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57 articles.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Indonesia invited to invest in Mongolia

Indonesia invited to invest in Mongolia JAKARTA (JP): Mongolian President Punsalmaagiin Orchirbat has invited Indonesia to participate in the exploration of the central Asian country's oil and gas reserves.The Mongolian president made the invitation during a meeting with President Soeharto.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Seaport efficiency

Seaport efficiency Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto's plan to stop the ship-side trucking service for imports through the Jakarta seaport of Tanjung Priok has raised a fundamental question about the basic function of physical infrastructure.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Seminar on water supply

Seminar on water supply JAKARTA (JP): Singapore's Centre for Management Technology will organize a conference on private sector participation in water supply in Indonesia from July 2 to July 3.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Mystery surrounding N. Korea's strategy

Mystery surrounding N. Korea's strategyBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): Being the president's son does not guarantee an easy life. Not, at least, if you are Korean. In both Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea, the sons are in deep, deep trouble.Kim Jong-il should have it made.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Fun House 3:05 Children's Program: Arena 123 3:30 TV Series: Perfect Strangers 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Drama: Diantara Kita 4:30 Documentary Film 4:55 Filler and Trailer 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel: My ...

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Pontianak lawyers prepare to defend riot suspects

Pontianak lawyers prepare to defend riot suspects JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Bar Association lawyers in West Kalimantan have set up a team to defend dozens of people facing trial for their alleged involvement in recent riots.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/RI to offer Japan a deal to solve car dispute

RI to offer Japan a deal to solve car dispute JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has tried to make commercial approaches in its bilateral negotiations with the United States and Japan on the national car policy, an official said yesterday.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Budget surplus for 1996/1997 hits $340 million

Budget surplus for 1996/1997 hits $340 million JAKARTA (JP): The Minister of Finance, Mar'ie Muhammad, said yesterday the 1996/97 budget would have a surplus of about Rp 817.9 billion (US$340 million).He told a House plenary session that 1996/97 budget revenue would reach Rp 95.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Pasir Putih's popularity proves a mystery

Pasir Putih's popularity proves a mystery Popularity. We all crave it and if we get it we usually strain every sinew to retain it. With some people and places the key to success is easy to spot; beauty, charm, charisma and quality ooze from every pore. With others it is a different story.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Two police, civilian held for detainee's escape

Two police, civilian held for detainee's escape JAKARTA (JP): Two police officers and a civilian have been arrested over the escape of an alleged heroin smuggler from the National Police detention center last month.The National Police Chief Lt. Gen.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Regional markets slip fractionally

Regional markets slip fractionally TOKYO (AFP): Most regional markets fell Tuesday for reasons ranging from widespread profit-taking to the death of a high- profile business figure in Malaysia and turmoil in Thailand's banking and finance sectors.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/PRD activists refuse to testify

PRD activists refuse to testify JAKARTA (JP): Three Democratic People's Party (PRD) activists refused yesterday to testify against their leader Budiman Sujatmiko, who is on trial for subversion.Their decision angered Judge Sjoffinan Sumantri of the Central Jakarta District Court.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Good sportsmanship

Good sportsmanshipBy Djanwar Madjolelo 1996 World Bridge OlympiadBoard no : 15Round 7 : Open SeriesDealer : SouthGame : North/South NORTH (S) Q 10 6 5 3 (H) K Q J 4 (D) 6 (C) 10 5 3 WEST EAST(S) J 7 2 ...

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Democracy never falls from the clouds

Democracy never falls from the cloudsBy Y.B. Mangunwijaya YOGYAKARTA (JP): It has always been the wish of our country's founding fathers to set up a state ruled by law, in other words a democratic state.They had sound reasons for it.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/ASEAN cocoa club talks about regional contract

ASEAN cocoa club talks about regional contract JAKARTA (JP): Southeast Asian cocoa producers opened a two-day meeting yesterday to discuss the possibility of establishing a common regional trading contract as an alternative to the existing contracts of London, New York and Paris.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Ex-driver confesses to Bogor grannies' slaying

Ex-driver confesses to Bogor grannies' slaying JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested the man who killed two elderly women last week in their house at Cinere, Bogor, 25 kilometers south of here, the chief of Bogor police precinct said yesterday.Lt. Col.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Men arrested for killing own brother

Men arrested for killing own brother JAKARTA (JP): Three men were arrested for killing their own brother and burying him in their yard, the chief of Bogor police precinct said yesterday.Lt. Col.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Patra and LTI to tie up

Patra and LTI to tie up JAKARTA (JP): PT Patra Jasa, owner and manager of Hotel Patra Jasa Bali, will sign a franchising and marketing service agreement with LTI International hotel, a subsidiary of Germany's LTU.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Storms destroy 10 houses

