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Searching for all articles published on 1996-12-17 ...

42 articles.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Political turmoil rocks Pakistan

Political turmoil rocks Pakistan LONDON: The ousting of Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Nov. 5, 1996 by her erstwhile ally President Farooq Leghari has plunged the country's quasi-democratic system back into turmoil.Bhutto's sacking was not entirely unexpected.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Abandoned babies still not claimed

Abandoned babies still not claimed JAKARTA (JP): None of the parents of the seven babies abandoned at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital have come to claim their babies despite widespread media coverage, the hospital's director said yesterday. Director M.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Prosecutor wants lecturer to be jailed

Prosecutor wants lecturer to be jailed JAKARTA (JP): A state prosecutor asked the East Jakarta District Court yesterday to sentence a lecturer to two years jail for misusing Rp 196,900,000 (US$82,041) of college funds.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Soeharto stresses business partnership

Soeharto stresses business partnership JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday stressed the importance of partnerships between small and big companies to develop the industrial sector.The President said big and small companies could not survive or develop fruitfully without helping each other.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 16, 1996: --------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ...

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Sumitro proposes investment trust for cooperatives

Sumitro proposes investment trust for cooperatives JAKARTA (JP): Senior economist Sumitro Djojohadikusumo proposed yesterday the funds collected from state enterprises to help cooperatives and small enterprises be pooled in a trust.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Bogor hospital cuts old trees

Bogor hospital cuts old trees BOGOR, West Java (JP): Bogor's PMI Hospital has cut the branches of six large trees standing along the hospital's entrance to protect the hospital from storms.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Vaccination targets 22 million

Vaccination targets 22 million JAKARTA: The government will target 22 million children under five in next year's vaccination program.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Legendary Tanamur still sizzling after 26 years

Legendary Tanamur still sizzling after 26 years JAKARTA (JP): Diskotik Tanamur, the oldest discotheque in the country, celebrated its 26th anniversary last Thursday by providing its faithful patrons with a light dinner and lots of drinks.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Fuel conversion for cars urged

Fuel conversion for cars urged BANDUNG (JP): Conversion from gasoline to natural gas will reduce emission from cars by over 50 percent, State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja says.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Three labor activists charged with subversion

Three labor activists charged with subversion SURABAYA (JP): Hundreds of police officers guarded the Surabaya district court building, and 16 truckloads of soldiers were stationed nearby, as one of the biggest political trials ever to come to the city began yesterday.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/License to live

License to live Everyone seems to agree on the need to revise the 1982 Press Law after the House of Representatives gave their endorsement last week for passing the broadcasting bill into law. But they agree for different reasons.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Local taxes, fees bill 'to boost revenues'

Local taxes, fees bill 'to boost revenues' JAKARTA (JP): The local taxes and fees bill aims to provide legal certainty and raise local administrations' incomes, Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Alatas does not expect much in East Timor talks

Alatas does not expect much in East Timor talks JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday that a meeting with his Portuguese counterpart Jaime Gama at the United Nations to discuss the East Timor conflict this weekend would be simply to review the situation.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Australia's diluted support

Australia's diluted support You may have woken up to the reality that for the last nine weeks or so, Australia has been rocked by a robust debate on racism. It was sparked by the maiden speech of an independent member of parliament, one Ms. Pauline Hanson, the member for the constituency of Oxley.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Foreigners enter Bank NISP

Foreigners enter Bank NISP JAKARTA (JP): The main shareholders of publicly listed Bank NISP, PT Suryasono Sentosa and PT Udayawira Utama, have sold some of their shares to foreign fund managers, Bank NISP announced yesterday.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/AIDS threatens truck drivers

AIDS threatens truck drivers YOGYAKARTA: About 78 percent of the estimated 20,000 truck drivers working the Jakarta-Surabaya route visit brothels, making them highly vulnerable to the deadly AIDS, a survey has found.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Unleaded gas sales jump after price reduction

Unleaded gas sales jump after price reduction JAKARTA (JP): Unleaded gas sales have been creeping up since the price per liter was lowered from Rp 1,000 to Rp 975 last Monday, but a lack of gas stations selling it makes it difficult to become popular.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/PAL starts cargo ship

PAL starts cargo ship JAKARTA (JP): State-owned shipbuilding company PT PAL Indonesia started the construction of a 42,000-deadweight-ton open hatch bulk carrier yesterday.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Ainu dance performance transfixes local audience

Ainu dance performance transfixes local audienceBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): The spotlight faded and Atuy closed his eyes in concentration.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Soesilo clarifies critical comments

Soesilo clarifies critical comments JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman backed down yesterday on his earlier critical comments about the National Commission on Human Rights.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Banned author awarded

