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Searching for all articles published on 1996-10-03 ...

48 articles.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Mastrans, PSM may still meet in soccer league final

Mastrans, PSM may still meet in soccer league final JAKARTA (JP): Yesterday's draw decided that Indonesia's two representative teams in Asian soccer, PSM Ujungpandang and Mastrans Bandung Raya, will not face each other in the semifinals of the national soccer league, leaving open the chance that ...

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Indonesia records 0.04% deflation in September

Indonesia records 0.04% deflation in September JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, in a fight to stop inflation and boost exports, recorded 0.04 percent month-on-month deflation for September and a trade surplus of US$508.5 million for July.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/No telephone, but big bills

No telephone, but big billsFrom KompasI am truly disappointed at Telkom. The reason is that our telephone has not been in working order for two months because of delayed payment.However, the bill is steadily growing despite the fact that it has not been used.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/PPP retracts support for indoor election campaign

PPP retracts support for indoor election campaign UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) has wavered in its earlier enthusiasm for the proposed Golkar-sponsored introduction of indoor discussions in the 1997 election campaign, saying it wished to maintain ...

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Pharmaceutical body to act against dishonest members

Pharmaceutical body to act against dishonest members JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association has threatened to revoke the memberships of companies proven to be colluding with doctors to rake in profits at the public's expense.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Two arrested in painting theft

Two arrested in painting theft JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested two of the nine suspects wanted for the theft of at least 12 paintings belonging to the state collection housed at the National Museum.Both are museum employees and were arrested a few days ago, National Police Chief Lt. Gen.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Questioning of Bambang and Aberson continues

Questioning of Bambang and Aberson continues JAKARTA (JP): The authorities continued questioning senior politician Aberson Marle Sihaloho and lawyer Bambang Widjojanto yesterday in connection with the July 27 riots.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Jagorawi-Lenteng Agung toll road to open Friday

Jagorawi-Lenteng Agung toll road to open Friday JAKARTA (JP): A 6.3-kilometer turnpike which stretches from Lenteng Agung in South Jakarta to the Jagorawi toll road will officially be opened Friday.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Weather forecast

Weather forecast I am proud we have an English newspaper such as The Jakarta Post. Most major hotels in Indonesia provide their guests with this paper, which offers local and international news, beside foreign papers like The International Herald Tribune.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Putra Sumber expecting $80m from IPO

Putra Sumber expecting $80m from IPO JAKARTA (JP): PT Putra Sumber Utama Timber, an integrated manufacturer of processed wood, said yesterday that it will sell 40 million shares of its enlarged capital through an initial public offering (IPO) in order to raise about US$80 million.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Jakarta to host 14th world microcomputer chess meet

Jakarta to host 14th world microcomputer chess meet JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-six computer programs, including one from Indonesia, will compete in the 14th world microcomputer chess championships from Oct. 7 through Oct. 15 at the Dai-ichi hotel in Central Jakarta.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Factional strife reflects Golkar's chaotic system'

Factional strife reflects Golkar's chaotic system' SEMARANG (JP): Factional strife within the dominant political organization, Golkar, has escalated so much that it can no longer hide it, political observers said yesterday.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Twin Otter badly damaged

Twin Otter badly damaged JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A Twin Otter aircraft of the Trigana Air Service crashed upon landing in the remote Ilaga village, Paniai, on Monday but the five people aboard are safe, a report said yesterday.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Rights body reveals new missing persons list

Rights body reveals new missing persons list JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights revised its figure yesterday for the number of people missing following the rioting that rocked Jakarta on July 27.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Mideast diplomacy

Mideast diplomacy Given Benjamin Netanyahu's uneasy relationship with the Clinton administration, traveling to Washington this week was probably not the Israeli prime minister's preferred method of dealing with the crisis in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Menteng offices will be closed by 1997: Mayor

Menteng offices will be closed by 1997: Mayor JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Mayor Abdul Kahfi has vowed to close down all offices in the Menteng residential area by the end of 1997.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Munawir's tough job

Munawir's tough job Being chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights carries a lot of prestige, but it is a job that is also very tough, demanding and politically daunting.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Chedi Hotel: Jl. Rancabentang 56-58: Job (Piano), Monday to Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Irven (Guitar), Monday to Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Mixed voices Accapela singer and Andi (Pianist), Thursday and Saturday, 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/20 more gas stations to be built in city

20 more gas stations to be built in city JAKARTA (JP): Twenty new compressed natural gas (CNG) pump stations will be built around the city between now and the end of the year, says Kries H. Sulisto, president director of PT Otogas, a company dealing with compressed natural gas.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Ri's beach volleyballers vow to boost ranking

Ri's beach volleyballers vow to boost ranking JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian men's beach volleyball team of Muchammad Nurmufid and Markoji are aiming to improve their world ranking in the ninth leg of the World Beach Volleyball Grand Prix Championships to be held here from Friday until Sunday.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/House concerned over alcohol monopoly

House concerned over alcohol monopoly JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives members expressed concern yesterday over the appointment of PT Tebet Indraya as the sole distributor of alcoholic drinks in the country.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Drug abusers at Games to be punished: Official

Drug abusers at Games to be punished: Official JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council will take stern punitive measures against any athletes found guilty of using banned drugs during the 14th National Games regardless of their excuses, a council official said yesterday.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Rich people urged to help immunization program

Rich people urged to help immunization program JAKARTA (JP): A city health official has lashed out at the attitude of many high-income people who appeared less responsive than middle-income and low-income citizens to the implementation of the National Immunization Week program.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Airport renovation to start

