Archive: 16 September 1996
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Mon, 16 Sep 1996
ASEAN reporters to meet in Manado
ASEAN reporters to meet in Manado MANADO, North Sulawesi: The Confederation of ASEAN Journalists (CAJ) is to hold a four-day seminar here on Sept. 26 on the economic development of eastern Indonesia.The seminar is to be opened by Minister of Information Harmoko, and its speakers include State...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Benny and Yayuk still dominates national tennis
Benny and Yayuk still dominates national tennis JAKARTA (JP): Benny Wijaya of Jakarta and Yayuk Basuki of Yogyakarta fortified their domination of national tennis in different ways yesterday.Making her return to the National Games (PON), world number 29 Yayuk got off to a disastrous beginning...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Cambodia, Laos to join ASEAN and AFTA next July
Cambodia, Laos to join ASEAN and AFTA next July JAKARTA (JP): Cambodia and Laos will join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and adopt the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) agreement next July, with a 10-year flexibility period to cut their tariffs to between 0 percent and 5 percent on...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
ASEAN free trade
ASEAN free trade The Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) trade liberalization process took further steps forward last week when the seven-nation grouping's economic ministers agreed to include all unprocessed farm commodities in the tariff-cut scheme by the year 2010 at the latest.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Foundation launches library on wheels
Foundation launches library on wheels JAKARTA (JP): A community-based organization launched its first mobile library Saturday, targeting children and teenagers in Jakarta.With a modest collection of 3,000 books, the Wandering Books Foundation began its services thanks to a van contributed by the...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Rebel PDI members on trial
Rebel PDI members on trial UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The provincial court in Ujungpandang is scheduled to start a trial today against five members of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) who took part in the rebel PDI congress in Medan in June, which ousted the party's leader, Megawati...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Lamtoro Gung's subsidiary to build container terminal
Lamtoro Gung's subsidiary to build container terminal JAKARTA (JP): PT Pelindo III, a state-owned port management company, together with PT Citra Samudera Terminal Peti Kemas (CSTP) under a joint venture, is to build a Rp 270 billion (US$114.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series 3:05 Children program: Anak-Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Major Dad 4:05 Scientific Film 4:30 Student Quiz 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Karya Tepat Guna 6:05 Nusantara My Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Forum: Buddha 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Mampang Prapatan needs more bridges
Mampang Prapatan needs more bridgesFrom NeracaI often pass along the Mampang Prapatan road and am concerned about the pedestrians who frequently cross this road.The stretch of road starting from Hero supermarket to Ragunan Raya is very wide and divided into four lanes for two-way traffic.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Bus ticket windows
Bus ticket windows A man hailing from Temanggung in Central Java got into a panic on a recent Friday evening because he could not find the ticket window at the crowded Pulogadung intercity terminal for buses going to Temanggung.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Fare hike plans rejected
Fare hike plans rejected JAKARTA (JP): The city branch of the Association of Public Transport Owners has rejected proposals to raise the fare of mini buses, its chairman said over the weekend.Aip Syariffudin said the fare, recently raised from Rp 350 to Rp 400, is still considered appropriate.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Suffocating exhaust fumes
Suffocating exhaust fumesFrom NeracaThe number of motor vehicles on Jakarta streets will rapidly increase in the near future because, apart from the ongoing production, many low-priced automobiles like the Timor car will become available.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Golkar recruits celebrities and Moslem preachers
Golkar recruits celebrities and Moslem preachers JAKARTA (JP): 'King' of Dangdut music Rhoma Irama, soap opera hero Rano Karno, government critic Ali Sadikin, enigmatic Moslem leader Abdurrahman Wahid, controversial politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas and pop singer Iwan Fals are a few of the big...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
CSIS observes 25th anniversary
CSIS observes 25th anniversary JAKARTA (JP): To commemorate its silver anniversary, the Center of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is to hold an international seminar titled One Southeast Asia in a New Regional and International Setting here Wednesday.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Sempati Air
Sempati Air During our flight to Pekanbaru with Sempati Air on Aug. 27, a colleague and I read a message by the company's president director that they hoped to have ISO9002 accreditation by the end of this year.The service on the flight was good and the airplane left and arrived on schedule.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Python scares Salatiga school
Python scares Salatiga school SALATIGA, Central Java: An apparently intoxicated student scared his schoolmates and teachers when he arrived at school with a five-meter-long python around his neck.The 17-year-old junior high school student, Brahmantyo, entered the school's administration office and...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Case closed on Priok riot: Gen. Feisal
Case closed on Priok riot: Gen. Feisal JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung has flatly rejected demands to reopen the investigation into a bloody riot in Jakarta's Tanjung Priok district 12 years ago."That case is closed, and will never be reopened.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
RP on lookout for Chinese ship
RP on lookout for Chinese ship MANILA (Reuter): The Philippine Coast Guard has ordered all its units to be on the lookout for a Chinese cargo vessel with 18 crew on board last seen in the South China Sea two months ago, a Coast Guard officer said yesterday.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Relocating schools not the answer to brawls: Wardiman
Relocating schools not the answer to brawls: Wardiman JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro says that relocating schools will not stop students brawling.He said that the idea to relocate schools which are close to each other or that are close to shopping centers is...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Military police to question Ade Sutiana ahead of trial
Military police to question Ade Sutiana ahead of trial JAKARTA (JP): Police have handed over Capt. Ade Sutiana, a Tangerang police detective detained following the escape of an alleged drug-trafficker, to the Jakarta Military Police for further questioning prior to trial by military tribunal.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Ruwiyati shuns SEA Games title defense
Ruwiyati shuns SEA Games title defense JAKARTA (JP): The country's best female marathon runner, Ruwiyati, has refused to defend her title at the 19th Southeast Asian Games here next year to protest her exclusion from the marathon at the ongoing National Games (PON).
