Archive: 19 April 1996
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Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Legal aid body for women founded
Legal aid body for women founded JAKARTA (JP): Seven prominent women activists yesterday established an institution providing legal advocacy to women.The legal support organization, called the Association of Indonesian Women for Justice, intends to work toward achieving equality between men and...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Fare increases still disputed
Fare increases still disputed TANGERANG (JP): The increased transportation fares announced by the government on April 3 have given rise to complaints by people in this town located 30 kilometers west of Jakarta.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
200 public transportation vehicles lose permits
200 public transportation vehicles lose permits JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation Control Agency (DLLAJ) has temporarily revoked the operational permits of 200 public transportation vehicles for various violations over the last four months.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Indosat to sell 7.1% of its stake in Telkomsel
Indosat to sell 7.1% of its stake in Telkomsel JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned PT Indosat is to sell 7.1 percent of its shares in PT Telkomsel, a digital cellular telecommunications firm, to the existing shareholders.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Indonesia contributes little to world science
Indonesia contributes little to world science JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is contributing little to the international science and technology community, a government official said recently."Many of our scientists love to give speeches, but not conduct research or write articles," said Mien Ahmad Rivai,...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Development fund for Asia may run dry next year: ADB
Development fund for Asia may run dry next year: ADB MANILA (AFP): A fund to help Asia's less developed nations will run dry, threatening efforts to fight poverty early next year unless it is replenished, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Mitsuo Sato warns.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Government plans to raise fertilizer handling fees
Government plans to raise fertilizer handling fees JAKARTA (JP): The government will raise fertilizer handling fees for village cooperatives and retailers, and increase fertilizer stocks by 10 percent to 4.4 weeks of consumption, said Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Doping laboratory to be built for National Games
Doping laboratory to be built for National Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, as part of the worldwide campaign against performance-enhancing drug users, is setting up a doping laboratory for the 14th National Games this September.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
KIPP has the right to exist
KIPP has the right to exist JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council Sudomo said that the Independent Election Monitoring Committee has the right to exist, but only the official Election Supervision Committee has the legal basis to supervise the 1997 general elections.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Beddu favored in takraw congress
Beddu favored in takraw congress JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the State Logistics Agency, Beddu Amang, has emerged as the sole candidate for the top job in the Indonesian Sepak Takraw Association which will hold its national congress in Bogor, West Java this weekend.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Ship procurement permits simplified
Ship procurement permits simplified JAKARTA (JP): The government has cut the licensing procedures for vessel procurement from foreign countries to help improve the performance of domestic shipping fleets using local flags.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Harbor toll road almost completed
Harbor toll road almost completed JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar has said he was relieved the harbor toll road in North Jakarta was near completion, and that he expected the road to be ready before the International Air Show, scheduled for mid-June.The 6.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
College students take to streets
College students take to streets JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of students from the city's biggest private university took to the streets yesterday, stopping buses and looking for high school students who had allegedly attacked their campus earlier in the day.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Tidal wave victims need aid
Tidal wave victims need aid MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Regent Mulyono said his office needs around Rp 1.5 billion (US$635,055) to rebuild hundreds of houses destroyed in an earthquake and tidal wave which hit the area in February.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Police to crack down on rampant software piracy
Police to crack down on rampant software piracy JAKARTA (JP): The police are set to crack down on computer software piracy, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono announced yesterday.The grace period the government has allowed to voluntarily stop the piracy of intellectual property is over and the time...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Utut Adianto extends lead in Madras chess tourney
Utut Adianto extends lead in Madras chess tourney JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Utut Adianto displayed some innovative variants to outwit home favorite RB Ramesh in the Cakti Chess Invitational tournament in Madras, India on Wednesday.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Forestry ministry stops six levies
Forestry ministry stops six levies JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry has decided to remove six of the 16 levies imposed on forest products in an effort to reduce business costs and ease the flow of goods.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
