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Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Tension in the Middle East

Tension in the Middle East Tension has escalated in the Middle East region due to statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding Jewish settlements on Palestinian lands, and his affirmation of claims that the Zionist settlements represent historical rights for Jews.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Dollar heads higher

Dollar heads higher LONDON (UPI): The U.S. dollar drifted slightly higher yesterday in mostly technical trading against major foreign currencies as players awaited news from the Bundesbank Central Bank Council meeting.In European trading, the dollar began the day stronger in Frankfurt at 1.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/'Karaoke should be regulated'

'Karaoke should be regulated' JAKARTA (JP): Councilors urged Governor Surjadi Soedirdja to issue a regulation on karaoke bars because the bars could lead to prostitution.Djafar Badjeber.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Second N-250 airplane launches maiden flight

Second N-250 airplane launches maiden flight BANDUNG, West Java (JP): State aircraft-maker PT IPTN's N-250 medium-range commuter plane finally got off the ground yesterday for a 1.5 hour maiden flight.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/3 sports yet to start SEA Games training

3 sports yet to start SEA Games training JAKARTA (JP): Three sports organizations have yet to start their national training programs, despite the limited time to prepare athletes for the next SEA Games here next year.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Entertainment complexes refuse to pay tax

Entertainment complexes refuse to pay tax JAKARTA (JP): Entertainment tax revenue has fallen eight percent because many entertainment complexes have refused to pay, a city councilor said yesterday.Helmy A.R.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Zarina handed over to prosecutors' office

Zarina handed over to prosecutors' office JAKARTA (JP): City Police handed over Ecstasy suspect Zarina and evidence in her case, including the 29,677 pills, to the Provincial Prosecutors' Office yesterday.Prosecutors' office spokesman J.W.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Ruangkit guns for Singh in Volvo Matchplay

Ruangkit guns for Singh in Volvo Matchplay JAKARTA (JP): Thailand's Boonchu Ruangkit set up a second round showdown with Jeev Milkha Singh of India, who beat him in last year's final, in the Volvo Asian Matchplay Championships at the Emeralda Golf and Country Club yesterday.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Local cellular operators will earn US$720m in 1997

Local cellular operators will earn US$720m in 1997 JAKARTA (JP): Domestic mobile cellular telecommunications operators will earn US$720 million next year because of more subscribers, a PT Telekomindo executive said yesterday.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Utut win leaves Polgar duel a tie

Utut win leaves Polgar duel a tie JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grandmaster Utut Adianto drew his chess duel with Hungarian GM Judith Polgar after defeating her in the last match of their series late Wednesday.The two players shared the US$10,000 and $6,000 prizes.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/WB loans US$28.5m for iodization

WB loans US$28.5m for iodization JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank announced Wednesday a US$28.5 million loan to Indonesia for intensifying the iodine deficiency control program efforts.The bank said the loan would help the Indonesian project worth US$45.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Border crossers return home

Border crossers return home JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Irianese who crossed the borders in 1984 in the hope of finding a better life in Papua New Guinea returned to their former homes in Merauke last week.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/State firms lose 88b

State firms lose 88b JAKARTA (JP): Six state-owned enterprises overseen by the Ministry of Industry and Trade suffered total losses of Rp 88.68 billion (US$37.57 million) in 1995.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/'Gora-Goda', an exotic non-verbal dance piece

'Gora-Goda', an exotic non-verbal dance pieceBy Carla Bianpoen JAKARTA (JP): Power struggles are nothing new in real life, but on stage, reality can be even more staggering.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Interest rates expected to rise: Economist

Interest rates expected to rise: Economist SEMARANG (JP): Bank interest rates are expected to rise next year despite persistent efforts to cut them, economist Sjahrir said here yesterday.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Three more jailed on Ecstasy charges

Three more jailed on Ecstasy charges TANGERANG, West Java (JP): The Tangerang District Court sentenced three people to jail yesterday for smuggling more than 60,000 Ecstasy pills from Netherlands into Indonesia through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Christmas Menu and Entertainment * Grand Hyatt Resort, Nusa Dua: - Tuesday, Dec.24: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Christmas Festival with Balinese dance on the open stage, 7 p.m. Salsa Verde - A Mediterranean Christmas fiesta,live entertainment by Spirit Band.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/China's power arouses Indian disquiet

China's power arouses Indian disquietBy Brahma Chellaney NEW DELHI (JP): The recent first visit of a Chinese head of state to India yielded four agreements intended to reinforce the gradual thaw in relations between the world's two most populous nations that fought a Himalayan war and remain ...

