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Searching for all articles published on 1996-06-28 ...

47 articles.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/RI must take its car opportunity: Kia

RI must take its car opportunity: KiaBy Riyadi SEOUL (JP): Indonesia's national car program, which involves South Korea's Kia Motors Corporation, has drawn wide criticism both domestically and internationally. The government, however, is determined to continue with the program at all costs.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Where to go in Bali: June 28, 1996

Where to go in Bali: June 28, 1996Music and entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Arts & Crafts, daily. Sunset Procession, daily. Ramayana dance, Thursday. Legong dance, Saturday. Arjuna Wiwaha dance, Sunday. Rejang, Puspawresti, Belibis and Jaran Teji dances, Monday.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Polyester makers file dumping claim with government

Polyester makers file dumping claim with government JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Synthetic Fiber-Makers Association has asked the government to impose a 40 percent provisional antidumping duty on polyester staple fiber imports from South Korea and Taiwan.The association's chairman, A.A.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Land seizure in Serpong delayed

Land seizure in Serpong delayed TANGERANG, West Java (JP): The Tangerang District Court has postponed confiscation of a golf course and a 70-hectare plot of land in Gading Serpong.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Asian broadcasters urged to united to face the West

Asian broadcasters urged to united to face the West JAKARTA (JP): A senior business executive warned yesterday that broadcasting companies in Asia may lose business in the region if they fail to cooperate with each other to compete against western broadcasters.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Planned suit against PDI congress acceptable

Planned suit against PDI congress acceptable JAKARTA (JP): Groups involved in the worsening rift within the minority Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) agreed with officials yesterday that their bickering should be settled in court."No problem," said Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/More Vietnamese refugees repatriated

More Vietnamese refugees repatriated JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia repatriated another 244 Vietnamese refugees from Galang Island under the Orderly Return Program on Wednesday, press reports said yesterday.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * The many varieties of spoken English which the non-native listener must learn to understand is a challenge which students at ALC and other schools in Jakarta are not ordinarily ready to consider.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Lakes in critical condition

Lakes in critical condition SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Three major lakes in the hinterland of Kutai are now in critical condition due to erosion along their beaches, Antara reported yesterday.Head of the province's environmental bureau H.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: June 28, 1996

Where to go in Jakarta: June 28, 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.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Students to join fuel saving race

Students to join fuel saving race JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian university students will test their skills in modifying cars to have the lowest fuel consumption in a 770-kilometer race stretching from Jakarta to Surabaya, East Java.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Schering Plough dividends

Schering Plough dividends JAKARTA (JP): PT Schering Plough Indonesia decided yesterday to increase its final dividend for last year by 25 percent to Rp 750 (US$0.32) per share from Rp 600 in 1994.At yesterday's annual meeting of the company's shareholders, chief commissioner Ian L.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/U.S. will boost trade with RI

U.S. will boost trade with RI JAKARTA (JP): The United States will continue to support trade ties and investment in Indonesia despite its opposition to Indonesia's national car policy.Visiting U.S.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Unleaded gasoline

Unleaded gasoline In their June 18, 1996 articles, Messrs. Kardono and Gary Gentry argue that the replacement of leaded gasoline with unleaded would be misguided and expensive -- that it will not improve Jakarta's air quality or may replace airborne lead with possibly more dangerous pollutants.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Indomulti pays dividend

Indomulti pays dividend JAKARTA (JP): PT Indomulti Inti Industry, a publicly-listed producer of shoes, announced that it has allocated Rp 3 billion (US$1.2 million) out of its last year's net profit of Rp 50 billion for dividend payment.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/National Police Force to be expanded for polls

National Police Force to be expanded for polls JAKARTA (JP): The National Police announced yesterday a plan to expand its size and personnel in order to be better equipped for safeguarding the 1997 general election.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Asahimas shares for co-ops

Asahimas shares for co-ops JAKARTA (JP): PT Asahimas Flat Glass Co. Ltd. announced yesterday that its founders have transferred 3.48 million shares, or 1 percent of the company's total shares, to 40 cooperatives.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Pulogadung priciest plant site

Pulogadung priciest plant site JAKARTA (JP): Pulogadung in East Jakarta is currently the most expensive area in Greater Jakarta to locate a factory.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Extortion at bus terminals

Extortion at bus terminals JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation Agency has threatened to take firm action against unscrupulous workers at inter-city bus terminals who steal money from the sale of platform entrance tickets.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

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

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Structuring of Asian security

Structuring of Asian securityBy Hermawan Sulistyo SURABAYA (JP): There is no doubt that in the last decade there has been a significant increase in the arms expenditures of Southeast Asian countries, as Dewi Fortuna Anwar eloquently wrote (The Jakarta Post, June 6 and June 7).

