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Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Boutros-Ghali opens door for African candidates

Boutros-Ghali opens door for African candidates UNITED NATIONS (Reuter): In a surprise move, U.N. Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali suspended "temporarily" his candidacy for another five-year term, opening the door for other Africans to vie for his job.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Limit car ownership!

Limit car ownership! In order to solve the chronic problem of traffic jams in Jakarta, more than a progressive car tax is required. Limitation of private car ownership should be enforced, bearing in mind that the number of private cars has reached 1,800,000.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Soeharto agrees SEA Games funds from Brunei

Soeharto agrees SEA Games funds from Brunei JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has agreed to ask for funds for the 19th SEA Games to be held here next October from Brunei Darussalam, the biennial Games' original host.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Animated Classic 3:05 Teenager's Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:05 Comedy: Si Bonong 4:30 Student's Quiz : Cerdas Cermat 4:55 Filler 5:00 News: Siaran Berita TVRI 5:30 Education Program: Harmoni ...

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/New heights in Ecstasy

New heights in Ecstasy The Ecstasy menace in Indonesia is escalating to new heights.Just in the past week, immigration authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 70,000 pills by two Singaporeans through Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Barrick and Bre-X join forces

Barrick and Bre-X join forcesBy Benget Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Bre-X Minerals Ltd. and Barrick Gold Corp. have finally agreed to form a joint venture to develop the huge Busang gold mine in East Kalimantan, claimed to hold one of the world's largest deposits.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Dollar trades lower across Europe

Dollar trades lower across Europe LONDON (UPI): The U.S. dollar was trading lower across Europe yesterday morning, as investors focused their attention on a Japanese television interview with Eisuke Sakakibara, head of the finance ministry's international finance bureau.In London, the U.S.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Scholarship for local students

Scholarship for local students JAKARTA (JP): Guinness Brewing Worldwide and Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), announced yesterday they would sponsor a full-time Master's degree scholarship at the University of Leeds in Britain.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Experts say Jakarta must accept unskilled migrants

Experts say Jakarta must accept unskilled migrants JAKARTA (JP): The city could not close itself to unskilled migrants because there were not enough jobs in rural areas, a senior sociologist said yesterday.Mely G.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Govt drafting bill on defense system

Govt drafting bill on defense system SEMARANG (JP): The government is drafting a law that will become the legal basis for people's participation in the national defense system, Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudradjat said yesterday.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Three cars on offer for holes-in-one

Three cars on offer for holes-in-one JAKARTA (JP): Three brand new cars worth a total Rp 405 million (US$202,000) are being made available for golfers who manage to score holes-in-one at the Bisnis Indonesia Top Executive Golf Tournament here.Yohannes A.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 5 , 1996: ------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ...

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Four Chinese to coach Indonesian wushu squad

Four Chinese to coach Indonesian wushu squad JAKARTA (JP): Four Chinese coaches will train local wushu athletes preparing for the 19th SEA Games here next October, an official said.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Inhutani IV's laments partners' slow progress

Inhutani IV's laments partners' slow progress JAKARTA (JP): State-owned forestry company PT Inhutani IV said yesterday its joint-venture industrial-timber estate development was falling behind schedule because of overlapping claims and the "unprofessional management" of its private-sector ...

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Budiman on trial next week

Budiman on trial next week JAKARTA (JP): Budiman Sudjatmiko, the leader of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) accused of masterminding the July 27 riots, will go on trial next Thursday.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Leg injury forces Joko to retire from GP Finals

Leg injury forces Joko to retire from GP Finals NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Defending champion Joko Suprianto has pulled out of the Lipton World Grand Prix Badminton Finals in Denpasar, Bali, due to injury.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/NGOs call for delay of nuclear bill

NGOs call for delay of nuclear bill JAKARTA (JP): Critics of the nuclear bill called for its postponement yesterday to allow the public to contribute ideas on its complex aspects.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Where and when one can watch A Mild JakJazz '96

Where and when one can watch A Mild JakJazz '96 JAKARTA (JP): A Mild JakJazz '96 will be held at Pasar Festival, Gelanggang Mahasiswa Soemantri Brodjonegoro, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta.Tickets are available at Pasar Festival for Rp 30,000 and Rp 20,000 (for students).

