Indosat, Telkom to help develop tallest tower JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecommunications operators PT
Telkom and PT Indosat will participate in the development of
Menara Jakarta, which is set to become the tallest tower in
Indonesia. More ...
Experts doubtful of indoor pool campaignBy Haryoso SEMARANG (JP): Two political analysts have welcomed the
proposal to move election campaigns indoors for security and
public order reasons, but they doubt whether the move will be
effective in enhancing communication between the parties and
voters ... More ...
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Union leader seeks 15% wage increase JAKARTA (JP): A senior union leader is urging the government
to raise minimum wage levels across the country by an average of
15 percent next year, Antara reported yesterday. More ...
Five spacecraft firms to bid for Palapa-D project JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom)
has invited Hughes Space and Communications Company, Lockheed
Martin, Loral Corporation, Matra Marconi and Aerospatiale to
submit proposals for manufacturing the Palapa-D satellite ... More ...
Injury forces Susi to pull out of Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian badminton queen Susi Susanti was
forced to forfeit her quarterfinal at the 14th National Games
yesterday due to her foot injury. More ...
Bahari Nongsa festival promotes tourismBy David Chew JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has declared 1996 to be
Indonesia's Maritime Year, a most fitting tribute to the
country's position as an archipelagic nation, in fact the world's
largest. More ...
A unique relationship The relationship between Indonesia and Australia is truly
unique. Because of their geographic proximity and territorial
potential the two countries maintain a very intense pattern of
cooperation in economic and social affairs. More ...
Hockey row erupts ahead of PON finale JAKARTA (JP): A hockey row made headlines yesterday as the
14th National Games braces for a gallant closing ceremony.The organizing committee prompted a break in yesterday's
frenetic competition with the disqualification of women's hockey
as a medal event. More ...
Insurance firms told to pay out claims promptly JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Finance's director of insurance,
Sophar Toruan, told insurance firms yesterday that delaying
insurance claim payments is against government regulations. More ...
TV todayTVRI 10:00 a.m. Sports Games (PON) Report from the National Sports
Stadium (live)
12:00 p.m. Travel: My Country
12:05 TV Series: Family Matters
12:30 Dance Performance: Gerak dan Lagu
12:55 Travel Film: 13 Wonder Back to The Wind
1:17 Film: Here Comes the Stars: Bob Hope
1:42 Sport
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Typhoon hits Manokwari MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: One person went missing and five
fishing platforms were destroyed when a typhoon hit Doreri Bay
over the weekend, a press report said yesterday. More ...
16 ITB students suspended BANDUNG (JP): Sixteen university students of the prestigious
Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) have been suspended for
taking part in the initiation week that led to the death of a
first-year student early this year. More ...
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. More ...
Six men arrested over fatal attack in South Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Cilandak police detectives in South Jakarta have
arrested six men, including a high school student, believed to
have fatally attacked two customers of a street food trader. More ...
Bank Niaga plans rights issue JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Bank Niaga will issue rights
shares to increase its paid-up capital from Rp 157.57 billion
(US$68.2 million) to Rp 189.09 billion in November, the company
said in a statement here yesterday. More ...
Australian threat imaginaryBy Arief Budiman SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): Will visiting Australian Prime
Minister John Howard be able to establish a cordial relationship
with Indonesia?The question arises for two reasons. More ...
Handicapped display works JAKARTA (JP): The Yayasan Seni Rupa Indonesia (Indonesian Fine
Arts Foundation) is slatted to display the works of handicapped
painters at the Regent Hotel, South Jakarta, from Sept. 28 to
Sept. 30.Mrs. More ...
Indonesia to join Indian Ocean grouping JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia along with 13 other countries are set
to launch the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional
Cooperation (IOR-ARC) next year as a vehicle to further enhance
cooperation among countries in the region. More ...
U.S. dollar trades higher accross Europe LONDON (UPI): The U.S. dollar was trading mainly higher but
within tight ranges across Europe yesterday morning, and analysts
expected the dollar to remain stuck in quiet trading.In London, the U.S. currency was quoted at 1. More ...
Males to be taxed as family heads in foreigners tax bill JAKARTA (JP): A councilor says foreign wives of Indonesian men
are unlikely to be considered as heads of families in the bill on
foreigners tax. More ...
600 firms want to convert forests into plantations JAKARTA (JP): More than 600 companies are currently lining up
for government permits to convert forest areas into agricultural
plantations, Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said
here yesterday. More ...
Labor exporters meet to elect new boss JAKARTA (JP): The rift within the Association of Labor Export
Companies worsened yesterday when rebel members, with the
government's blessing, held a congress to elect new leaders. More ...
