Military aircraft dominate air show JAKARTA (JP): The massive presence of military aircraft, the
most striking feature of Indonesia Air Show '96, has armsmakers
vying for public attention and government buyers. More ...
South Korean shuttlers dominate Ciba Asia Cup JAKARTA (JP): South Korean players delighted their home crowd
by winning three titles at the Ciba Asia Cup Badminton
Championships in Seoul. More ...
Garuda to privatize subsidiary JAKARTA (JP): The country's flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is
to sell up to 60 percent of its shares in its wholly-owned
subsidiary PT Aerowisata, which operates hotel and catering
services, to private firms. More ...
Hope for easy media permits YOGYAKARTA: The Association of Indonesian Communication
Experts on Saturday urged the government to ease mass media
licensing. More ...
Megawati torpedoes demotion JAKARTA (JP): Rejecting last week's government-backed congress
which ousted her, Megawati Soekarnoputri said yesterday she
remains the legitimate chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party
(PDI). More ...
Dirty industrial era likely to last The communications industry has been called a "smokeless"
technology. But as Malcolm Howard reports for Inter Press
Service, the information age can be dirty business. More ...
Fire guts 18 houses JAMBI, Jambi: Eighteen houses in Telanaipura district were
gutted by a fire which started late Wednesday, Antara reported
yesterday. No casualties were reported. More ...
Steady Safe gets loans JAKARTA (JP): Land transportation firm PT Steady Safe has
received syndicated loans of US$100 million from 20 overseas
banks arranged by Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation,
Singapore. More ...
Asamera finds oil JAKARTA (JP): Asamera Oil Ltd, a subsidiary of Gulf Canada
Resources Limited, has struck a new oil reserve in the wildcat
Pijar-1 of its Corridor Block production sharing contract area in
South Sumatra. More ...
Curb foreign loans The Consultative Group for Indonesia, in its fifth meeting on
Thursday, approved loans of US$5.26 billion, which is less than
last year's figure. More ...
United Nations Secretary-General Kompas of June 14, 1996, reported that UN Secretary-General
Boutros Boutros-Ghali's term of office will end this year, and
that his successor could well come from Ireland, Japan, Norway,
Ghana or Egypt. More ...
Government ban on beauty pageants debated JAKARTA (JP): Does the state have any say in a woman's beauty?
Does it have any say in how a woman should treat her body and her
beauty? Does a woman have an independent right over her body?These questions were posed by the Institute of Studies on ... More ...
HK squashes competition JAKARTA (JP): An all-Hong Kong showdown pitting Abdul Faheem
Khan against Jackie Lee will mark the men's final in the East
Asian Squash Championships today. More ...
Railway link with Central Asia keeps Iran's image on track A recently-opened rail link between Iran and five Central
Asian republics is being hailed as the turning point in the
region's development, writes Dilip Hiro for Inter Press Service. More ...
Team of lawyers awaits Oki's written request JAKARTA (JP): A formal statement appointing the team of
lawyers to defend the Los Angeles triple murder suspect, Harnoko
Dewantono, popularly known as Oki, will be made public today,
lawyer Amir Syamsuddin said. More ...
Four day nonstop watch on PDI office JAKARTA (JP): Many police officers, who on Saturday entered
into their fourth day of guarding the headquarters of the
Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), said they hope they could go
home even only to change. More ...
PDI and Megawati As expected, last week's government-sponsored Indonesian
Democratic Party (PDI) congress in Medan decided to remove
Megawati Soekarnoputri from the chairmanship. The congress,
organized by the party's breakaway members elected Megawati's
predecessor Soerjadi as the new chairman. More ...
Tangerang regent censures officials for land fraud TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Tangerang Regent Saifullah AR has
reprimanded three local officials for illegally selling
residents' land to a private company. More ...
'RI model of religius tolerance' JAKARTA (JP): A visiting American religious scholar said
Indonesia is a model of religious tolerance that other countries
could do well to emulate. More ...
More on air pollution With regard to improving Jakarta's air quality, it is fairly
obvious that requiring vehicles to be emission tested or
mandating maintenance programs for motor vehicles is cumbersome,
difficult to enforce, and likely to be circumvented.Mr. F. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta: June 24, 1996Music * 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 ...
TV Program: Monday, June 24, 1996TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country
2:35 TV Series: Saber Rider and The Star Sheriff
3:05 Children's Program: Anak Anak Indonesia
3:30 TV Series: Major Dad
4:00 News: Lintasan Berita
4:05 Science Film: Animal Odyssey
4:30 Quiz: Cepat Tepat
5:00 ... More ...
