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Searching for all articles published on 1996-10-21 ...

40 articles.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/OIC businesses want more intra-Islamic trade

OIC businesses want more intra-Islamic trade JAKARTA (JP): The Islamic private sector meeting in Bandung, West Java, and Jakarta is expected to produce a declaration on Wednesday calling for concerted efforts to enhance trade and investment flows between Islamic countries.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Girls caught for 'robbing' taxi driver

Girls caught for 'robbing' taxi driver BEKASI, West Java (JP): Two teenage girls were caught in a rice field near a remote West Java village yesterday shortly after they had allegedly robbed a taxi driver.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Focus on BNI's offering may weaken the JSX

Focus on BNI's offering may weaken the JSX JAKARTA (JP): Several analysts are predicting that the concentration on the forthcoming initial public offering (IPO) of the state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) 1946 will cause a weak sentiment on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Humpuss to build refinery

Humpuss to build refinery JAKARTA (JP): The Humpuss Group plans to establish an oil refinery in Blora, Central Java, with an investment of Rp 163 billion (US$69.45 million), the Investment Coordinating Board says.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/South Jakarta has 36 flood spots

South Jakarta has 36 flood spots JAKARTA (JP): About thirty-six spots in four districts of South Jakarta are vulnerable to flooding, a municipal official has said.The four districts are Kebayoran Lama, Pesanggrahan, Pancoran, and Tebet, South Jakarta Mayoralty Spokesman D.J. Siboro said on Friday.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Truth and power

Truth and power The writing of history, and the news, depends on who has the power -- how they remember, what they forget, how they devise standards of truth -- threatening us all with the same patterns of remembering and forgetting.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/PT LEN Industry expects profit to triple

PT LEN Industry expects profit to triple JAKARTA (JP): PT LEN Industry, the state-owned electronics manufacturing company, expects that its profit will triple to Rp 6 billion (US$2.55 million) this year from Rp 2 billion last year, Commercial Director Dody Hidayat Rivai said.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Create eye-popping wallpaper with CorelPHOTO-PAINT! 6.0

Create eye-popping wallpaper with CorelPHOTO-PAINT! 6.0By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Are you tired of staring at the bluish-green Windows 95 desktop background day after day? I bet you are.In the past, Windows experts would recommend against pasting wallpaper on your desktop.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Magawati loyalists open secretariat

Magawati loyalists open secretariat YOGYAKARTA: Local loyalists of the deposed chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri opened a secretariat in a modest ceremony near here yesterday.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Situbondo slowly returning to normal

Situbondo slowly returning to normalBy Ainur R. Sophiaan SITUBONDO, East Java (JP): The town is breathing normally again. The marketplaces, schools and offices that were closed for days after the riots that killed five people here on Oct. 10 are now open again.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Retail competition

Retail competition Retailing is, by character, local business following the path and impact of national economic development. Needless to say, the retail format and concept should be tailored to the ways local people live, the changes in their ways of living and their changing needs.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Rice shortage hits regency staff

Rice shortage hits regency staff BEKASI, West Java (JP): Dozens of Bekasi regency staff have complained that they did not get their monthly rice allowance over the weekend.The regency employees cooperative, which distributes the monthly rice allowance, began issuing the rice on Thursday.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Student senates make plea for greater tolerance

Student senates make plea for greater tolerance JAKARTA (JP): Concerned over the recent religious violence in Situbondo, East Java, several prestigious Christian Protestant universities called Saturday for greater tolerance.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Eight countries eye N-250 aircraft

Eight countries eye N-250 aircraft JAKARTA (JP): Eight countries, including Turkey, Argentina, the United States, Pakistan, Columbia, Saudi Arabia, Burkina Faso, and Sweden, have expressed interest in buying N-250 commuter aircraft produced domestically by Indonesia.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Buck Rogers 3:05 Children 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 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious ...

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Psychiatrist says law ignores rape victims

Psychiatrist says law ignores rape victims JAKARTA (JP): A noted psychiatrist charged over the weekend that law enforcers often fail to consider the psychological trauma suffered by rape victims and allow rapists to get away with light punishment.Dr.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/'TVRI' sloppy

'TVRI' sloppyFrom KompasWatching TVRI's evening weather report after the 9 p.m. news, I cannot help feeling a mixture of sadness and irritation.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Father, two sons die in accident

Father, two sons die in accident SEMARANG: A man and two of his sons were killed and his wife was seriously injured when their car collided with a bus in a southern suburb on Saturday.Chief of the Smmarang police precinct Lt. Col.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/RI police skip Holland on European trip

RI police skip Holland on European trip JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian police delegation, led by National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo, leaves today on a trip to Europe to improve cooperation but has abruptly dropped The Hague from the itinerary.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Rights commission to help settle riot insurance claims

Rights commission to help settle riot insurance claims JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights says it is ready to support insurance claims from traders whose property and goods were damaged or lost during the July riots.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/M-Klub disco closed down

M-Klub disco closed down JAKARTA (JP): Police have sealed the M Klub discotheque, a favorite hangout for young people in the Blok M Plaza shopping mall, South Jakarta, after seizing 46 Ecstasy pills and 12 pornographic films from the manager's office and its operations room.