Storms destroy 10 houses CILACAP, Central Java: Heavy rain and strong winds destroyed 10 houses in Tambaksari village, Kedungreja district, yesterday afternoon, leaving 12 families homeless.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Unequal justice

Unequal justiceFrom NeracaSometime ago Metro Jaya Police detained scalpers of vehicle licenses, like car licenses on Jl. Daan Mogot, West Java. Later we learnt that the scalpers had been released after promising not to make the same error.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Making kites in schools

Making kites in schools BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Indonesian students will learn to make kites in school next year, Antara reported yesterday.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Man United extends pursuit in Premiership

Man United extends pursuit in PremiershipBy Vic Mills LONDON (JP): Manchester United continued its inexorable pursuit of a fourth Premier League title in five years with a comfortable win over Coventry City at the weekend.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Aged veterans still dominate CCP

Aged veterans still dominate CCP In this fifth article of a series on China's future without Deng, our Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin analyzes the influential role of elderly Chinese communist leaders and the fact that one of them, Peng Zhen, was ranked fifth in the party when Deng's death ...

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Inti, Alcatel set up JVC

Inti, Alcatel set up JVC JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecommunications equipment producer PT Inti and the telecommunications division of Alcatel Cables of French Alcatel have signed an agreement to form a joint venture fiber optics company.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Ancol Travelodge, Jl. Lodan Timur No. 7, Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, North Jakarta: - Jungles Restaurant; Pasar Malam, Keroncong and Kecapi Suling, Friday, 6 p.m. to 10.30 p.m., Dixie Band, Saturday, 6 p.m. to 10.30 p.m., Trio Band, Sunday, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. - No.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/New police HQ project start uncertain

New police HQ project start uncertain JAKARTA (JP): City Police Headquarters' activities will move to the former office of traffic affairs when a developer starts rebuilding on the grounds, National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo said.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Toward better elections

Toward better elections The United Development Party (PPP) hopes the upcoming general elections will be of higher quality than those held previously. This aspiration was detected from the political statement issued by the party at the closing of its leadership conference a few days ago.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Southern Pacific plans more hotels in RI

Southern Pacific plans more hotels in RI JAKARTA (JP): PT Southern Pacific Indonesia (SPI), a subsidiary of Australia's Southern Pacific Hotel Corporation Group, will run a three-star Centra hotel owned by PT Graha Chandra Buana, in Semarang, Central Java, this year.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/GSM services to expand

GSM services to expand JAKARTA (JP): PT Excelcomindo Pratama, one of the three operators of the global system for mobile communication (GSM) in Indonesia, will expand its overseas roaming services.Company president Julius S.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Bumpy road towards democracy

Bumpy road towards democracyBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Talk about restoring democracy is again pervading our society.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Asahimas profits drop

Asahimas profits drop JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed glassmaker PT Asahimas Flat Glass Co. Ltd reported a decline in net profits of about 35 percent to Rp 44.1 billion (US$18.52 million) in 1996 from Rp 73.71 billion in 1995.The company announced that its net sales dropped by 14 percent to Rp 347.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/The specialty of FM3 restaurant

The specialty of FM3 restaurantBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): It was a surprising experience to dine at the FM3 Restaurant near the entrance gate to the Tangerang toll road.It was late Saturday evening and my companion and I were looking for a restaurant in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta. It was 11 p.m.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Labor bill allows abuse of workers' rights: Activists

Labor bill allows abuse of workers' rights: Activists JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights and labor activists have joined forces to pressure legislators into overhauling a new bill that aims to give the government sweeping control of labor affairs.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Exporters lack knowledge of foreign trade regulations

Exporters lack knowledge of foreign trade regulations JAKARTA (JP): Much of Indonesia's business community lacks knowledge of trade regulations in the countries where they do business, an official said yesterday.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Two tons of explosives seized

Two tons of explosives seized JAKARTA (JP): Police confiscated more than two tons of illegal explosives in a month-long operation in Parung Panjang Bogor, and arrested two stone quarriers and a chemical distributor.The National Police Detectives Chief Brig. Gen.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Portuguese manuscripts

Portuguese manuscripts DILI, East Timor: Local literary figure Eugenio C.J. Sarmento has said the large number of manuscripts left behind by the Portuguese colonial administration should be preserved for future East Timorese.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/More incentives needed to promote oil industry

More incentives needed to promote oil industry JAKARTA (JP): The government should increase incentives for oil explorers in eastern Indonesia, former minister of mines and energy Subroto said yesterday.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Commemorating Linggardjati