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Special fund for the poor obligatory

Special fund for the poor obligatory JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has required individual and corporate taxpayers to donate 2 percent of their after-tax incomes to help the poor, Antara reported yesterday.The rule contained in Presidential Decree No. 92 was issued on Dec. 4.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/'Authorities commit most rights violations'

'Authorities commit most rights violations' JAKARTA (JP): State officials committed the majority of the human rights violations recorded last year, activists say.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/P. Indah Hospital adds facilities

P. Indah Hospital adds facilities JAKARTA (JP): Pondok Indah Hospital, which opened on Dec. 1, 1986, is increasing its beds and polyclinics.The hospital will increase its number of beds from 175 to 307 beds and its polyclinics from 20 to 40.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Cable manufacturers expect better market

Cable manufacturers expect better market JAKARTA (JP): Exports of wire rods, wires and cables are expected to rise 7 percent this year, up from US$177 million last year, the Indonesian Electric Cable Manufacturers Association said yesterday.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Controversial bill on juvenile court passed into law

Controversial bill on juvenile court passed into law JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives passed into law yesterday the bill on juvenile court after the government caved in to legislators' earlier demands that it scrap four contentious articles.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Animated Classic 3:05 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:05 Comedy: Wasiat 4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:55 Filler 5:00 News: Siaran Berita TVRI 5:30 Culture: Lingkar Budaya 6:00 ...

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Where to go in Surabaya:

Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Elmi Hotel: Jl. Panglima Sudirman No. 42-44: - Qemi Club: Karaoke/Disco, Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Master Band, Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Atlantic Band, Tuesday and Saturday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Local auto market seen to stay flat

Local auto market seen to stay flat JAKARTA (JP): Competition among local auto firms will get tougher next year because the market won't improve, the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association's chairman said yesterday.Herman Z.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Asiana gets $16m loan

Asiana gets $16m loan JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed PT Asiana IMI Industries, the manufacturer and distributor of stuffed toys, has secured a syndicated loan of US$16 million from six foreign and joint venture banks.

Fri, 20 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.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Astra to float bonds worth Rp 400b in 1997

Astra to float bonds worth Rp 400b in 1997 JAKARTA (JP): The widely diversified PT Astra International will float bonds worth Rp 400 billion (US$172.4 million) in the local market to refinance its short-term loans, the company announced yesterday.T.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/New minivans to replace 'bemo' by February

New minivans to replace 'bemo' by February JAKARTA (JP): New minivans will replace three-wheeled bemo by the end of February, the Association of Public Transport Owners (Organda) city branch head said Wednesday.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/French tourists stranded

French tourists stranded SURABAYA, East Java: A motor boat carrying French tourists from Bali and heading for Surabaya developed a leak and was stranded at Kolo-Kolo island, off the Sumenep coast of Madura island, Antara reported yesterday.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Scholar urges empowering of House of Representatives

Scholar urges empowering of House of Representatives JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives should be empowered with the authority to hold cabinet ministers responsible for any mismanagement, a scholar proposed yesterday.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * Puzzled by the differences in British and American English? The Indonesian learner often finds himself or herself confounded, when reading or listening to the most predominant two dialects of the language.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Sheraton Solo hotel to open tomorrow

Sheraton Solo hotel to open tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): ITT Sheraton Asia Pacific plans to open the Sheraton Solo hotel in Surakarta, C. Java, tomorrow. President Soeharto and several cabinet ministers will attend.The Sheraton Solo, which commands 4.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Activists refute charges

Activists refute charges JAKARTA (JP): Ten activists standing trial on charges of subversion pledged their innocence yesterday, describing the charges as a government attempt to silence its critics.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 19, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 ...