Banned author awarded JAKARTA (JP): Banned author Pramoedya Ananta Toer found at his home yesterday the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh prize for promoting peace, tolerance and non-violence.The award came as a surprise to 71-year-old Pramoedya, with none of his family knowing who had delivered it or when.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Mgr Belo to return home on Christmas eve

Mgr Belo to return home on Christmas eve DILI, East Timor (JP): Dili's Catholic community is bracing itself for the homecoming of their Nobel laureate Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo who is scheduled to return on Christmas eve.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/City to summon ad agency over billboard

City to summon ad agency over billboard JAKARTA (JP): The city administration urged yesterday the advertising agency be held responsible for a billboard collapsing in East Jakarta Sunday. One person died and four were hurt in the accident.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Minister calls for alternatif energy

Minister calls for alternatif energy JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said yesterday Indonesia should never stop seeking alternative sources of energy to ensure sustainable development.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Morgan's 1072 Classic Disco, Asian Force Band, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Saturday: 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Acid Speed Band, Friday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Platinum Band, Wednesdy, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/'Love motherhood Drive' to begin

'Love motherhood Drive' to begin JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will launch a nationwide campaign to curb the maternal mortality rate during the national Women's Day celebrations on Dec. 22.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Govt serious on revealing truth about July riots

Govt serious on revealing truth about July riots JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman said yesterday the government was serious about revealing the truth behind the July 27 riots.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Five Situbondo residents tried over October riot

Five Situbondo residents tried over October riot JAKARTA (JP): Five people were charged in the Situbondo district court yesterday for their role in the massive riot in the East Java town in October in which five people were killed.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Deficit warning sounded

Deficit warning sounded JAKARTA (JP): The current account deficit has reached an alarming level, senior economist Sumitro Djojohadikusumo said yesterday.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Pertamina to develop LNG market in India

Pertamina to develop LNG market in India JAKARTA (JP): The state oil company Pertamina and Coastal Corp. of the United States have agreed to develop a market in India for Indonesia's liquefied natural gas (LNG).Pertamina spokesman M.A.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/BSP's profit up

BSP's profit up JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Bakrie Sumatera Plantations (BSP) expects to book a Rp 41.2 billion (US$17.4 million) net income this year, up 23 percent on its Rp 33.3 billion net income for 1995.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/A compulsory contribution

A compulsory contribution There will no longer be any doubts as to the obligation of big taxpayers to set aside 2 percent of their incomes to help poor families. This contribution, which major taxpayers have so far been asked to make on a purely voluntary basis, has now been made compulsory.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Berenstain Bears 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Teenagers' Program: Guitar and Flute 3:30 Science Film: Beyond Tomorrow 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science and Technology Film: Science World 4:30 Culture: Pelangi Budaya ...

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Govt seeks to limit expats' role in hotels

Govt seeks to limit expats' role in hotels JAKARTA (JP): The government will ask tourist-industry associations to help it draft rules to restrict foreigners managing four-star or lower-rated hotels, an official said yesterday.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/RI gymnastics body eyes 5 SEAG golds

RI gymnastics body eyes 5 SEAG golds JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Gymnastics Association expects to win five gold medals in the SEA Games (SEAG) to be staged here next October.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Frost Hansen to coach Malaysia

Frost Hansen to coach Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): Former top shuttler Morten Frost Hansen of Denmark is to coach Malaysia, replacing Razif Sidek, who retired in September.The Badminton Association of Malaysia's chairman, Dr.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/SMC buys into Dharmala

SMC buys into Dharmala JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed Dharmala Agrifood yesterday approved management's plan to sell a 49 percent share in its subsidiary PT Artacitra Terpadu Feedmill to San Miguel Foods International (SMFI).

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Aplikanusa installs new communication system

Aplikanusa installs new communication system JAKARTA (JP): PT Aplikanusa Lintasarta has spent about Rp 30 billion on its new data communication network, the business- division general manager said yesterday.Arya Damar said Lintasarta had installed a Frame Relay data network in 17 cities.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Sandalwood endangered

Sandalwood endangered KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Governor Herman Musakabe has called for each family in the province to plant 10 sandalwood trees a year in a bid to save the species from extinction.The fragrant wood, which is protected by law, is increasingly endangered due to illegal logging.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/Customs hands over Ecstasy suspects to National Police

Customs hands over Ecstasy suspects to National Police JAKARTA (JP): The Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's Customs and Excise Office handed over yesterday two Singaporeans arrested for smuggling 16,437 Ecstasy pills and 440 grams of Ecstasy powder on Sunday to the National Police.

Tue, 17 Dec 1996

JP/'Joint operation telecoms safeguard local companies'

'Joint operation telecoms safeguard local companies' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave is confident the private-public joint operation system for telecommunication projects would protect local companies amid free trade in information technology.