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Searching for all articles published on 1996-05-28 ...

48 articles.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/General outlines election security plan

General outlines election security plan JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) chief of General Affairs Lt. Gen. Soeyono said yesterday the military plans to maintain security during the 1997 general elections in a "proportional" manner with the aim of avoiding the loss of human lives.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/SLORC patience

SLORC patience Media reports on the current situation in Yangon regarding Daw Su Kyi and NLD's plan to hold their mass meeting from May 26 to 29, 1996, disproportionately highlight the views of a few Western governments.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Burkina Faso President begins four-day visit

Burkina Faso President begins four-day visit JAKARTA (JP): Burkina Faso and Indonesia are examining the possibility of boosting commercial ties between the two countries through counter trade deals.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Rancamaya parties summoned by court

Rancamaya parties summoned by court JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Administrative Court demanded the presence of parties during hearings over a land dispute, including the Chairman of the National Land Agency.Lintong O.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/City approves Rp 1,800 as new fare of AC bus

City approves Rp 1,800 as new fare of AC bus JAKARTA (JP): The fare on air-conditioned Patas (express) buses increased on Saturday from Rp 1,300 to Rp 1,800 (78 US cents) after the city administration gave its approval.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Jababeka's profits up 50%

Jababeka's profits up 50% JAKARTA (JP): Industrial estate company PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka announced yesterday it had increased its net profits by 50 percent from Rp 91.6 billion (US$39.82 million) in 1994 to Rp 137.3 billion last year, in spite of the prevailing slump in the property market.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Students protest politics laws

Students protest politics laws BANDUNG, West Java: Hundreds of students from the Bandung Moslem University held a campus demonstration yesterday to demand the government revoke its laws on politics.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Komatsu shareholders get dividend

Komatsu shareholders get dividend JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of PT Komatsu Indonesia, a publicly-listed heavy-equipment producer, yesterday approved the management's proposal to pay dividends of Rp 82 (3.5 U.S.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Kid's Song 3:05 Children Program 3:30 TV Series: Beyond Tomorrow 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science: The Great Days of the Century 4:30 TV Drama 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved ...

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/China's hard-liners get lucky

China's hard-liners get lucky Sino-American relations are being buffeted by a flurry of developments, the outcome of which is uncertain, since they lend themselves to contrasting perspectives.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Art and pornography

Art and pornography I am responding to Afdhol Syamsumar's letter in The Jakarta Post, May 27, 1996, in reply to my letter Art and pornography. Like the Indonesian censor(s), Mr. Syamsumar has misunderstood the difference between art and pornography and what my letter established.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Gifted children need special schools

Gifted children need special schools JAKARTA (JP): Noted psychologist S.C. Utami Munandar has called for the establishment of special schools for the gifted, saying they are needed to help Indonesia meet its target of producing high quality human resources.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Telecoms union prepares new cellular phone tariffs

Telecoms union prepares new cellular phone tariffs JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Association of Telecommunications Companies are preparing more-reasonable tariffs for cellular telephones in an attempt to attract more subscribers.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/United Tractors' dividend

United Tractors' dividend JAKARTA(JP): Publicly-listed PT United Tractor, a distributor of plant equipment, announced yesterday that it has received its shareholders' approval to pay a dividend of Rp 130 per share (5.5 U.S. cents), totaling Rp 17 billion.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Risjadson, PLN seal power deal

Risjadson, PLN seal power deal JAKARTA (JP): A consortium of the Risjadson Group, which will establish two coal-fired steam power plants with a total capacity of 310 megawatts (MW), yesterday signed agreements with state- owned electricity company PT PLN on the sales of electricity.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Educator wants new ministry for child welfare

Educator wants new ministry for child welfare JAKARTA (JP): An educator of child workers and street children has suggested that a ministry for child welfare be established to avoid continued abuse of impoverished children.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Dubbing drubbing

Dubbing drubbing Dubbing foreign films and serials into Indonesian is quite amazing. My views are little different from others recently published in The Jakarta Post's letters, including Ms. Lala (May 7, 1996), Rita (May 10, 1996) and Kamaha (May 11, 1996).

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/C. Lampung village hit by typhoid epidemic

C. Lampung village hit by typhoid epidemic JAKARTA (JP): Several dozen medics are waging a war against typhoid which has stricken over 375 people in just four-days in a small village in Jabong, Central Lampung.Patients yesterday continued to pour into A. Yani hospital and makeshift health clinics.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Social divide in India deepens

Social divide in India deepens The growing alienation between Hindus and Moslems in India may be difficult for outsiders to understand.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Dengue fever kills 18 people

Dengue fever kills 18 people JAKARTA (JP): The city health agency has reported that 18 people have died and 1,771 others have been hospitalized suffering from dengue fever, from January to May this year.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/ABRI captures separatist

ABRI captures separatist DILI, East Timor: The Armed Forces (ABRI) arrested last Thursday Geronimo Soares, a 31-year-old rebel, in Fatubolu village in the Ermera regency, Antara reported yesterday.Local military chief Col.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Man gets 32 months for drugs offenses

Man gets 32 months for drugs offenses JAKARTA (JP): A court yesterday sentenced a man caught for possessing illegal drugs to 32 months imprisonment. A prosecutor had earlier demanded a four-year sentence.Yono, alias Alex, a father of two children, was caught on Dec.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Soldiers get loyalty medals

Soldiers get loyalty medals KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Army chief of Staff Gen. R. Hartono presented in absentia ten soldiers of the 161 Wirasakti military detachment with Satya Lencana Kesetiaan medals, Antara reported yesterday.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Play in memory of Arifin C. Noer