Fri, 06 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, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Journalists award Governor Surjadi

Journalists award Governor Surjadi JAKARTA (JP): The state-acknowledged Indonesian Journalists' Association's (PWI Jaya) Jakarta branch awarded yesterday medals of merit to Governor Surjadi Soedirdja and South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Where to go in Jakarta, for Dec. 6, 1996

Where to go in Jakarta, for Dec. 6, 1996Music * 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.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Jazz luminaries to entertain Jakartans

Jazz luminaries to entertain JakartansBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The A Mild JakJazz '96 festival opens this evening at the Gelanggang Mahasiswa Soemantri Brodjonegoro arena in Kuningan, South Jakarta.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/PPP uncovers flaws in election stages

PPP uncovers flaws in election stages JAKARTA (JP): The Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP) expressed resentment yesterday over shortcomings it discovered during some of the preparation stages for the 1997 general elections.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Human rights commission: Last avenue of people's hopes

Human rights commission: Last avenue of people's hopesBy Sri Wahyuni JAKARTA (JP): A woman in her 50s, holding a bundle of files, looked worried sitting on a chair in a waiting room of the National Commission on Human Rights building on Jl. Latuharhary 4b, Jakarta.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Bakrie agrees to sponsor JakJazz festival for five years

Bakrie agrees to sponsor JakJazz festival for five years JAKARTA (JP): A private corporation co-sponsoring this weekend's A Mild JakJazz festival, Jakarta's biggest musical extravaganza, said yesterday it would finance the event for the next five years.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * The U.S. University Fair, held at the Kartika Chandra Hotel Ballroom, is a yearly get-together of students and educational experts, which allows Indonesians interested in studying in the United States the opportunity to meet with representatives from American colleges and ...

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Teaching English

Teaching English The article Is it necessary to teach our children English at an early age? by Lie Hua (Nov.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/More than 100 protest BII over land appropriation

More than 100 protest BII over land appropriation JAKARTA (JP): Over 100 people from the Sawangan area in Bogor, 60 kilometers south of Jakarta, marched to Bank Internasional Indonesia's (BII) headquarters on Jl. MH Thamrin yesterday morning protesting land appropriation.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Commission sways between public trust and govt goodwill

Commission sways between public trust and govt goodwill In connection with the third anniversary of the National Commission on Human Rights, the commission's Vice Chairman, Marzuki Darusman, talks to The Jakarta Post about the commission and its activities.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Animals lead Canadian to court

Animals lead Canadian to court JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The district court here has fined a Canadian tourist and put him on probation for possessing protected animals, Antara reported.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Succession predicted to go smoothly

Succession predicted to go smoothly JAKARTA (JP): A cabinet minister's prediction that Indonesia will be safe after President Soeharto is no longer in power found support from a top military official and senior politician yesterday.Armed Forces Chief for Sociopolitical Affairs Lt. Gen.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Car policy talks to go on outside WTO, says Tunky

Car policy talks to go on outside WTO, says Tunky JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo plans to discuss further Indonesia's controversial car policy with his counterparts from Japan, the United States and the European Union (EU) on the sidelines of the World ...

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Adi Andojo's ruling political: Attorney General

Adi Andojo's ruling political: Attorney General JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Singgih said yesterday Justice Adi Andojo Soetjipto's ruling exonerating labor activist Muchtar Pakpahan last year was "politically motivated".

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Double Rs cruise to easy wins in round-robin games

Double Rs cruise to easy wins in round-robin gamesBy Primastuti Handayani DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Indonesia's men's doubles teams had easy victories on the second day of the Lipton World Grand Prix Badminton Finals here yesterday.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Informal ASEAN summit useless

Informal ASEAN summit useless A wise man once said that when it is not necessary to do anything, it is necessary not to do anything. It seemed obvious that the men who attended the informal ASEAN summit in Jakarta on the weekend were taking this advice.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Sarwono laments lack of environmental concern

Sarwono laments lack of environmental concern JAKARTA (JP): Even as developed countries' businesses begin to apply stricter environmental protection standards, Indonesian businessmen continue to ignore environmental protection measures, State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja ...

