Archive: 10 August 1996
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Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Yayuk maintains giant-killing run in Canadian Open
Yayuk maintains giant-killing run in Canadian Open MONTREAL (Agencies): Yayuk Basuki of Indonesia continued her giant-killing run in the Canadian Open women's tennis tournament here on Thursday when she defeated Russian 16th seed Elena Likhovtseva for a place in the quarterfinals.
Sat, 10 Aug 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,...
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
City considers relocating poultry slaughterhouses
City considers relocating poultry slaughterhouses JAKARTA (JP): The city hopes to improve its handling of the waste produced by poultry slaughterhouses by relocating them to less residential areas.The head of the city's husbandry agency, Soemitro, said yesterday that his office and related agencies...
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Coffee shaves gains after gapping to new high
Coffee shaves gains after gapping to new high LONDON (Reuter): Robusta coffee futures gapped up to a fresh three-week high of US$1,635 a ton at the London Commodity Exchange yesterday but shaved gains on Indonesian selling to end off its peak at midday, traders said.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Market kiosks sold out
Market kiosks sold out TANGERANG (JP): The regency plans to build kiosks in a market which is prioritized for sidewalk vendors.The chief of the market management authority, Bunyamin, said each kiosk will be sold for Rp 6 million and can be paid for in installments.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Indosyntec eyes champioship title
Indosyntec eyes champioship title JAKARTA (JP): Panasia Indosyntec badly needs to cool its temper if it is to regain the Kobatama basketball league championship title today.The Bandung team set up a league final trilogy with defending champion Aspac of Jakarta on Thursday, only after a thrilling...
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
ANZ looking ahead
ANZ looking ahead In line with the rapid development of the commercial linkages between Australia and Indonesia, the demand for finance by Australian companies doing business with and in Indonesia has increased.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Army to replace three chiefs of regional military commands
Army to replace three chiefs of regional military commands JAKARTA (JP): The Army confirmed yesterday it would replace chiefs of three regional military commands in Sulawesi, Irian Jaya and southern Sumatra later this month.Army spokesman Brig. Gen. Robik Mukav said that Maj. Gen.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Wajah Negeriku 2:35 TV Series: Gaiking 3:05 Sport 4:05 Education 4:30 Science Film 4:55 Filler 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Nationality: Perjalanan Nasional 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country: West Java 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Education:...
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Shattered dreams 'beat' boxers
Shattered dreams 'beat' boxers JAKARTA (JP): Shattered dreams of becoming bureaucrats have knocked two boxing heroes down so hard they may be unable to fight at the upcoming PON National Games in Jakarta.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
BNI steals spotlight at capital mart conference
BNI steals spotlight at capital mart conference JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Negara Indonesia 1946 won the spotlight during the two-day capital market conference that ended at the Shangri-La Hotel yesterday.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Fire insurance contract should be clear
Fire insurance contract should be clear JAKARTA (JP): A fire insurance contract should ideally stipulate clearly what causes of fire are considered force majeure and what causes are not, a consumer advocate said.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
QANTAS, increasing its presence in Indonesia
QANTAS, increasing its presence in Indonesia QANTAS is an Australian icon. The name and the flying kangaroo symbol are widely recognized throughout the world. The QANTAS brand represents many things to the company's customers, stakeholders and the public.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Mia Audina rises, Susi drops in world rankings
Mia Audina rises, Susi drops in world rankings JAKARTA (JP): Mia Audina shot to the world women's singles No. 5 when the International Badminton Federation released the latest world rankings yesterday.The frog leap made by Mia followed her exceptional performance at the Atlanta Olympic Games...
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Manila to borrow $3.9b
Manila to borrow $3.9b MANILA (AFP): The Philippines government is to borrow 103.3 billion pesos (US$3.9 billion) from the domestic and international financial markets in 1997 to settle maturing obligations, the Central Bank of the Philippines said yesterday.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Tiger attacks increase in Aceh
Tiger attacks increase in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Villagers are lamenting the increasing number of attacks by wild tigers (Panthera tigris) in the western part of Aceh over the past months, Antara reported.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Budiman Sudjatmiko not raised as a communist, parents insist
Budiman Sudjatmiko not raised as a communist, parents insistBy Stevie Emilia BOGOR, West Java (JP): Wartono Karyo Utomo says he is hurt by the accusation of communism leveled against him and his son Budiman Sudjatmiko, the chairman of unrecognized Democratic People's Party currently on the run.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Progress and succession in Malaysia
Progress and succession in Malaysia The problem of succession in Malaysia was cleared up by the statement made by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (71) that he was confident that Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (50) would take over his position when the time comes.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Govt officials now in defactors' bases: Hun Sen
Govt officials now in defactors' bases: Hun Sen KORN PISEY, Cambodia (Agencies): Government officials have entered the former Khmer Rouge strongholds of Pailin and Phnom Malai to make arrangements for their return to civil administration, Cambodian co-Premier Hun Sen said yesterday.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Hanoi separates Siamese twins
Hanoi separates Siamese twins HANOI (Reuter): Baby Siamese twins who were joined at the abdomen were separated in a one-hour operation in Hanoi last month and were released in good health from hospital yesterday, official media reports said.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 9, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,700 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 725 50 17,500 Andayani Megah 1,275 -25 271,500 Aneka...