BPKP assigned to audit impact of deregulation JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno has asked the
Development and Finance Comptroller (BPKP) to audit the
implementation of deregulatory measures in investment activities,
Minister for Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo said here
yesterday. More ...
Police threaten to close down Megawati's office JAKARTA (JP): The police threatened yesterday to close down
the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) of the
ousted Megawati Soekarnoputri, which opened only last week.National Police Chief Lt. Gen. More ...
Anglo-Italian Friendship Now that the European Football season is well into its stride,
some of your readers who are aficionados of the sport might be
interested in a couple of short extracts from a report that
appeared recently in the London Daily Telegraph under the
headline Italians finally ... More ...
RI-Australia trade volume to reach US$10b by 2000 JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister John Howard expressed
optimism here yesterday that Indonesia and Australia could double
annual two-way trade to about US$10 billion by 2000, as economic
cooperation is growing rapidly. More ...
Soeharto and Howard hit it off JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister John Howard and
President Soeharto struck a cordial note in their first formal
meeting yesterday, with both men expressing satisfaction and
affirming ties between the two countries. More ...
Press to discuss growth area JAKARTA (JP): The Confederation of ASEAN Journalists is to
convene for a seminar in Manado, North Sulawesi, from Sept. 26 to
Sept. 30, to discuss investment opportunities in the Indonesian
provinces included in ASEAN's eastern subregional growth area. More ...
Cempaka Baru residentsFrom Media IndonesiaResidents of the 001/04 neighborhood in Cempaka Baru, Central
Jakarta have complained about local officials who have threatened
13 families of their neighborhood to leave their premises since
the location will be used for a public project. More ...
Security guard to get award for foiling robbery attempt JAKARTA (JP): City Police plan to present an award to the
security guard at the Egyptian embassy who lost two fingers on
his left hand in a fight with men attempting to rob a woman
passerby on Saturday night.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. More ...
Behavior of youngsters A news report said that according to (Police) Let. Colonel
Ibrahim, every day at 7 a.m., about 2,500 boys and girls enjoy
themselves at a frenzied party, tripping after having taken
Ecstasy pills. They are not quite themselves. More ...
Sheltering a criminal a crime I am responding to Mr. Suharsono Hadikusumo's letter of Sept.
6, 1996.I agree that the role of a Catholic priest (also a Kyai or
Buddhist monk or professional of any other religion) is partly to
give help to persons who are confused, cornered or anxious. More ...
Int'l book fair in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The central board of the Indonesian Publishers
Association is to hold its international book fair this year from
Sept. 24 to Sept. 29. More ...
Captive found alive JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Troops found alive another employee of
PT Kamundan Raya abandoned by his captors in Timika subdistrict
on Monday, Antara reported yesterday. More ...
Iraq-U.S. clash hurts civilians Having provoked the U.S. to the point of massive retaliation,
Saddam Hussein wisely stepped back from the brink on Friday,
adopting an ill-fitting posture of rationality and promising not
to order any more attacks on planes in Iraq's no-fly zone. More ...
Timber smuggling uncovered SURABAYA: The authorities are investigating a report that a
company smuggled 6,000 cubic meters of timber out of
Tanjungperak port here and sent it to Singapore. More ...
Women's hockey event canceled: Official JAKARTA (JP): The 14th National Games Organizing Committee
disqualified women's hockey as a medal event yesterday after
discovering a team had entered the competition illegally. More ...
Helping the poor President Soeharto's appeal to the better-off to help those
still below the poverty line shows he has a strong vision of how
to sustain Indonesia's high economic growth in the long term. More ...
Rights body awaiting formal request to probe Priok riot JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights said
yesterday that it has yet to receive a formal request from the
relatives of missing people to reopen the investigation into a
bloody riot which rocked Jakarta's Tanjung Priok ... More ...
Elite police force reorganized into autonomous corps BOGOR, West Java (JP): National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo
Widodo inaugurated the Mobile Brigade yesterday as an autonomous
corps, giving the elite police force greater room to work. More ...
Govt to issue new ruling on small businesses JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to issue a new regulation
that would improve the current system used by small businesses
when consigning their goods for sale, Minister of Cooperatives
and Small Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya said yesterday. More ...
Evidence mounts against Oki JAKARTA (JP): A young woman told a court here yesterday that
she sent money for the rental on a locker to defendant Harnoko
Dewantono in the United States two years ago.Dewantono, alias Oki, is now on trial for triple murder in
Central Jakarta District Court. More ...
Unique jewelry exposed JAKARTA (JP): Forty pieces of unique jewelry, designed by
artisans of the Helpmann Academy of South Australia, will be
exhibited at Cemara 6 Galeri Kafe, Jl. Cemara, Central Jakarta.The Sept. 20 to Sept. More ...
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