Mon, 21 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, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Class action needed for environmental cases

Class action needed for environmental cases JAKARTA (JP): Experts are calling for the introduction of class action by individual victims of environmental degradation.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Jakarta fans welcome Muhammad Ali

Jakarta fans welcome Muhammad Ali JAKARTA (JP): Expressionless, the tall man shuffled to the door of the Soekarno-Hatta international airport amid astonished shouts of "Ali! Ali" and waving hands.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Detained activist protests investigators' approach

Detained activist protests investigators' approach JAKARTA (JP): A detained activist of the Democratic People's Party (PRD), Petrus Hariyanto, is protesting over what he calls the "unprofessional" investigation into his actions.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/American colleges target Indonesian students

American colleges target Indonesian students JAKARTA (JP): Representatives from 100 American state and private universities took part in a one-day fair on Saturday to enroll Indonesians searching for academic excellence.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/The use and misuse of computers in schools

The use and misuse of computers in schoolsBy Anita Lie SINGAPORE (JP): In addition to radio and television, digital technology, to be more specific computers, has had a major effect on both society and schools.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Bakrie Investindo permitted to produce vans next year

Bakrie Investindo permitted to produce vans next year JAKARTA (JP): PT Bakrie Investindo has received a permit from the Ministry of Industry and Trade to produce vans next year with an investment of about US$100 million, the company's president said.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Lessons in economics

Lessons in economics Teachers are more often than not the unsung heroes responsible for molding and guiding the morals and ethics that make up the social fabric of a community.I was dumbfounded to read Mr. Azwar Siri's comment in the Oct.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Worker killed by lightning

Worker killed by lightning BEKASI, West Java (JP): A construction worker died here on Friday after being hit by lightning as he sheltered under a makeshift shanty during a downpour.Nurdin, 26, a resident of Kedawung village, Tambun, was working on a Puri Asri housing construction project.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/The environment's impact on our future

The environment's impact on our future The signals are becoming increasingly clear that Jakarta and its surrounding areas are no longer capable of supporting the growing populace.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Land agency order paves way for stricter flood control

Land agency order paves way for stricter flood control JAKARTA (JP): Weeks before the recent downpours, flood watchers questioned the commitment to preserve natural and man- made catchments near housing complexes.The government estimates that Rp 129.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Utut scores first win at Gunadarma tournament

Utut scores first win at Gunadarma tournament JAKARTA (JP): After three draws and one loss, Indonesia's number one chess player Utut Adianto notched up his first win at the Gunadarma International Grandmaster Chess Tournament on Saturday.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/'Info infrastructure vital for competition'

'Info infrastructure vital for competition' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to build a national information infrastructure (NII) to help maintain high economic growth and to improve competitiveness on the global market, an expert said.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Competition is normal in politics: Soeharto

Competition is normal in politics: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Competition in politics is normal so long as ethics and rules are observed, President Soeharto said yesterday.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Fire razes storehouse

Fire razes storehouse TANGERANG, West Java (JP): A chemical storehouse belonging to a South Korean glue factory was destroyed by fire on Friday.There were no fatalities but the fire is believed to have inflicted extensive financial losses on PT Dong Sung Indonesia.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Jakarta airport to expand passenger capacity

Jakarta airport to expand passenger capacity JAKARTA (JP): The government is planning to expand the passenger capacity of Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport by 150 percent to reach 55 million passengers a year by 2018, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Will the U.S. turn its back on C. America?

Will the U.S. turn its back on C. America?By Jonathan Power LONDON (JP): Can one imagine when (and if) Daniel Ortega Saavedra and his ex-revolutionary Sandinistas are swept back into office after Sunday's general election Ronald Reagan saying calmly, "Here we go again.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/French IDD code changed

French IDD code changed JAKARTA (JP): The international direct dialing code for France has been changed from 13 digits to 14 digits.

Mon, 21 Oct 1996

JP/Liquor blamed for crimes

Liquor blamed for crimes DILI, East Timor: Chief of the local military command Col. Mahidin Simbolon said Saturday that "every crime" in the youngest province could be traced back to liquor."The root of every crime here is liquor.