9,250 officials to guard election PAMEKASAN, East Java: Pamekasan regency administration has mobilized 9,250 personnel from local companies to act as security officials for the general election due next year. "We have asked every company here to send us 10 percent of its workers to help safeguard the election," head of the regency's civil defense corps Maj. Soedijono was quoted by Antara as saying on Monday. This is twice as many as the 6,500 officials who were needed for the 1992 election. (31)

Bira arranges $75m loan for pineapple firm JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Bank Bira has arranged and closed a syndicated loan of US$75 million for PT Great Giant Pineapple Company, a pineapple plantation and processing firm, with an oversubscription of 26 percent. The syndicated loan agreement was signed at the Grand Hyatt hotel here yesterday by executives of the syndicate's 19 members and Great Giant.

Life insurance hopes 3% rise in customers JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Insurance Council said yesterday that as of the end of last year, 18 million people or 9.3 percent of Indonesia's population had become life insurance policy holders, an increase of 3 percent over the previous year.

Bakrie Investindo gets $100m facility JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie Investindo, one of the Bakrie Group's three holding companies, received yesterday a US$100 million financing facility arranged by Dongsuh Securities of South Korea. The interest rate on the three-year loan is set at 2.7 points above the six-month Singapore Inter-bank Offered Rate (SIBOR), the company said in a statement. The arrangers and lead managers of the loan are Dongsuh Securities, KorAm Bank, Hana Bank and Voryo Merchant Bank.

What is good conduct in the Supreme Court? Justice Adi Andojo Soetjipto blew the whistle on collusion in the Supreme Court and is now waiting to hear his fate from the President. Sociologist Ignas Kleden takes a close look at the issue. JAKARTA (JP): The semantics of politics is the politics of semantics. This is evidently not simply a language game played by linguists; in the case of Deputy Chief Justice for General Crimes Adi Andojo Soetjipto the above proposition has come true.

The hypocrisy among us The statement which the speaker of the House of Representatives, Wahono, made at the closing of the current session period deserves our attention. Wahono said among other things that at present, signs are clearly visible of a culture of hypocrisy which is affecting some of us, including some of our leaders. What Wahono meant was the incongruity which tends to exist between our words and deeds.

Alatas highlights threats to regional stability JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas warned again yesterday about possible armed conflicts in the Asia-Pacific region, saying instability could undermine its economic achievements. Speaking at the opening of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum, Alatas noted that unresolved territorial disputes and overlapping claims to sovereignty pose potential security challenges.

TV Program: Wednesday, July 24, 1996 TVRI 12:00 p.m. Travel: My Country 12:05 Game Show: Fun House 12:30 Travel: My Country 1:00 News: Lintasan Berita 1:05 TV Drama: Masih Ada Kasih 2:05 Documentary Film 2:30 Sport: Olympiad '96 from Atlanta - live 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: South Sulawesi 6:15 Village Program 6:45 TV Series: Jump Over The Moon 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda Pancasila/Filler/Trailer 7:30 Business:...