Play in memory of Arifin C. Noer JAKARTA (JP): The theater group Teater Kubur will perform a play by the late Arifin C. Noer, a noted playwright who died on May 28 last year at the age of 54.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/'Bemo' drivers seek legal help

'Bemo' drivers seek legal help JAKARTA (JP): About 50 bemo drivers came in their three- wheeled motorized public transportation vehicles to the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute yesterday to seek legal assistance. This is their second visit to the office in a week.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Gus Dur tells supporters to correct the government

Gus Dur tells supporters to correct the government JAKARTA (JP): Controversial scholar Abdurrahman Wahid has advised his 30 million followers in Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) to correct but not topple the government.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 27, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Indonesia joins Habitat II int'l conference

Indonesia joins Habitat II int'l conference JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian delegate to the second World Human Settlement Conference (Habitat II) in Istanbul, Turkey, said yesterday that legal eviction will be among the more contentious issues to be debated by conference participants.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Tri Polyta, Japanese firms sign joint venture

Tri Polyta, Japanese firms sign joint venture JAKARTA (JP): PT Tri Polyta Indonesia, the country's biggest polypropylene resins producer, yesterday signed a joint venture agreement with Nippon Shokubai and Tomen Corporation of Japan to produce acrylic acid and acrylic ester.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Torajans' anger over virginity soothed

Torajans' anger over virginity soothed JAKARTA (JP): The Tana Torajan community's protest over a bureaucrat's remarks on virginity won sympathy from senior leaders of the House of Representatives yesterday.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Law of the Sea: Future Magna Carta?

Law of the Sea: Future Magna Carta?By Jonathan Power LONDON (JP): At the same time it saber rattles over American accusations of trade piracy, China has intimated that next month it will ratify the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which will bind it, in effect, to do away with much of China's ...

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Spirit of competition

Spirit of competition The way our athletes fought for and won the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup in Hong Kong at the weekend should dispel any doubt or apprehension caused by the recent suggestion of some local experts that Indonesians, either by nature or cultural inclination, are not competitive.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Protest delays demolition of houses

Protest delays demolition of houses TANGERANG, West Java (JP): The demolition of 639 houses in Dadap village scheduled for yesterday was delayed upon the request of the ruling group Golkar's Central Board.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/'Bajaj' hero gets public recognition

'Bajaj' hero gets public recognition JAKARTA (JP): Police handed a sum of money and a certificate of appreciation to the wife of a bajaj (motorized pedicab) driver who was killed while defending his passenger from being robbed on May 9.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Many 'Mercado' women anemic

Many 'Mercado' women anemic DILI, East Timor: About 60 percent of housewives living in the area called Mercado (market) Lama are anemic, a local health official said recently.Antara quoted Martha Handoko on Saturday as blaming the unhealthy environment for the problem.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Dharmala's profits up

Dharmala's profits up JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed PT Dharmala Sakti Sejahtera yesterday reported consolidated net profits of Rp 67.5 billion (US$30 million) for last year, a 10 percent increase over the previous year.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Development of the eastern region

Development of the eastern region The choice of Biak, Irian Jaya, as the pilot project for the eastern region's comprehensive development program is laudable.The tax incentives and liberal regulatory procedures will most likely woo domestic and foreign investors.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Double glory boosts RI's Olympic quest

Double glory boosts RI's Olympic quest JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's triumphant Thomas and Uber Cup teams are cutting short their victory celebrations to immediately resume their tough training regime for the Atlanta Olympic Games, which begin in July.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/NGOs call for commission on children's rights

NGOs call for commission on children's rights JAKARTA (JP): Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are calling on the government to establish a national commission on children's rights in order to better protect Indonesia's children, especially street children and child workers.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Thief killed by mob

Thief killed by mob JAKARTA (JP): A hoodlum was mobbed to death by residents on Jl. Taruna in East Jakarta for trying to rob a female pedestrian yesterday.East Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Bogus reporter arrested in Bogor

Bogus reporter arrested in Bogor BOGOR, West Java (JP): Security officers caught a man posing as a reporter as he tried to interview Mayor Eddy Gunardi about the handling of traders whose Kebon Kembang market kiosks were destroyed by fire in March.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/PON to get on-line computer

PON to get on-line computer JAKARTA (JP): The XIV National Games (PON) here next year will have an on-line computer system to ease the compiling of results, programs and other hectic tasks at the national sports gathering.

Tue, 28 May 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 Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Irian abductors do not represent locals: Ex-hostage

Irian abductors do not represent locals: Ex-hostage JAKARTA (JP): The rebels who kidnapped researchers in Irian Jaya were a dangerous and unpredictable small group not representative of the majority of Irianese, a former hostage stated yesterday.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Mustika Ratu profits up 114%

Mustika Ratu profits up 114% JAKARTA (JP): PT Mustika Ratu, a manufacturer of traditional medicines and cosmetics, announced yesterday that its net profits last year increased by 114 percent to Rp 16 billion (US$6.95 million) from Rp 7.5 billion the previous year.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/Osprey Maritime expands shipping services in Asia

Osprey Maritime expands shipping services in AsiaBy Benget Simbolon KWANGJU, South Korea (JP): Shipping company Osprey Maritime, the oil and gas shipping unit of the Bimantara Group, has procured four new tankers to strengthen its fleet to 23 carriers, in a bid to benefit from the rapid growth of ...

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/1996 tax notices sent out

1996 tax notices sent out JAKARTA (JP): The 1996 property tax notice, known as a SPPT- PBB, has been sent to most subdistricts in the capital.

Tue, 28 May 1996

JP/No intention to raise fuel prices: Govt

No intention to raise fuel prices: Govt JAKARTA (JP): The government has no intention of raising fuel prices despite the World Bank's suggestion that it increases prices to augment domestic revenues for its budget, ministers said.