wreckage found in jungle BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Plane wreckage was found in a jungle in the Kejuruan Muda subdistrict in the East Aceh regency by local residents two weeks ago, a press report said yesterday.A spokesman for the East Aceh regency administration Sgt. Maj.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
China tones down rhetoric against Taiwan
China tones down rhetoric against Taiwan BEIJING (Reuter): Beijing cooled its diatribes against victorious Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui yesterday, proposing a summit between China's communist leaders and their rivals on the island it claims as a rebel province.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Automotive mart stable in spite of new policy
Automotive mart stable in spite of new policy JAKARTA (JP): Automobile prices are stable and buying patterns have not fluctuated in the capital despite a recent government policy allowing a domestic firm to produce cars without having to pay duties and luxury sales tax.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Three JSX director boards nominated
Three JSX director boards nominated JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) is scheduled today to receive the nomination of three groups of executives as directors of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX).The agency will announce the approved nominees next month.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
Two more bodies removed from overpass rubble
Two more bodies removed from overpass rubble JAKARTA (JP): The remains of two workers were removed yesterday from the rubble of the overpass which collapsed on Friday in Grogol, West Jakarta.The body of Wandi, 25, was pulled out around 8:20 a.m. Hours later, around 2:40 p.m.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
JSX to fluctuate on Taiwan's election
JSX to fluctuate on Taiwan's election JAKARTA (JP): Prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are likely to fluctuate sharply due to expectations whether the presidential election in Taiwan will help ease tensions with China, analysts said.
Mon, 25 Mar 1996
No squatters in Dobo cemetery
No squatters in Dobo cemetery JAKARTA (JP): The head of the city cemetery agency denies that 150 people are occupying the Dobo public cemetery in North Jakarta."There are no squatters in the cemetery," he was quoted by Antara as saying on Saturday.