Archive: 20 September 1996
49 articles found
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Southeast Asian 'Tigers' still roaring ahead
Southeast Asian 'Tigers' still roaring ahead KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Once sellers of raw materials to the industrialized world, Southeast Asian countries are now rapidly- industrializing "Tigers" with no thought of turning backSome are further along the road than others, but all talk more about the...
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
'Kramat Tunggak needs control, not relocation'
'Kramat Tunggak needs control, not relocation' JAKARTA (JP): It would be better to tighten control over the city's only "sanctioned" prostitution center in Kramat Tunggak, North Jakarta, rather than relocate it, two activists said yesterday.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Judges delay disco owner's verdict for 'fine-tuning'
Judges delay disco owner's verdict for 'fine-tuning' JAKARTA (JP): A panel of four judges cited "composition" problems as the reason behind its inability to hand down a verdict on a disco owner charged with drug possession.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Analysts call for new regional security scheme
Analysts call for new regional security scheme JAKARTA (JP): The rapid economic growth enjoyed by countries in the Asia-Pacific region calls for a new security arrangement to ensure that the region's growth and development can continue, experts at a seminar said on Wednesday.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
ASEAN
ASEAN Correction: The article entitled Development in ASEAN must spur social justice was inadvertently printed on this page yesterday, although a similar story had been used on Page 1. The following article, based on the same seminar, should have been in its place instead.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
30 companies to participate in first corporate golf league
30 companies to participate in first corporate golf league JAKARTA (JP): Thirty corporate teams, each with four players and four substitutes, have been invited to join the country's first corporate golf league.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Almost 21 million illiterate: Government
Almost 21 million illiterate: Government JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro said yesterday 20.8 million Indonesians above the age of 10 are illiterate.Of that total, the government is focusing on 5.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
People cleverer
People clevererFrom Forum KeadilanApparently the government is not quite aware that the country's development has made the people not only more prosperous but also cleverer, if not smarter than the government itself.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Medicine prices: A horror story
Medicine prices: A horror story The Jakarta Post's headline story about the prices of medicine (Sept. 15, 1996) quoted me as saying: "They are criminals," with the "they" implying "government employees, pharmacy owners and medical practitioners" without further characterization.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 19, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Dharmala Insurance 2,600 0 0 Ades Alfindo 1,100 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,100 0 94,500 AHAP Insurance 2,700 0 0 Argha Karya...
Fri, 20 Sep 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, 20 Sep 1996
Two new tenants in Taman Anggrek mall
Two new tenants in Taman Anggrek mall JAKARTA (JP): PT Mulia Intipelangi, the developer of Taman Anggrek mall, announced yesterday the opening of two "anchor tenants", Marks & Spencer and a cinema complex, Anggrek 21.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
ABRI calls on religious leaders for support
ABRI calls on religious leaders for support SURAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) called on religious leaders yesterday to help strengthen ABRI's relations with the people.Lt. Gen. Syarwan Hamid, head of the Armed Forces Socio- political affairs department, said that good relations between the...
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Clinton defends F-16 deal with RI
Clinton defends F-16 deal with RI WASHINGTON (AFP): The Clinton administration tried Wednesday to sell Congress on its plans to proceed with the sale of nine F- 16 fighter jets to Indonesia next year despite human rights concerns."This is not a new weapons system.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Govt offices often ignore findings on corruption
Govt offices often ignore findings on corruption JAKARTA (JP): Development and Finance Comptroller (BPKP) Chairman Soedarjono complained yesterday that many government offices often ignored his office's findings on corruption.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
'Bungah': Milestone in history of local contemporary music
'Bungah': Milestone in history of local contemporary musicBy Franki Raden JAKARTA (JP): When Raffles and his troops first occupied Batavia (Jakarta) in 1811, they were aghast that the city did not have a building for the arts, says the Festival Schouwburg II program in reference to the founding of...