Commemorating Linggardjati For a student of the history of Indonesian diplomacy in the 1945-1950 period, March will be remembered as a milestone for the first act of international law performed by the Indonesian Republic since its proclamation of independence.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Law course for priests, youths

Law course for priests, youths DILI, East Timor: The head of Provincial Prosecutors Office, J.F. Martanto, said his office would hold a law course for local priests and youths, two elements of society who can bridge gap between the community and the government.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Police shoot thief

Police shoot thief JAKARTA (JP): A plainclothes police officer shot a man for robbing a bank customer yesterday on Jl. Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta.Eyewitnesses said the man, later identified as Krisnadi, allegedly robbed a bank client of Rp 2 million in front of the Rajawali bank.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Palm oil industry closes to foreigners

Palm oil industry closes to foreigners JAKARTA (JP): The Minister of Agriculture, Sjarifudin Baharsjah, said yesterday the government had frozen the palm oil industry for foreign investors because of oversupply in world markets.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Seasonal greeting plunges Bintang into fresh trouble

Seasonal greeting plunges Bintang into fresh trouble JAKARTA (JP): Dissident politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas, facing a 34-month prison sentence for insulting President Soeharto, is heading for further trouble on account of his Idul Fitri greeting cards which contained antigovernment messages.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Wismoyo criticized over training

Wismoyo criticized over training JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council Chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar faced criticisms from women basketballers yesterday about arrangements for female athletes in training for the 19th SEA Games here in October.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/PPP accepts its second fiddle role

PPP accepts its second fiddle roleBy Dwi Atmanta JAKARTA (JP): As the general election draws near, the United Development Party (PPP) has resigned itself to doing no more than playing second fiddle to Golkar, despite its claim of voicing the aspirations of the country's Moslems.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Jakarta sports new style stack parking

Jakarta sports new style stack parking JAKARTA (JP): Some of Jakarta's buildings have got a new style parking system in efforts to provide better service to tenants.Two companies are using a stacked parking system while three others are having it constructed.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Israel believes peace will eventually prevail in Middle East

Israel believes peace will eventually prevail in Middle East The following is the full text of an exclusive written interview conducted by The Jakarta Post with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Farmers up in arms over temple visitors' ungodly acts

Farmers up in arms over temple visitors' ungodly actsBy K. Basrie KARAWANG, West Java (JP): Thousands of curious people visiting a group of ancient temples in the Segaran and Telaga Jaya villages have angered local farmers by destroying kilometers of embankments in nearby rice fields.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/No halt in sight in Seribu Islands sand quarrying

No halt in sight in Seribu Islands sand quarrying JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said uncontrolled sand quarrying in the Seribu Islands would most likely continue as long as there was no alternative building material.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/The issue of cloning

The issue of cloning I was extremely surprised to see The Jakarta Post joining in the chorus against scientists in the wake of recent revelations about cloning. To label "western" scientists as uncaring about morality, much less religion, is both nonsense and bordering on the hysterical.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 4, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,175 0 ...

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Govt defends campaign rules

Govt defends campaign rules JAKARTA (JP): The government is refusing to revise the election campaign rules despite complaints from the United Development Party (PPP).

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/ABRI has new spokesman

ABRI has new spokesman JAKARTA: Former Army intelligence officer Brig. Gen. Slamet Supriyadi was installed as chief of Armed Forces' Information Center yesterday, replacing Maj. Gen. Amir Syarifuddin who has been promoted to a supervisory position.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Cocoa output projected to rise to 400,000 tons

Cocoa output projected to rise to 400,000 tons JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian cocoa production is projected to increase to about 400,000 tons a year by 2000 from about 310,000 tons this year, according to the Indonesian Cocoa Association.The association's executive director, P.S.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Moerdiono joins 'clobber' debate

Moerdiono joins 'clobber' debate JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's threat to "clobber" anyone attempting to unconstitutionally unseat him should serve as a warning to potential lawbreakers, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/No need to rush

No need to rush Despite strong opposition from environmentalists, the Indonesian parliament last week passed a bill which paves the way for the country's first nuclear power plant to be built by the turn of the century.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/Mar'ie suggests liquidation of ailing banks

Mar'ie suggests liquidation of ailing banks JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday the government would not hesitate to liquidate ailing banks to strengthen the banking industry in the face of financial liberalization in the region.

Wed, 05 Mar 1997

JP/RI foreign exchange income rises 4.3%

RI foreign exchange income rises 4.3% JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's foreign exchange earnings from foreign tourists rose by 4.3 percent in January to US$370.2 million from $354.9 million in the same month of the previous year.