City to add clout to catchment ruling
City to add clout to catchment ruling JAKARTA (JP): A gubernatorial decree obliging public and private building owners to construct water catchment wells will be converted into a provincial decree."The law will be strengthened when the obligation becomes a provincial decree," Prawoto S.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Japfa, McDonald's tie up
Japfa, McDonald's tie up JAKARTA (JP): PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia, a major agribusiness enterprise, and an American food processing company will soon set up a joint venture to process and supply McDonald's total requirement of processed beef and chicken products in Indonesia.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
KL opens door to foreign state banks
KL opens door to foreign state banks KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): New legislation will allow foreign state-owned banks to set up in Malaysia for the first time in years, but a ban on new privately-owned foreign banks will stay, Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Demand for probe in bribery scandal gains momentum
Demand for probe in bribery scandal gains momentum JAKARTA (JP): Adi Andojo Soetjipto, the senior judge who alleged that bribery is rampant in the Supreme Court, and has called for an investigation, is gaining more and more support from various institutions and individuals.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series 3:05 Teenage Program: Indonesian Teenager 3:30 TV Series: Fresh Prince of Bell Air 4:05 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:30 Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Culture: Tari Reyong Tulung Agung 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country:...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Seven Oz joins Jakarta's 1970s rock music revival
Seven Oz joins Jakarta's 1970s rock music revivalBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The man in black clothes and boots clutched the microphone. With his eyes closed, he rendered Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven in his high-pitched voice. He seemed to be in a trance.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
ICTSI eyes more foreign port projects
ICTSI eyes more foreign port projects MANILA (Reuter): Philippine port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) said yesterday it was considering managing ports in Brazil and Indonesia.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Suspected Australian pedophiles in Lombok
Suspected Australian pedophiles in Lombok JAKARTA (JP): Two suspected child molesters of Australian nationality are reportedly residing in Bau Nyale beach in Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.Antara quoted Praya district head Lalu Ayudin as saying yesterday that the Australians, one a diplomat...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Rocker Duki Sadikin proves age no reason to stop singing
Rocker Duki Sadikin proves age no reason to stop singing JAKARTA (JP): How old is Mick Jagger? Fiftythree. And he still sings.This is what Duki Sadikin, singer and leader of the Seven Oz rock band, says every time people urge him to stop singing.Duki is 48 years old now, and has two children.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: The Praise Vocal Group, Nightly except Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday,...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
RI growth 8 percent last year
RI growth 8 percent last year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's economy last year grew by 8.07 percent, more than the 7.48 percent recorded in 1994, the Central Bureau for Statistics announced yesterday.The bureau's chairman, Sugito, reported to President Soeharto at the latter's residence that Indonesia's...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Alleged bank robber shot dead
Alleged bank robber shot dead JAKARTA (JP): A bank robber has been shot dead earlier this week for resisting arrest near the Kampung Rambutan bus terminal in East Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police Chief, Lt. Col. S.Y.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Promoter pours cold water on Jordan's Jakarta visit
Promoter pours cold water on Jordan's Jakarta visit JAKARTA (JP): It is very unlikely that National Basketball Association great Michael Jordan will come here for a week-long show in August, according to promoter Ary Sudarsono.
Fri, 19 Apr 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, 19 Apr 1996
RI told to revise car plan
RI told to revise car plan TOKYO (AFP): The Japanese auto industry has urged Indonesia to reconsider its plans for a national car project, describing it as an "international concern," an industry leader said yesterday.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Importers say bribery rampant at Tanjung Priok
Importers say bribery rampant at Tanjung Priok JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Importers Association is angry at excessive red tape caused by customs officials at Tanjung Priok port which it says has been increasing lately, the association's chairman Amirudin Saud said yesterday.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Famine report in Arso denied
Famine report in Arso denied JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A local transmigration official denies a report of famine affecting the Arso resettlement area after the two-year food supply expired.Head of the provincial office of Ministry of Transmigration Sudarmadi said here yesterday his office would...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Women workers
Women workers I would like to thank The Jakarta Post for publishing the result of my survey (April 17, 1996). However, the Post has misinterpreted some of the data, and thus a correction is needed to avoid misunderstanding.1.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Alleged killer retracts testimony