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/'Vonis Kepagian' series wins most outstanding melodrama

'Vonis Kepagian' series wins most outstanding melodrama JAKARTA (JP): Vonis Kepagian (Premature Verdict) was named the most outstanding television melodrama at this year's Sinetron Festival last night.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Ad industry balmes sexism on sick society

Ad industry balmes sexism on sick society JAKARTA (JP): Advertising agencies fended off charges yesterday that they were responsible for the bad taste commercials that degrade women, placing the blame on the "sick society" that clamors for sexually implicit commercial messages.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Megawati loyalists demand Soerjadi to resign

Megawati loyalists demand Soerjadi to resign JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of supporters of ousted chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri demonstrated at the House of Representatives yesterday demanding that her rival, Soerjadi, be held accountable for the July 27 riots.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Avoiding a WTO panel

Avoiding a WTO panel The Indonesian government has apparently not given much leeway to its negotiating team to maneuver in the bilateral talks over the Timor car with each of the three complaining parties, Japan, the European Union and the United States.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/UN chief

UN chief After hectic debates and tedious deliberations, as well as lengthy consultations, the UN has at last made a choice of a new chief that should take up the post, replacing the outgoing Mr. Boutros-Ghali.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Pandawa Tours responds

Pandawa Tours responds With reference to the letter from Mr. Brian Wemp (Dec. 19, 1996) entitled Trip to Krakatau, we would like to clarify the matter as follows.We left Jakarta for Labuan in the afternoon after office hours. At 7 p.m., we had to provide dinner for our customers.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Will free trade thange our lives?

Will free trade thange our lives?By M. Sadli JAKARTA (JP): "WTO Talks a Success" proclaimed The Straits Times proudly, on its first page, last Saturday.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Army chief vows to look into reports on regent scandal

Army chief vows to look into reports on regent scandal JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief Gen. Hartono promised yesterday to look into reports that Bantul regent Col. Sri Roso Sudarmo had promised a soothsayer Rp 1 billion (US$425,000) if he got re- elected.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Establishments seek permits for X-mas festivities

Establishments seek permits for X-mas festivities JAKARTA (JP): Almost 200 entertainment centers have requested permits for Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations, a city public order official said Wednesday.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Chemical tank collapses, 3 die

Chemical tank collapses, 3 die BANTEN, West Java: A huge chemical storage tank under construction at PT Priontal in Merak, West Java, collapsed in strong, high-speed winds Wednesday afternoon killing three people and injuring two others.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Port becomes sea of stranded vehicles

Port becomes sea of stranded vehicles BANTEN, West Java: Merak, the biggest ferry port on the western tip of Java, has been a sea of stranded trucks and cars for the past four days.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/New '101 Dalmatians' missing the magic

New '101 Dalmatians' missing the magicBy Achmad Nurhoeri JAKARTA (JP) : If you're a Disney cartoon maniac, you might have sniffed out that Roger and Anita and their human-like dogs Pongo & Perdita are back along with the wicked Cruella De Vil.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Students drowned while fishing

Students drowned while fishing BOYOLALI, Central Java: Four students from Blumbang village, in the Klego subdistrict, drowned Wednesday after falling into the Bade dam while fishing with five other children.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/National players shine in RI Masters

National players shine in RI Masters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's national men's team still dominates the 1996 BNI Indonesia Masters at the Jakarta Hilton International Hotel after eliminating their rivals yesterday.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Sutiyoso to sing on stage

Sutiyoso to sing on stage JAKARTA (JP): City Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso will show off his singing ability at a musical show tomorrow at the Senayan eastern parking lot.

Fri, 20 Dec 1996

JP/Drowsiness leads to pile up

Drowsiness leads to pile up TANGERANG, West Java: A sleepy truck driver caused a four-car pile up on Jl. H. Juanda late Wednesday.The driver was heading toward Ciputat when he crashed into the car in front of him pushing it into the two cars ahead of it.No one was seriously injured.