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45 articles.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Human rights body's investigation to be completed soon

Human rights body's investigation to be completed soon BOGOR, West Java (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights' fact finding team pledged yesterday to complete its investigation into the death of robbery suspect Tjetje Tadjudin while in Bogor police custody, before Nov. 5.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/'Migrant workers in vicious circle'

'Migrant workers in vicious circle' JAKARTA (JP): A woman activist said here yesterday that Indonesian women working overseas have been "dancing in the vicious circle of exploitation, oppression and marginalization" of the migrant workers industry.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/APEC business council wants free trade sooner

APEC business council wants free trade sooner JAKARTA (JP): The private sector in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum wants speedy liberalization of trade and investment among member economies.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Labor export body threatens old board

Labor export body threatens old board JAKARTA (JP): The new executive board of the Indonesian Association of Labor Exporters (APJATI) threatened yesterday to revoke the membership of a number of former leaders if they fail to present accounts of their terms in office.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Child marriages are rampant in Madura

Child marriages are rampant in MaduraBy Lies Marcoes-Natsir SUMENEP, Madura, East Java (JP): The ferry connecting the tip of East Java and Madura island was moving slowly. The air was hot and stinging on that noon day, and the slight ocean breeze did not help to temper the heat.

Wed, 30 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 Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Tunky meets exporters

Tunky meets exporters Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo, already preoccupied with the preparations for the defense of Indonesia's national car policy against complaints lodged by Japan, the United States and European Union under the World Trade Organization, has resumed what we see ...

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/G-15 to discuss WTO issues in Harare: Alatas

G-15 to discuss WTO issues in Harare: Alatas JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas hinted yesterday that the Group of 15 (G-15) may, at the summit in Harare next month, negotiate a common stand on issues related to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Two men detained for illegally publishing magazine

Two men detained for illegally publishing magazine JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police have detained two men since Sunday for illegally publishing magazines which contain stories that are said to defame President Soeharto.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Marriage that works: Local and Western food

Marriage that works: Local and Western food DENPASAR, Bali (JP): You like cream? The answer, will be a resounding yes from all quarters. You like rujak? Though limited, the response will be just at unequivocal.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Display helps public understand sex workers

Display helps public understand sex workersBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): A pair of worn out shoes is the focus of a black and white snapshot.Anna, the photographer, says: "Maybe some day I will end up like these shoes. As long as I am fresh I am used. When I am ill I will be thrown out.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Tourists want culture, says tourism official

Tourists want culture, says tourism official YOGYAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's tourist industry does not make the most of the country's natural and cultural wealth because of a lack of professionals, an official says.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Pertamina asked to take lead out of gasoline

Pertamina asked to take lead out of gasoline JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has asked the state oil company Pertamina to phase out the use of lead as an additive in its gasoline by 1999 to reduce air pollution, a minister said yesterday.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Ladies Orchestra mesmereizes Jakartans

Ladies Orchestra mesmereizes JakartansBy Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): For Indonesian women, housewives in particular, a gathering will usually mean an arisan (a rolling loan scheme). Or a time for tea or coffee which might degenerate into a gossipy Kaffekrnzchen (ladies' coffee party).

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Fares for night transport

Fares for night transport JAKARTA (JP): The organization of public transport owners, Organda, said yesterday the night transport program would not be successful unless the city administration increased fares.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Local cafe culture blossoms in Jakarta

Local cafe culture blossoms in JakartaBy Angela Romano JAKARTA (JP): The opening of a new cafe in Jakarta's Mandarin Oriental hotel last week reflects a blossoming local "cafe culture".

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Australians learn how Golkar gets votes

Australians learn how Golkar gets votes JAKARTA (JP): Visiting members of the Australian College of Strategic Studies met with executives from the ruling Golkar yesterday to exchange information and discover how Golkar executives worked voluntarily without salary.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Indonesians crash out of Masters

Indonesians crash out of Masters JAKARTA (JP): Two leading Indonesian players made early exits from the Indonesian Satellite Masters tennis tournament in Surabaya, East Java, yesterday.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/New condo with high technology

New condo with high technology JAKARTA (JP): Four South Jakarta condominium towers, scheduled to be lived in by the middle of next year, will provide residents with the most sophisticated telecommunications and security systems, the developer said yesterday.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Dozens of houses gutted by fire

Dozens of houses gutted by fire TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Dozens of makeshift houses built on a plot of state-owned land at Karawaci Bedeng, in the Karawaci sub-district, were reduced to ashes when a fire tore through the site yesterday.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Supporters of Soerjadi obeyed order, police say

Supporters of Soerjadi obeyed order, police say JAKARTA (JP): Supporters of Soerjadi, the officially recognized chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), obeyed orders to disperse during clashes with their opponents in Central Jakarta last July, a police chief said yesterday.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Dragoon ties up Detta

Dragoon ties up Detta JAKARTA (JP): Dragoon Limited of Britain signed a licensing and technology transfer agreement here yesterday letting PT Detta Marina produce and sell garments under its trademarks.Dragoon's managing director Gordon B.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Indonesian men qualify 2nd for Olympic bridge quarters