Airport renovation to start SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The restoration and expansion of Adisumarmo Airport in Surakarta into an international gateway is to start soon as the government has allocated a budget of Rp 43 billion (US$18,2 million) for the project, an official said.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Two killed in collision

Two killed in collision BEKASI, West Java (JP): A Toyota sedan collided with a trailer truck in the district of Tambun early yesterday morning. Two people died in the accident.Posman Sagala, 47, was driving the car and was accompanied by M.L.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 1, 1996 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Man arrested for slaying employer's family and maid

Man arrested for slaying employer's family and maid JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested an man believed to have killed his employer's wife, eight-year-old daughter and the family's maid at their mansion in Sunter, North Jakarta.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Primary school exam fee dropped

Primary school exam fee dropped JAKARTA (JP): Students at state-owned elementary schools will not have to pay fees for quarterly evaluation tests from Oct. 7.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Finding science teachers for Islamic schools not easy

Finding science teachers for Islamic schools not easyBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): As a non-scientist, my understanding of science education is probably somewhat naive and simplistic.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Challenges to SE Asian resilience

Challenges to SE Asian resilienceBy Juwono Sudarsono This is the second of two articles on Southeast Asia which are based on a paper presented at the 30th Anniversary of Indonesia Petroleum Ltd., (INPEX) in Tokyo on Sept. 25. TOKYO: Trends in and around Southeast Asia are far from predictable.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Public warned about pesticides

Public warned about pesticides JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Food Crops and Horticulture Amrin Kahar called on the public yesterday to be wary of the increasing amounts of pesticides used in the agriculture sector.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Quintuplet mother healthy

Quintuplet mother healthy BANDUNG, West Java (JP): While the world mourns Briton Mandy Allwood's recent miscarriage of three of her octuplet fetuses, a local woman is entering her 31st week of pregnancy with healthy quintuplets.

Thu, 03 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 Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Firm to make Dunlop tires

Firm to make Dunlop tires JAKARTA (JP): PT Summi Rubber Indonesia, a joint venture between Japan's Sumitomo Group and Indonesia's Indomobil Group, is scheduled to begin production of Dunlop tires in Indonesia in April 1997.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Car policy faces new criticism

Car policy faces new criticism JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's controversial national car policy is under the international spotlight once again following renewed complaints about it from Japan and the United States.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Illegal bank rakes in Rp 37.5b

Illegal bank rakes in Rp 37.5b BANDUNG: The police have arrested a man and his wife and 38 of their accomplices on charges of running an illegal bank which accumulated Rp 37.5 billion (US$16 million) from customers.Lt. Col.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/JSX to improve market surveillance to enhance integrity

JSX to improve market surveillance to enhance integrity JAKARTA (JP): The chief executive officer of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), D. Cyril Noerhadi, reaffirmed his commitment yesterday to improve the market's surveillance mechanism to enhance market integrity.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/High school principal sacked after strikes

High school principal sacked after strikes JAKARTA (JP): The principal of a state-owned high school in Central Jakarta has been sacked for administrative errors and overstepping his authority, actions which triggered a student strike in August.Two teachers of SMU I, on Jl.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Aboriginal dance to be staged at TIM

Aboriginal dance to be staged at TIM JAKARTA (JP): Australian Contemporary Dance troupe, the Bangarra Dance Theater, will perform at the Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki art center, tomorrow and Thursday.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Ecstasy pilot a repeat offender, police chief says

Ecstasy pilot a repeat offender, police chief says JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo said yesterday the Garuda Indonesia pilot arrested in Amsterdam Sunday with 8,000 Ecstasy pills is a repeat offender.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Police seize 15 kg of drug

Police seize 15 kg of drug UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The police seized 15 kilograms of marijuana from a drug trafficking syndicate here yesterday.Two of the alleged syndicate members were arrested during a raid yesterday, said Col.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/DPR candidates

DPR candidatesFrom MerdekaParties have been in existence for quite some time in this country. Then why have the sociopolitical organizations chosen someone to represent us in such a slapdash way, without even looking first into the person's background?Being a simple person, I very much hope to be ...

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Myanmar may embarrass ASEAN

Myanmar may embarrass ASEANBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): While Myanmar's eventual admission into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a forgone conclusion, Malaysian Foreign Minister Abdullah Badawi's recent announcement that Yangon has formally applied for ...

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Munawir's election widely welcomed by govt, military

Munawir's election widely welcomed by govt, military JAKARTA (JP): The election of former minister of religious affairs Munawir Sjadzali as the new chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights was greeted with wide acceptance yesterday by the government, the military and the ...

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Abuse of artists

Abuse of artistsFrom MerdekaSexual abuse among would-be artists has reared its ugly head again after a long absence. One suspect is a talent scout and singer, known as Dayu AG. At a time when the music industry is picking up, such incidents are to be deplored.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/Eight buried alive in landslide

Eight buried alive in landslide BATAM, Riau: At least eight people, five of them from one family, were buried alive and several injured when a landslide hit Bengkong Indah housing complex yesterday, a press report said.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/ASEAN to discuss Myanmar's membership

ASEAN to discuss Myanmar's membership JAKARTA (JP): Senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) begin a two-day meeting in Kuala Lumpur today with Myanmar's membership as a hot topic on the agenda.

Thu, 03 Oct 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:45 TV Series: Family Matters 3:05 Talks: One Day with Ketut Suparna 3:30 TV Series: 13 Wonder: Back to The Wild 4:05 Film: Here Comes the Stars: Bob Hope II 4:30 Education: Dunia Mahasiswa 4:55 Filler and Trailer 5:00 Evening News 5:25 ...