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Searching for all articles published on 1996-10-14 ...

40 articles.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Gus Dur begs forgiveness for raids on churches

Gus Dur begs forgiveness for raids on churches JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem organization, Abdurrahman Wahid, asked yesterday for the nation's forgiveness for the attacks on churches on Thursday perpetrated mostly by NU members.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/ASEAN to jointly lease Intelsat transponders

ASEAN to jointly lease Intelsat transponders JAKARTA (JP): Telecommunications operators in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to unite in leasing satellite transponders of Intelsat, the world's leading provider of satellite services, to improve efficiency.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/New DeskJets, LaserJet and DesignJets on offer

New DeskJets, LaserJet and DesignJets on offerBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Not unlike your other peripheral devices, printers nowadays get old as fast as the lettuce on the supermarket shelves.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Soldiers involved in U. Pandang deaths sentenced to jail

Soldiers involved in U. Pandang deaths sentenced to jail UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): A military tribunal sentenced six soldiers to between 90 days and 105 days in prison for using excessive force in handling the demonstrations here in April, which resulted in the death of three students.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Gambling rife in Dili

Gambling rife in Dili DILI, East Timor: Townspeople have called on the government to do something to stop the widespread gambling in the youngest province.They raised the issue in their meeting Saturday with the visiting Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/China discovers world's oldest fossil of a bird

China discovers world's oldest fossil of a bird BEIJING (UPI): A farmer who thought he found a dragon in northeastern China unearthed instead the world's oldest fossil of a bird, ending decades of speculation about how the species evolved, researchers announced Thursday.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Youth Pledge Day commemoration

Youth Pledge Day commemoration JAKARTA (JP): The office of the minister for youth affairs and sports will hold a three-day event to commemorate the 68th anniversary of Youth Pledge Day at the Graha Pemuda building in Senayan, Central Jakarta.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Dutch firms fund restoration of archives museum

Dutch firms fund restoration of archives museum JAKARTA (JP): A group of Dutch companies has raised US$3 million to finance the restoration of the 18th century building that now houses the Museum of National Archives.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/National Library warns publishers

National Library warns publishers JAKARTA (JP): The National Library promised Saturday to get tough with publishers and recording companies that failed to submit copies of their products as required by law.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/'Nobel prize a hurdle in East Timor diplomacy'

'Nobel prize a hurdle in East Timor diplomacy' JAKARTA (JP): East Timor has been described as the pebble in Indonesia's shoe, but the recent Nobel peace prize for separatist leader Jose Ramos Horta may well be the boulder blocking an international settlement on the territory, according to ...

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Economist links poverty remedy to freedom

Economist links poverty remedy to freedom MEDAN, N. Sumatra (JP): Indonesian development economist Sjahrir says the government's attack on poverty should do more than reduce the number of people living below the poverty line by improving people's basic capabilities and freedom.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/The Nobel decision

The Nobel decision The decision to award this year's Nobel peace prize to East Timor Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and exiled separatist leader Ramos Horta came as something of a shock.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/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 Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Rights body praised for its findings

Rights body praised for its findings JAKARTA (JP): Observers say the National Commission on Human Rights proved its independence when it announced its findings on the July 27 riots by clearly identifying rights violations committed by the authorities and others.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Indonesia gets World Bank loan to fight poverty

Indonesia gets World Bank loan to fight poverty JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank has approved a loan worth US$140 million to support Indonesia's poverty reduction program.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/100 grade schools to be renovated

100 grade schools to be renovated JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta mayoralty will renovate more than one hundred state-owned elementary school buildings in this fiscal year, Mayor Sudarsono says.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/RI woman climber honored in Nepal

RI woman climber honored in Nepal JAKARTA (JP): Clara Sumarwati, the first Indonesian and Southeast Asian to reach the 8,848-meter summit of Mt. Everest, was congratulated by Nepal's Minister of Sports and Culture Bai Bahadur in a ceremony in Kathmandu on Oct. 10.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/PT Telkom has problems providing new lines

PT Telkom has problems providing new lines JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telkom, has asked prospective customers in West Jakarta who have applied for new telephone connections for unoccupied buildings to immediately inform its West Jakarta office.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/RI-Germany maritime cooperation on the rice

RI-Germany maritime cooperation on the rice JAKARTA (JP): The maritime cooperation between Germany and Indonesia has increased significantly and will bring mutual benefits to both countries as the Asia-Pacific region leads toward being the center of global economic growth, an ambassador says.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/On dividends

On dividends Your article in the Sept. 19, 1996 issue entitled Companies should use care in revaluing assets, incorrectly concludes that asset revaluation will damage the stock performance of public companies if finance ratios and dividends are impacted.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Office space demand buoys Jakarta,s property market

Office space demand buoys Jakarta,s property market JAKARTA (JP): The great need for office space has driven up the overall demand in most sectors of the Jakarta property market, an international property consultant said.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Former activists for Soeharto's reelection

Former activists for Soeharto's reelection SEMARANG (JP): An organization of former student activists, Keluarga Besar Laskar Arief Rachman Hakim, vowed last week to back the renomination of President Soeharto for a seventh term in 1998, but the group said it had not yet considered candidates ...