Indonesian men qualify 2nd for Olympic bridge quarters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's men's team had to be content with staying second to Group A leader France after beating Japan 18-12 in the 35th and last qualifying round of the 10th Bridge Olympics on Rhodes Island, Greece, Monday evening.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Noted writer Trisnojuwono dies at the age of 71

Noted writer Trisnojuwono dies at the age of 71 JAKARTA (JP): Trisnojuwono, a noted writer and the oldest skydiver in Asia, died yesterday of a stroke at his house in Bandung, West Java. He would have turned 71 on Nov. 12.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Firm to close gold mines

Firm to close gold mines JAKARTA (JP): PT Prima Lirang Minang will close its gold and silver mines on Wetar Island, Southeast Maluku, next March because its deposits are depleted, chief executive Gery Mbatemoy said yesterday.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Eat out with authentic movie memorabilia

Eat out with authentic movie memorabiliaBy Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): On Planet Hollywood Jakarta's second anniversary last Tuesday, the situation was a little bit more rowdy than usual. Techno music was blasting out in the background as beautiful models danced MTV-style to a cheering crowd.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/ANA to fly to Bali regularly

ANA to fly to Bali regularly JAKARTA (JP): All Nippon Airways (ANA) is scheduled to begin flying from Tokyo to Denpasar, Bali, via Jakarta today, after serving Indonesia with charter flights for two decades.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto A: WeddingJP/byiCONGRATULATIONS: Armed Forces Chief of Sociopolitical Affairs Let. Gen. Syarwan Hamid marries his daughter, Hayuning Diah Sari, to Cap.(Inf.) Almuchalif Suryo, the son of Brig.Gen.(ret.) Dirham, in Jakarta, last Tuesday.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Eye care clinic gets aid

Eye care clinic gets aid DENPASAR, Bali: Bali's Community Eye Care and Blindness Prevention Center has received its final grant from the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/PT Mandiri licensed as sole agent

PT Mandiri licensed as sole agent JAKARTA (JP): A British manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment, JCB, licensed a Mandiri Group subsidiary, PT Mandiri Tractor Utama, yesterday as its sole agent here."We have been operating as the sole agent of JCB here since January.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/'Harsh punishment needed to eliminate corruption'

'Harsh punishment needed to eliminate corruption' JAKARTA (JP): Only stringent punishment will eliminate rampant corruption in the country, said a cabinet minister yesterday.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/KNPI hit by withdrawal threats

KNPI hit by withdrawal threats JAKARTA (JP): Four more major youth organizations threatened yesterday to pull out of the Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI), criticizing its leaders for attempting to sway them towards the fold of ruling political group Golkar.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Doctors support claim on high AIDS death rate

Doctors support claim on high AIDS death rateBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Two leading medical doctors supported yesterday the claim by a research agency from the University of Indonesia that between 12,000 and 31,000 people die in Indonesia each year from the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ...

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Fun House 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Just the Ten of Us 4:05 TV Drama 4:30 Documentary Film 4:55 Filler 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lesson 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Travel 6:15 Village Program ...

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 29, 1996 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 900 -150 ...

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Soeharto sets deadline for SEAG village row decision

Soeharto sets deadline for SEAG village row decision JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday urged the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Organizing Committee to settle the row over plans to build a new athletes village this week.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/East Timor's cement project

East Timor's cement project JAKARTA (JP): PT Bangun Timor Indonesia Pratama will construct a cement plant with a production capacity of 2.3 million tons per year in East Timor an official said."The plant construction investment fund will be derived from local sources.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Kabelindo gets $40m loan

Kabelindo gets $40m loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Kabelindo Murni, a publicly-listed cable producer, said yesterday it had secured US$40 million in loans from a syndicate of 11 international banks.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Japanes: No coalition yet in sight

Japanes: No coalition yet in sight Immediately after the recent Japanese general election, the Jakarta Post editorialized that "whatever coalition government emerges in Japan in the next few days and weeks it will be shaky at best and very possibly short-lived".

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/East Timor issue

East Timor issue The colonial leaders of Portugal during the 1970s created the East Timor problem. But the new leaders in Lisbon can solve this issue, if there is a will.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Ex-Davis Cuppers join selection

Ex-Davis Cuppers join selection JAKARTA (JP): Former Davis Cuppers Suwandi, Edy Kusdaryanto and Donny Susetyo confirmed yesterday their participation in a national selection tournament scheduled for Nov. 7 to Nov. 9.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Students questioned over Jakarta riots

Students questioned over Jakarta riots PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Five Soedirman University students were questioned last week by the district prosecutors' office in connection with the July 27 riots in Jakarta.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/'Foreign cargo aircraft must land in Batam'

'Foreign cargo aircraft must land in Batam' JAKARTA (JP): No foreign cargo plane may land in Indonesia, except at Batam's Hang Nadim airport, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Be polite

Be polite As a foreigner living in Jakarta, it has struck me that the native Indonesians are incredibly friendly, while the exact opposite is true of the expat community.

Wed, 30 Oct 1996

JP/Netanyahu's policies

Netanyahu's policies Just as suddenly as the decision was taken, it was retracted. Israel suddenly has no plans to drill for oil on the Golan Heights, after deciding only the day before that it would indeed start the operation.