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Soesilo's rights body remarks spark comment

Soesilo's rights body remarks spark comment JAKARTA (JP): Maj. Gen. (ret) Samsudin, one of the four newest members of the National Commission on Human Rights, concurred with a government official's recent criticism that the commission overstepped its boundary.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Do we teach our children 'bad history' in classrooms?

Do we teach our children 'bad history' in classrooms?By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): "Good history is necessary, because bad history brings disaster on those who peddle it and seek to impose their distorted vision on whole societies." This is a statement made by historians Lord Hugh Thomas and J.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and Entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Village, daily, Kecak Dance, Friday and Tuesday, Legong Dance, Saturday, Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday, Balinese dance parade - Rejang dance, Puspawresti Dance, Belibis Dance & Jaran Teji ...

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Perumka's locomotives delivered soon

Perumka's locomotives delivered soon JAKARTA (JP): PT GE Locomotif Indonesia is planning to deliver this month the first two of 15 locomotives ordered by the state railway company Perumka.GE Locomotif president Michael D.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Art theft and forgery plaguing Indonesian art market

Art theft and forgery plaguing Indonesian art marketBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Last week, the art community in Jakarta was shocked by the news of an attempt to steal a painting from the collection of the Jakarta Council for the Arts.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Hong Kong firm eyes Bojonegara port

Hong Kong firm eyes Bojonegara port JAKARTA (JP): A Hong Kong-based firm is planning to buy up to 45 percent of the consortium -- owned by the state-owned PT Pelabuhan Indonesia 2 and a private firm -- developing a 1,200- hectare port in Bojonegara, West Java.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Sahid builds new hall

Sahid builds new hall JAKARTA (JP): Hotel Sahid Jaya, a five-star hotel on Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta, is building a new convention and conference center, costing about US$ 8 million.Hotel general manager Guido J.A.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Inti wins $16m contracts

Inti wins $16m contracts BANDUNG (JP): State-owned telecommunications equipment producer PT Industri Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Inti) has won US$16 million worth of contracts to supply and maintain telecommunications networks installed by private firms.Inti spokesman Suhasri U.N.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/No RI officials will attend Nobel ceremony: Alatas

No RI officials will attend Nobel ceremony: Alatas JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday Indonesian officials, both at home and those stationed abroad, would not attend Tuesday's Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo for Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and ...

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Gdansk Shipyard

Gdansk Shipyard A shipyard is a cradle of democracy for many Poles. But to consider the problem of the yard in such a way is a political mistake. The Gdansk shipyard is not the Eiffel Tower. Nobody will visit it or drink coffee and milk on the 40th floor.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Buying waterbed for a lazy cow

Buying waterbed for a lazy cow AMSTERDAM (Reuter): A Dutch rubber factory has begun producing waterbeds for cows -- and its first clients are crazy about the product, the daily De Volkskrant said on Monday.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/President presents awards

President presents awards JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will give 67 Upakarti awards to executives, companies and local administrations for their contribution to small business, Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo said yesterday.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Police and residents catch taxi robbers

Police and residents catch taxi robbers JAKARTA (JP): Police with the help of local residents arrested four men for robbing two President taxi drivers in North Jakarta and West Jakarta yesterday.City Police Spokesman Maj.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Wendy's to open 60 outlets

Wendy's to open 60 outlets JAKARTA (JP): Fast-food franchisee PT Wendy Citarasa plans to open 60 outlets in eight cities next year, its general manager said yesterday.Jonathan Goenawan said the planned outlets were expected to increase the company's annual sales to around US$38.3 million.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Listening Post

Listening Post I always read The Listening Post and find it very useful and interesting.However, as most of the people, I believe, read this column during their work hours they don't have enough time to consult a dictionary for any hard words found in the text.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/Navy told to heed personnel

Navy told to heed personnel SURABAYA (JP): President Soeharto told the Navy yesterday that although its equipment is continuously modernized, it should never neglect its human resources.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/City official defends parking joint venture

City official defends parking joint venture JAKARTA (JP): A top city official has came to the defense of a controversial joint car parking venture between a local company and an Australian firm.

Fri, 06 Dec 1996

JP/'Seven operators can meet demand for cellular phones'

'Seven operators can meet demand for cellular phones' JAKARTA (JP): The seven licensed mobile cellular telecommunications operators will be able to meet increasing domestic demand for cellular phones, an executive said yesterday.Julius S.