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Sinar Mas sets up venture

Sinar Mas sets up venture JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed PT Sinar Mas Multiartha, the holder of financial firms in the Sinar Mas Group, said over the weekend that it has set up a joint venture with Asian Banking Corporation and Daehan Investment Trust Co. Ltd. of South Korea.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Exodus of tangerine growers

Exodus of tangerine growersFrom Forum KeadilanI became very depressed when I read a feature entitled Exodus of Pontianak tangerine growers: spirits sag at commercial order, in Forum No. 12/V/23 September 1996.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Police grill reporters

Police grill reporters KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Police made preparations for the visit of President Soeharto today and tomorrow to the province by subjecting local reporters to hours of "clearance tests".

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/'Press must help maintain security before elections'

'Press must help maintain security before elections' BOGOR, West Java (JP): Jakarta Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata called on reporters yesterday to help create a favorable atmosphere in Jakarta for next year's general election.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Buck Rogers 3:05 Children's Program: Anak Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Major Dad 4:05 Science Film 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Travel: Bali 6:15 Village Program 6:30 ...

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Viewing culture from the bottom up

Viewing culture from the bottom upBy Ignas Kleden JAKARTA (JP): Vertical dimension seems to have beset the general thinking on economical and political management.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/A record 85 restaurants take part in food festival

A record 85 restaurants take part in food festival JAKARTA (JP): Ten Indonesian-food restaurants and 75 restaurants offering foreign cuisine are participating in this year's Jakarta Food Festival, which opened yesterday.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/A drift towards violence?

A drift towards violence? Less than three months after the authorities put down the July 27 riots in Jakarta, reports of mass violence are again jolting the nation. This time, the rampage took place in the East Java town of Situbondo, 160 kilometers east of Surabaya.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Govt to focus on high-tech industries for free trade

Govt to focus on high-tech industries for free trade BANDUNG, West Java (JP): The government will focus its policy on the development of certain high-tech industries to prepare the country to compete in regional free trade, which will start in 2000, a senior minister said.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Hindu ritual in Palangkaraya

Hindu ritual in Palangkaraya PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Hindu religious leaders have started a ritual called Tiwah, which is aimed at helping the spirits of their ancestors ascend to heaven.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Governor Abilio congratulates Bishop Belo

Governor Abilio congratulates Bishop Belo DILI, East Timor (JP): East Timor Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares formally congratulated Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo yesterday for the Nobel peace prize he was awarded last Friday.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Stock prices become difficult to predict

Stock prices become difficult to predict JAKARTA (JP): Several analysts said they were uncertain as to which direction the stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are likely to move this week, while investors' attention will focus on an Astra "takeover" and several new initial ...

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Challenges to the Saudi regime

Challenges to the Saudi regime LONDON: The two car bombs which exploded in Riyadh and Khobar, near Dharan, on Nov. 13, 1995 and June 25, 1996 respectively, and the stroke King Fahd suffered in November 1995, have focused attention on the stability of the regime in Saudi Arabia.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Teenagers netted in disco raids

Teenagers netted in disco raids JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-eight people, 36 of whom are teenagers, were arrested during raids by a special security task force on four night spots in Central Jakarta over the weekend.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/Students brawl in Ciputat

Students brawl in Ciputat JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of students pelted each other and buses full of passengers with stones in Ciputat, on the border of South Jakarta and Tangerang, West Java, on Saturday.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/ICJ best arbitrator on islands rift: Experts

ICJ best arbitrator on islands rift: Experts UJUNGPANDANG, S. Sulawesi (JP): Two legal experts agree that Indonesia's and Malaysia's decision to take their overlapping claims on the Sipadan and Ligitan islands to the International Court of Justice (IJC) may yield the best solution.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/On student brawls

On student brawls The article by Mr. Jack West in "Your Letters" of The Jakarta Post, Oct. 10, caught my attention. I thought: "At least there is an expatriate who has a genuine interest in the problems of this city.

Mon, 14 Oct 1996

JP/AIDS information for students

AIDS information for students I would like to make some comments on your article Activists welcome proposal to include AIDS in curriculum (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 28).