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
National car policy helps auto industry: Tommy
National car policy helps auto industry: Tommy BOGOR, West Java (JP): PT Astra International's plan to produce low-priced sedans is driven by the government's national car policy, President Soeharto's son Hutomo Mandala Putra said Saturday."I think it is the impact of Presidential Instruction No.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
ASEAN daunted by emerging trade issues
ASEAN daunted by emerging trade issues JAKARTA (JP): Economic ministers from the seven members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed their concerns here over the weekend regarding emerging international trade issues that could adversely affect the group's position.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Government sets Internet subscription fees
Government sets Internet subscription fees JAKARTA (JP): The Government has issued a new regulation which sets the country's highest and lowest rates for Internet subscription fees.The latest newsletter of the state-owned international telecommunications operator PT Indosat stated that the...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Red Cross provides scholarships
Red Cross provides scholarships JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Red Cross has started its foster parent program by giving aid to the elementary school pupils and junior high school students of poor families.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Petronas to issue bond
Petronas to issue bond KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian national oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) Saturday confirmed it would issue a third Yankee bond to raise funds for its projects in the downstream sector.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Internet 'filters' come on line in Singapore
Internet 'filters' come on line in Singapore SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore started enforcing tough new rules Sunday to block pornographic and other controversial content on the Internet.The city-state's three Internet access providers had been given a Sunday deadline to install systems to censor...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Market for office space strengthening: Analyst
Market for office space strengthening: Analyst JAKARTA (JP): The office space market in the capital city was strengthening during the first half of this year, with demand for additional space estimated at 120,000 square meters, analyst said here over the weekend.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Minister calls for end to racism
Minister calls for end to racism JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Social Services Endang Inten Soewono urged Indonesians to stop discriminating against the ethnic Chinese minority.In her written address delivered by Directorate General for Social Welfare Development Waluyono, Inten lamented racial...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Catherine Surya surges to fifth gold at Games
Catherine Surya surges to fifth gold at Games JAKARTA (JP): Catherine Surya of West Java completed her glorious return to the National Games as the six-day swimming program came to a close yesterday.A stylish Catherine, who served a 15-month ban from competition for use of a banned drug in the 1993...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Archeological sites' destruction lamented
Archeological sites' destruction lamented SEMARANG (JP): An archeologist over the weekend lamented the nationwide destruction of historical sites to make way for industrial projects.Mundardjito, a lecturer of archaeology and anthropology at the University of Indonesia, said the incidence of sites...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Panin Bank books increase of 51 percent in profit
Panin Bank books increase of 51 percent in profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Panin Bank booked a net profit of Rp 45.81 billion (US$19.4 million) during the January-June period, a 51 percent increase over Rp 30.22 billion in the same period of last year.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Immigration denies banning Megawati
Immigration denies banning Megawati JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Immigration Pranowo denied reports yesterday that his office had banned the ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri, from traveling abroad."It's not true.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Stock prices on JSX expected to rise
Stock prices on JSX expected to rise JAKARTA (JP): Several stock analysts predict that stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) may increase slightly this week as foreign investors may continue their bargain hunting on selected blue chips.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
West, East Java vie for 2nd place at National Games
West, East Java vie for 2nd place at National Games JAKARTA (JP): West Java and East Java, traditional bridesmaids to long-time overall champion Jakarta, continued their hard- fought battle for a consolation second place in the National Games medal tally yesterday.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
'Mindless people disrupt political development'
'Mindless people disrupt political development' JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Chief of Sociopolitical Affairs Lt. Gen. Syarwan Hamid warned Saturday that Indonesia's political development has been disrupted by "people who have lost their brains.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Blocked artery
Blocked artery For all the thousands of Jakarta residents contemplating a relaxing, traffic-jam free weekend away from the "Big Smoke," think twice before heading out West towards the Anyer/Carita area.