Pitfalls abound for Asian emerging marketsBy Sahala Sianipar JAKARTA (JP): Another remarkable year for the United States
equities market. The Wall Street Journal's article on May 29,
1996 reported that American investors poured in US$ 26.35 billion
through mutual funds into the equities market. More ...
Drum festival to be held SEMARANG, Central Java: Thirty-five Central Java regencies and
mayoralties will join a traditional drum festival, or bedug, in
Brebes on July 5, Antara reported yesterday.Regency spokesman Rais K. More ...
Australian govt looks for acceptable envoy to Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The Australian government is considering new
candidates to head its embassy in Indonesia after its favorite
nominee, senior diplomat Miles Kupa, was forced to withdraw
because of potential diplomatic tension with Jakarta. More ...
Authorities dream of port's old gloryBy Yoko N. Sari JAKARTA (JP): The dirty and smelly Ciliwung river in Sunda
Kalapa, North Jakarta will be blue and beautiful. The slum-like
fish market, Pasar Ikan, will turn into a clean and friendly
market. More ...
Mandarin spoken in Emerald HotelFrom KompasI often take guests to the Emerald Hotel in Jakarta,
especially those from the People's Republic of China. Lately,
however, I have been disappointed with the service.One of my guests had a communication problem while at the
hotel. More ...
Budi Acid to set up joint venture JAKARTA (JP): PT Budi Acid Jaya of the Sungai Budi Group, a
major tapioca producer, said over the weekend that it has
received shareholders' approval to set up a joint venture with Ve
Wong Corporation of Taiwan. More ...
More passengers on public buses JAKARTA (JP): Some drivers of buses going to Soekarno-Hatta
International Airport said they had more passengers on Saturday,
when the Indonesia Air Show '96 was officially opened."I usually have less than 25 passengers. More ...
British mission due here JAKARTA (JP): A trade mission from Britain is scheduled to
arrive here today for a 5-day visit to explore export
opportunities for a wide range of products and services. More ...
Bearish mood predicted to continue on JSX JAKARTA (JP): The downward trend is predicted to continue on
the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week on weakening support
from both foreign and domestic investors."I think JSX share prices will continue to decline next week. More ...
Factory to fire over 600 workers JAKARTA (JP): An electronics plant in Jatiuwung, Tangerang,
plans to dismiss its more than 600 employees because it faces
bankruptcy. More ...
Innovative services make customers always reachable JAKARTA (JP): PT Satelindo, Indonesia's first
telecommunications operator of the Global System for Mobile
Communications (GSM), is committed to always making its
subscribers easier to reached. More ...
Judge Benjamin gets press award JAKARTA (JP): Judge Benjamin Mangkoedilaga won the 1996 Suardi
Tasrif award last week for his role in promoting the freedom of
the press. More ...
Millions of children may be stunted: Sujudi JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi said four million
children under the age of five may be stunted because their basic
life needs are not being met. More ...
Israel and Palestine The cynical world is worried that the Likud is back -- with a
vengeance -- and that the intensity of the violence in the Middle
East will increase. More ...
Demand for rating on the rise but concerns emerge JAKARTA (JP): Pursuing a rating in a bid to raise funds
overseas has become a trend here as elsewhere in the Asia Pacific
region. But there is increasing concern about this development. More ...
Indonesia's PT Satelindo leading the digital cellular race JAKARTA (JP): Competition among Indonesia's mobile cellular
telephone operators is now getting fiercer with innovative
services and features offered to customers as the tariffs for
telephone traffics are controlled by the government. More ...
Dairy farming business to gear up for 2005 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's dairy farming business, which has
been developing at a slow 4.6 percent annual growth rate in the
last five years, has less than 10 years to strengthen itself
before imports start flooding the domestic market in 2005. More ...
Govt's use of force must be accountable: Activists JAKARTA (JP): The state should be accountable for its frequent
use of force, said speakers at last week's seminar commemorating
Tempo's, Editor's and Detik's ban on June 21, 1994. More ...
Citatah oversubscribed JAKARTA (JP): PT Lippo Securities announced over the weekend
that it has completed the initial public offering of PT Citatah
and that a preliminary estimate shows a 570 percent
oversubscription. More ...
40 picked up monthly JAKARTA (JP): The city's social agency picks up around 40
deranged people every month and places them in city-owned homes
which are already too full.Emon S. Sumantri, the head of the agency, said Friday night
that the city needs its own center for mentally disturbed people. More ...
Ambassadorship "When Washington is awake, I am asleep. And even better when I
am awake, Washington is sleeping" -- Walter Mondale, the U.S.
Ambassador to Japan, tells interestingly of the inherent perks
associated with certain ambassadorial postings.However, Mr. More ...
Some Tips on Making Windows 95 run more efficientlyBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): As Jakarta's toll road fee hops again, life goes
on and operating system changes. More ...
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