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Floods cause traffic jams after heavy downpour
Floods cause traffic jams after heavy downpour JAKARTA (JP): Several streets in the city were flooded yesterday after a two-hour torrential downpour, the first such spate since February.Slow lanes on Jl. Jend. Sudirman, Jl. MH.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Message from Australia's Prime Minister John Howard
Message from Australia's Prime Minister John Howard My planned trip to Japan and Indonesia from Aug. 7 was recently and regrettably canceled for family reasons.My wife, Janette, was admitted to a Sydney hospital late last month for a major operation and I wished to spend as much time as possible...
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Developers urged to build apartments for middle class
Developers urged to build apartments for middle class JAKARTA (JP): Private developers are being urged to build apartments for the middle class, because the city is still concentrating on building low-cost apartments for slum area residents.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Hailai celebrates 51st anniversary
Hailai celebrates 51st anniversary JAKARTA (JP): The Hailai International Executive Club celebrated its 51st anniversary in the absence of the executive of its discotheque, Hendro Sumampouw, who was arrested recently for alleged possession of marijuana and Ecstasy pills.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Aneka Tambang to float shares after 1997 election
Aneka Tambang to float shares after 1997 election JAKARTA (JP): State-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang has announced that it would float shares on the local stock exchanges after the general election next year to finance its expansion programs.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
'Asian values provide environment for growth'
'Asian values provide environment for growth' JAKARTA (JP): Former Australian prime minister Robert (Bob) Hawke said on Thursday night that Asian values provided the environment rather than the cause of Asia's economic success.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Thief steals Rp 10m from a restaurant
Thief steals Rp 10m from a restaurant JAKARTA (JP): Ten million rupiah (US$4,255) in cash was stolen yesterday morning from the Dunkin Donuts restaurant on Jl. Hayam Wuruk in Central Jakarta.A police officer from the Central Jakarta police precinct confirmed yesterday that the police had received a...
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Privatization of tax collection opposed
Privatization of tax collection opposed JAKARTA (JP): Several mayors and regents in North Sumatra have grumbled about the authority granted by the central government to the Humpuss Group to collect some of their local taxes.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Local condoms better than imports
Local condoms better than imports JAKARTA (JP): When buying condoms, don't be deceived by their exotic names or where they come from.A recent survey by the Indonesian Consumer Foundation (YLKI), backed by Australian laboratory tests, has found that local condoms beat imported condoms on price,...
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Air conditioned buses
Air conditioned busesFrom Media IndonesiaThere has been a tremendous increase in the number of air conditioned city buses in Jakarta operated by the private sector and by the government-owned PPD company.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Indonesian notes rates AAA
Indonesian notes rates AAA MELBOURNE (Reuter): Standard and Poor's Corp said yesterday it has assigned its AAA rating to the US$200 million of guaranteed asset backed floating rate senior notes issued by Indonesia's Automobile Securitized Finance No.1 Ltd (ASF).
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Hazards on toll road
Hazards on toll roadFrom RepublikaI would like to report on the Cawang-Jatibening toll road.Repair work was done on this road in June. Numerous holes were dug, measuring about 500 x 100 x 3 cms.In July a new three-centimeter asphalt layer was applied on the four lanes of the same road.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Investment exhibition opens
Investment exhibition opens JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo opened an investment exhibition yesterday aimed at promoting investment opportunities in the country's less- developed regencies.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
KL to act against officer's allegations
KL to act against officer's allegations KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's defense ministry said yesterday it viewed as serious, allegations by a retiring army official that certain ex-army men turned salesmen were selling inferior equipment to the airforce.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Progress and succession in Malaysia
Progress and succession in Malaysia The problem of succession in Malaysia was cleared up by the statement made by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (71) that he was confident that Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (50) would take over his position when the time comes.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Bekasi plans to collect tax from street vendors
Bekasi plans to collect tax from street vendors JAKARTA (JP): The Bekasi administration will soon collect development taxes from food and drink street vendors operating along the regency's roads.The administration has distributed a document stipulating that the daily tax will range between Rp 500...