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Export of elephants suggested

Export of elephants suggested BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Local farmers, complaining of frequent raids on their land by herds of wild elephants, are calling on the government to export the animals, which have become a pest, Antara reported yesterday.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Decomposed body found in bushes

Decomposed body found in bushes JAKARTA (JP): The decomposed body of a boy with his palms, fingers, feet and most of his scalp missing was found in a bush at Kota Baru area in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/United's Andy Cole is coming to town

United's Andy Cole is coming to town JAKARTA (JP): Manchester United striker Andy Cole will be at the Senayan stadium on July 5 for a one-hour soccer clinic with young Indonesian players.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/PT Telkom and Police to create digital hotline

PT Telkom and Police to create digital hotline JAKARTA (JP): PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia has signed an agreement with the National Police Force for establishing a police hotline number and installation of an integrated system digital network (ISDN) at police headquarters.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Landuse and human resources

Landuse and human resources The policy of encouraging industrial growth during the past 25 years proved inadequate in keeping pace with the growing number of human resources. The number of job opportunities available is not balanced by the number of people entering the labor market.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Three die in car accident

Three die in car accident KEBUMEN, Central Java (JP): Three university students died on the spot after their car hit a tree, overturned, and plunged into an irrigation canal here on Tuesday.Deputy chief of local police precinct Maj. M.X.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Rights body will report demolition case to President

Rights body will report demolition case to President JAKARTA (JP): The National Committee on Human Rights will soon send a letter to the President in its effort to deal with complaints from families living in Tebet, South Jakarta, about the demolition of their low-cost apartment complex on Jl.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/British Aerospace offers scholarship to Indonesians

British Aerospace offers scholarship to Indonesians JAKARTA (JP): British Aerospace announced here yesterday that it will provide a post-graduate scholarship to Indonesians to honor B.J. Habibie for further developing aircraft technology.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/The 'musyawarah' spirit

The 'musyawarah' spirit Whatever happened to the spirit of musyawarah? This question about an age-old Indonesian tradition of settling differences through deliberations was asked by Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudradjat during a hearing with the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Where to go in Surabaya: June 28 1996.

Where to go in Surabaya: June 28 1996.Music * Elmi Hotel: Jl. Panglima Sudirman No. 442-44: - Qemi Club: Abouwhim Band, 9 p.m. * Majapahit Hotel: Jl. Tunjungan 65: - Palm Bar: La Costa Band, daily from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. * Patra Surabaya Hilton International: Jl.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Saudi bombing a cowardly act

Saudi bombing a cowardly act The murderous explosions in Saudi Arabia early yesterday morning are another painful illustration of the constant threat terrorism poses to a decent world. Saudi authorities set out to capture those responsible for the blast, offering a huge reward as an incentive.U.S.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Trial on triple slaying in Los Angeles begins

Trial on triple slaying in Los Angeles begins JAKARTA (JP): The indictment against the sole defendant in the Los Angeles triple slaying was finally read at the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday after a two-week adjournment.Public Prosecutor J.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Live broadcast of Oki trial sparks mixed reactions

Live broadcast of Oki trial sparks mixed reactions JAKARTA (JP): The live broadcast of a murder trial is the first of its kind in Indonesian broadcasting, experts said yesterday.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Apac's rights issue

Apac's rights issue JAKARTA (JP): Textile firm PT Apac Centertex Corporation announced yesterday that it will issue 408 million rights shares and 76.5 million warrants.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Man mobbed to death for stealing

Man mobbed to death for stealing JAKARTA (JP): A 20-year-old man was killed by a mob after allegedly robbing a woman of a three-gram gold ring in Penjaringan, North Jakarta.The man was identified as Aliek, a known hoodlum in the area, City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna said yesterday.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Water subsiding due to quakes

Water subsiding due to quakes PALU, Central Java: The water level in many parts of the quake-prone province has dropped significantly, due to frequent earthquakes over the past two years, Antara reported yesterday.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Indonesian artists leap onto Internet

Indonesian artists leap onto Internet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian pop artists are going Internet.Artists to be introduced on an Indonesian Internet home page include singers Trie Utami, Ruth Sahanaya and Yuni Shara.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Slow industrial estate growth lamented

Slow industrial estate growth lamented JAKARTA (JP): Industrial estate development occupies about 11 percent of the total area allocated for it nation-wide, an official said yesterday.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Restaurant din

Restaurant din A new restaurant, Chicago Ribs, recently opened near my house on Jl. Kemang Raya in South Jakarta. Normally this would be a welcome development, as it adds yet another dining and entertainment choice to the increasing busy Kemang area.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Divide and rule

Divide and rule We have all witnessed that the New Order government has succeeded in ousting Megawati Soekarnoputri, allowing her rivals to hold the Medan Congress and elect a new "apple polisher", Soerjadi.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/RI to sell food, medicine to Iraq

RI to sell food, medicine to Iraq JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade, Tunky Ariwibowo, and Iraq's Minister of Trade, Mohammed Mehdi Saleh, yesterday agreed that Indonesia could sell food and medicine to Iraq.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Rights activist advises rival PDI leaders to reconcile

Rights activist advises rival PDI leaders to reconcile SEMARANG (JP): The government's call for the rival camps in the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) to reconcile their differences found support from a human rights activist and a member of the Supreme Advisory Council yesterday.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/TV Program: Friday, June 28, 1996

TV Program: Friday, June 28, 1996TVRI 2:30 p.m. My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing Stories 3:05 TV Series: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Fresh Prince of Bell Air 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Hobbies 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Music: ...

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Indonesia considers Portuguese FM's visit

Indonesia considers Portuguese FM's visit GENEVA (Agencies): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday that Indonesia is ready to consider a visit by his Portuguese counterpart, Jaime Gama, to discuss East Timor.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/Uphold election rules: Soeharto

Uphold election rules: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called on the public yesterday to stick to the rules of the game in the 1997 general election.

Fri, 28 Jun 1996

JP/'Communication among people is improving'

'Communication among people is improving' JAKARTA (JP): Wimar Witoelar, a political observer and popular talk show host, says the public's desire for "free communication" is strong enough to withstand government attempts to control it.