Alleged killer retracts testimony JAKARTA (JP): The main defendant in the Rohadi family murder case yesterday retracted statements given earlier to police investigators admitting to the crime.In a packed East Jakarta district courtroom Philipus Kia Lejab, the prime suspect in the murder of a woman...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Australian sports officials due here
Australian sports officials due here JAKARTA (JP): Australia's Northern Territory Sport and Recreation Minister Steve Hatton will make a trip here late this month in a bid to strengthen ties between the two sports communities.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Indonesia and Malaysia face racism allegations
Indonesia and Malaysia face racism allegations Is racism alive in Indonesia? According to Bill Hayden it is. The former governor general of Australia said recently that Malaysia and Indonesia are racist countries. Arief Budiman takes a look at this issue.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Australia's Indonesia policy
Australia's Indonesia policy Australia's recent change of government, from the Labor Party to the Liberal-National coalition as a result of the March 2 elections has raised a number of issues among observers.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Vessel collides with oil tanker
Vessel collides with oil tanker SINGAPORE (Reuter): An oil tanker collided with a fishing vessel in the Straits of Malacca yesterday, Lloyd's Shipping Intelligence and shipping sources said.Three people on board the fishing vessel Jasa Baru were picked up by the Panamanian-registered 1,822-gross...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
BAT to pay dividends
BAT to pay dividends JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of the publicly-listed cigarette manufacturer PT BAT Indonesia yesterday approved the management's proposal to pay dividends of Rp 1,525 (50 U.S. cents) per share for its 1995 operation.BAT's president, Johan G.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Soeharto concerned over brawls
Soeharto concerned over brawls JAKARTA (JP): Concerned about recent students brawls, President Soeharto has asked the national scouts to be more active in strengthening the morals and character of the country's younger generations.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Nissan to form RI venture
Nissan to form RI venture TOKYO (Reuter): Nissan Diesel Motor Co Ltd said yesterday it signed an agreement to set up a joint venture, PT Astra Nissan Diesel Indonesia, in Jakarta in July.Astra Nissan, capitalized at 2.87 billion yen, will be owned 75 percent by PT Astra International, and 12.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
New official
New officialCorrection: The new director general of land transportation is Santo Budiono, not Santo Budianto as printed in yesterday's photo caption on this page. We apologize for the error. -- Editor
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Social forest projects often regarded only as formalities
Social forest projects often regarded only as formalities JAKARTA (JP): Forest concessionaires still consider social forestry projects to be more of a burden than a responsibility, and thus the projects rarely meet the needs of the people they are supposed to help, an executive says.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Dusit Hotel in Balikpapan
Dusit Hotel in BalikpapanFrom Media IndonesiaOn April 12 I checked in at Dusit Hotel, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.While still handling my check-in, the receptionist left me to serve another client, a westerner who participated in the Camel Rally.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Govt firm on minimum wage policy
Govt firm on minimum wage policy PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): Unmoved by waves of protest, the government said yesterday it won't review its policy of raising the regional minimum standard by 10.6 percent as of April 1.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
What next after the Osaka summit?
What next after the Osaka summit?By Hadi Soesastro The following is the first of two articles on the progress of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation. JAKARTA (JP): APEC after Osaka is about implementing a set of action plans as outlined in the Osaka Action Agenda.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Nuclear waste in neighboring Russia vexes Norway
Nuclear waste in neighboring Russia vexes NorwayBy Rolf Soderlind OSLO (Reuter): When Russia and the Group of Seven industrialized states meet to discuss nuclear safety in Moscow on Friday, Norway will be anxiously watching their progress.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Expats celebrate Kartini Day
Expats celebrate Kartini Day JAKARTA (JP): Around 200 expatriates took part in a 10- kilometer cross-country run held by the Jakarta Hash House Harriettes outside the 3,400-hectare Cikarang Baru housing and industrial complex, Bekasi, Wednesday evening.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Surabaya bourse to elect new bosses on Monday
Surabaya bourse to elect new bosses on Monday JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) will elect new management on Monday from among the three nominated teams of directors and the two teams of commissioners approved by the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam).
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Go east, Siswono says
Go east, Siswono says PAMEKASAN, Madura: Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo is calling on Maduranese people, known for their love of traveling, to settle in the less-developed eastern areas of Indonesia.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Three East Timorese enter Dutch Embassy
Three East Timorese enter Dutch Embassy JAKARTA (JP): Three young East Timorese entered the Dutch Embassy yesterday and are demanding political asylum in Portugal."They have asked for political asylum in Portugal," the embassy's first secretary, E.J. Schmidt, said yesterday.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 18, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 900 -250 500 Andayani Megah 1,675 0 424,500 Aneka...