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
More phones for Sumatra
More phones for Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): PT Pramindo Ikat Nusantara, a private company responsible for the development of telecommunications facilities in Sumatra, will install 100,000 new telephone lines by the end of this year, 33 percent more than its original target.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
City urged to build Betawi art and culture village
City urged to build Betawi art and culture village JAKARTA (JP): The Betawi (Old Jakarta) culture body has urged the city administration to set up a Betawi art and culture village as a bastion to preserve old Jakarta's legacy.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Court cancels gallery confiscation
Court cancels gallery confiscation YOGYAKARTA: The court canceled its plan yesterday to confiscate an art gallery belonging to well-known artist Sapto Hudoyo, whose wife used it as collateral until she paid off a debt.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Navy nets 35 ships
Navy nets 35 ships SURABAYA: The Navy, which is mounting an anti-crime operation in Indonesian waters, has captured 35 ships, seven of them Chinese, which did not have the necessary documents for entry.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
SSX launches remote trading system
SSX launches remote trading system SURABAYA, East Java (JP): The Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) launched the operation of an automated remote trading system yesterday in an attempt to boost its liquidity.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Rights activists oppose internal security act
Rights activists oppose internal security act JAKARTA (JP): Two leading human right campaigners say they strongly object to the military's call to introduce an internal security act to deal with domestic disturbances.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Freeport Copper sees 250 million ton reserve
Freeport Copper sees 250 million ton reserve NEW ORLEANS, United States (Reuter): Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc said Wednesday the 1.5 kilometer long Kucing Liar mineralized zone could represent a 250 million metric ton geological resource at an average grade of greater than two percent copper...
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Support for subregional ties needed
Support for subregional ties needed JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday that Indonesia and the other countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will see large amounts of new investment coming into the region when the group's trade liberalization goes into effect by...
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Mulyana, friends give up 7-month fight at YLBHI
Mulyana, friends give up 7-month fight at YLBHI JAKARTA (JP): Mulyana W. Kusumah and three other members of the defunct executive board of the Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) said they were giving up their seven- month-long battle over the leadership of the organization.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
State school fees also expensive
State school fees also expensiveFrom RepublikaAs a family surviving on a government salary, I always stress upon my three children to be diligent at school in order to get a good grade point average, which would entitle them to enter a state school.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and Entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Village daily - Kecak Dance, Friday and Tuesday; Legong Dance, Saturday; Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday. - Balinese dance parade - Rejang dance, Puspawresti Dance, Belibis Dance & Jaran Teji Dance,...
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Apjati has new chief
Apjati has new chief JAKARTA: The Ministry of Manpower's Secretary-General, Baroto Sardadi, installed Abdullah Puteh as the chief of the Association of Labor Export Companies (Apjati) on Wednesday.The two-day congress also elected Rusdi Bahasuan and Adi Putera Taher as Puteh's deputies, Anton...
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Jakarta widens gap in PON medal tally
Jakarta widens gap in PON medal tally JAKARTA (JP): The 14th National Games end today. But the yawning gap between Jakarta and the country's 26 other provinces looks set to continue.By Wednesday, Jakarta had 118 gold medals while the runners-up West and East Java had 65 and 61 respectively.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Ecstasy dealer gets 10 months
Ecstasy dealer gets 10 months JAKARTA (JP): Legal history was made yesterday when a city court sentenced a 56-year-old man to prison after finding him guilty of trafficking Ecstasy pills.Presiding Judge Enny Sinaga of the West Jakarta District Court sentenced NWH, alias Awi, to 10 months...
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Alleged car thief shot dead by police in Tangerang
Alleged car thief shot dead by police in Tangerang JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives shot dead yesterday a man wanted for a series of vehicle thefts in a pre-dawn shoot-out in Karawaci, Tangerang, about 30 kilometers west of here.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
PON donations no longer required
PON donations no longer required JAKARTA (JP): The 14th National Games Organizing Committee announced yesterday that as from midnight on Sept. 20, donations will no longer be collected from the public.H.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Expanded ASEAN is positive for the region
Expanded ASEAN is positive for the region JAKARTA (JP): Political scientists and observers from the Asia-Pacific region said yesterday that the planned expansion of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a positive development for the region, provided it is carried out in a...
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Jakarta-Bogor trains
Jakarta-Bogor trainsFrom NeracaApparently the state railway company (Perumka) is increasingly unable to operate its Jakarta-Bogor line. There is no service to speak of. The cars are in dire condition: the lights are often off, the fans non-functioning or nonexistent, the doors cannot be closed,...