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Telkom adjusts discount phone call periods
Telkom adjusts discount phone call periods JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned domestic telecommunications provider, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), is changing the times of its discount calling periods.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Poll watchdog plans to train more volunteers
Poll watchdog plans to train more volunteers JAKARTA (JP): The Independent Election Monitoring Committee plans to train more volunteers to help monitor the general election next May.Paskah Irianto, head of the committee's operational division, said that 35 people from across the country have met to...
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Taxi drivers' afflictions
Taxi drivers' afflictions I recently came across a taxi driver who told me that the July 27 riot made life difficult for taxi drivers in town.Several taxis were torched by the rioters and some were stoned. The taxi drivers were facing a dilemma.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Military announces the arrest of two other PRD activists
Military announces the arrest of two other PRD activists JAKARTA (JP): Police in Malang, East Java, have arrested two more activists of the Democratic People's Party (PRD), a tiny leftist group the government blames for inciting the July 27 riot in Jakarta.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Government prefers public privatization
Government prefers public privatization JAKARTA (JP): Director General of State Enterprises Bacelius Ruru said yesterday that the government preferred to privatize state enterprises by offering their shares to the public.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Megawati denies ties with PRD
Megawati denies ties with PRD JAKARTA (JP): The ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri, has denied having links with the unrecognized Democratic People's Party (PRD), a youth organization accused of communist-like activities and of masterminding the recent...
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Traffic jams cost RI a lot of money
Traffic jams cost RI a lot of money JAKARTA (JP): Rahardi Ramelan, a deputy chairman of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas), has warned that the terrible traffic jams cost the country a lot of money.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Government increases transponder leasing fees
Government increases transponder leasing fees JAKARTA (JP): The government has increased transponder leasing fees of the country's Palapa satellites by between 18 percent and 84 percent from the price levels set in 1993.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Aussie senator calls for boycott of RI sandals
Aussie senator calls for boycott of RI sandals SYDNEY (AFP): An Australian senator called yesterday for a national boycott of Indonesian rubber sandals after thousands of the discarded items washed up on a remote group of Australian islands in the Indian Ocean.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Nigeria soccer victory
Nigeria soccer victory Aug. 4, 1996, was my happiest day in Jakarta. Nigeria, my motherland, won the gold medal for soccer at the Atlanta Olympics. This is the first time in history that the Olympic soccer gold medal was won by Africans amid domination by European and Latin American countries.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Stronger stock exchange
Stronger stock exchange The timing of the two-day Indonesian Capital Market conference, which ended yesterday, was very opportune in view of the jitters among investors caused by the July 27 rioting in Jakarta.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Thailand-ASEAN trade up
Thailand-ASEAN trade up BANGKOK (AFP): Trade between Thailand and ASEAN increased 13.4 percent in the first five months this year compared to the same period last year, according to a Commerce Ministry statement received by AFP.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Decree set to prevent racism
Decree set to prevent racismBy Benny Subianto JAKARTA (JP): Presidential Decree No. 56 issued last month waives the requirement for the wife and children of Chinese Indonesians to obtain an Evidence of Indonesian Citizenship certificate.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Boy kidnapped in Tangerang
Boy kidnapped in Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): Eight-year-old Reki Firmansyah was kidnapped Thursday as he was on his way to the mosque near his home in the Jatiuwung district.His parents reported him missing on late Thursday night after he failed to return to their home in the Cibodas Sari subdistrict...
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Polluting firms to face sanctions
Polluting firms to face sanctions SIDOARJO, East Java: The government is considering imposing the harshest possible sanctions on polluting companies in order to deter others and prevent environment-damaging practices from spreading, Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said here on...
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Minister says riots will not stifle growth
Minister says riots will not stifle growth SINGAPORE (AFP): An Indonesian minister told leading U.S. and Singaporean business leaders yesterday that Indonesian economic reforms and growth would not be stifled by recent riots in Jakarta.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Thieves kill a security guard
Thieves kill a security guard JAKARTA (JP): A security guard was allegedly stabbed to death by two men yesterday after he refused to cooperate in stealing logs from a warehouse in Sunda Kelapa harbor, North Jakarta.
Sat, 10 Aug 1996
Another market razed in Bogor
Another market razed in Bogor JAKARTA (JP): Up to 21 semi-permanent kiosks at Pasar Merdeka, Bogor, were razed to the ground by fire on Wednesday night, causing millions of rupiah of damage. No fatalities have been reported.Vendors said the fire started at 8.30 pm when a vendors' stove exploded.