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Illegal workers in Saudi Arabia
Illegal workers in Saudi ArabiaFrom JayakartaSeveral days ago the minister of manpower said that 400,000 Indonesians who entered Saudi Arabia on an umroh (minor haj) passport and are now illegally employed in that country. This information has been spread by the media.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 10:00 a.m. Sports Games (PON) Sport from the National Sports Stadium (live) 12:00 p.m. Travel: Wajah Negeriku 12:05 TV Series: Budgie 12:30 TV Series: Remaja Indonesia 1:00 TV Series: Emergency Call 1:30 Comedy 2:00 Student Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 2:30 Sports Games (PON) Report from the...
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Internet competition getting fiercer: executive
Internet competition getting fiercer: executive JAKARTA (JP): Only five Internet service providers are likely to survive due to fierce competition of the information technology industry in Indonesia, a telecommunications executive said.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Developers build houses on industrial estates
Developers build houses on industrial estates JAKARTA (JP): The Federation of Industrial Estates admitted yesterday that some of its members have been building housing estates and golf courses on land initially acquired to establish industrial estates.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Fresh patrols to fight crimes
Fresh patrols to fight crimes BEKASI, West Java (JP): The Bekasi police precinct launched an around-the-clock patrol yesterday by mobilizing five vans and 100 bicycles in an effort to rid the town of crime, which has been on the rise in the past few months.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Mia and Joko win badminton golds for Jakarta
Mia and Joko win badminton golds for Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Olympic silver medalist Mia Audina and former world champion Joko Suprianto won gold for Jakarta in the badminton singles competitions at the 14th National Games yesterday.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Music * Elmi Hotel: Jl. Panglima Sudirman No. 42-44: - Qemi Club: Karaoke/Disco, Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Master Band, Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Atlantic Band, Tuesday and Saturday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Abouwhim Band, Thursday, 10:30 p.m.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
RI should brace for foreign retailers
RI should brace for foreign retailers JAKARTA (JP): Liberalized trade in the region is likely to force Indonesia to open its doors to overseas retail chains by the year 2000, says a senior official.Hidayat, an advisor to the minister of cooperatives and small enterprises, said that Indonesia and...
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Leighton wins contract
Leighton wins contract SYDNEY (Reuter): Construction firm Leighton Holdings Ltd said yesterday its Indonesian subsidiary PT Theiss Contractors Indonesia in a joint venture with Kopnatel has been awarded an A$200 million telecommunications contract.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Paintings allegedly stolen from museum
Paintings allegedly stolen from museum JAKARTA (JP): A number of valuable paintings by world-renowned Indonesian masters have allegedly been stolen from the National Museum here, according to reliable sources.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
West Java's team maintains runner-up place in Games
West Java's team maintains runner-up place in Games JAKARTA (JP): The real battle of the 14th National Games was settled yesterday as West Java once again eclipsed East Java in the medal race.With a coup attempt against long-time overall champion Jakarta clearly beyond everyone's reach, the outcome...
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Australia continues ship ban
Australia continues ship ban SYDNEY (Reuter): The Maritime Union of Australia's bans on Indonesian cargo and shipping would continue, Terry Buck, joint secretary of the Fremantle, Western Australia, branch, told Reuters yesterday."The Bogasari Empat is loading today.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Coral reefs need more attention: Sarwono
Coral reefs need more attention: Sarwono JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja told the House of Representatives yesterday that special attention needs to be paid to the country's coral reefs, which are being destroyed at an alarming rate.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
General Motors set to export 1000 jeeps
General Motors set to export 1000 jeeps JAKARTA (JP): PT General Motors Buana Indonesia is targeting to export 1,000 Opel Blazer jeeps next year to a number of countries in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, the company's president, William S. Botwick, said yesterday.
Fri, 20 Sep 1996
Architectural works on display
Architectural works on display JAKARTA (JP): An architectural exhibition featuring works of 17 renowned German architects from the Weissenhofsiedlung school will be held here from Sept.27 to Oct.7.The exhibition being held by the Goethe Institut in cooperation with the Jakarta Design Center and the...