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Searching for all articles published on 1996-04-19 ...

53 articles.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/The games people play, from 'Jade' to 'Jumanji'

The games people play, from 'Jade' to 'Jumanji'By Parvathi Nayar Narayan JAKARTA (JP): Game playing has become quite a buzz word, though the games played by the protagonists of two movies currently showing in town, Jade and Jumanji, couldn't really be more different.

Fri, 19 Apr 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.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Toward industrial peace

Toward industrial peace The new minimum wage levels introduced this month should not have caused such a furore among employers, nor should they have set off the recent wave of labor strikes. After all, this year's average increase is only 10.63 percent, down from 18.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/On Sudan

On Sudan It was surprising to read Mr. Buhari Abdu's letter Politics of religion in Sudan published in the April 11, 1996 edition of The Jakarta Post. Mr. Abdu has obtained information on Sudan originating from Western sources only. As a Moslem intellectual hailing from an African country, Mr.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Rocker Duki Sadikin proves age no reason to stop singing

Rocker Duki Sadikin proves age no reason to stop singing JAKARTA (JP): How old is Mick Jagger? Fiftythree. And he still sings.This is what Duki Sadikin, singer and leader of the Seven Oz rock band, says every time people urge him to stop singing.Duki is 48 years old now, and has two children.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/'Seven' explores murky region between light and shadow

'Seven' explores murky region between light and shadowBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Is violence the preoccupation of late twentieth- century society? Martin Scorcese's Casino, Michael Mann's Heat, John Woo's Broken Arrow, and Robert Rodriguez's Desperado are the most recent expressions of ...

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Suspected Australian pedophiles in Lombok

Suspected Australian pedophiles in Lombok JAKARTA (JP): Two suspected child molesters of Australian nationality are reportedly residing in Bau Nyale beach in Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Seven Oz joins Jakarta's 1970s rock music revival

Seven Oz joins Jakarta's 1970s rock music revivalBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The man in black clothes and boots clutched the microphone. With his eyes closed, he rendered Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven in his high-pitched voice. He seemed to be in a trance.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series 3:05 Teenage Program: Indonesian Teenager 3:30 TV Series: Fresh Prince of Bell Air 4:05 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:30 Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Culture: Tari Reyong Tulung Agung 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the ...

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Demand for probe in bribery scandal gains momentum

Demand for probe in bribery scandal gains momentum JAKARTA (JP): Adi Andojo Soetjipto, the senior judge who alleged that bribery is rampant in the Supreme Court, and has called for an investigation, is gaining more and more support from various institutions and individuals.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Japfa, McDonald's tie up

Japfa, McDonald's tie up JAKARTA (JP): PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia, a major agribusiness enterprise, and an American food processing company will soon set up a joint venture to process and supply McDonald's total requirement of processed beef and chicken products in Indonesia.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/City to add clout to catchment ruling

City to add clout to catchment ruling JAKARTA (JP): A gubernatorial decree obliging public and private building owners to construct water catchment wells will be converted into a provincial decree."The law will be strengthened when the obligation becomes a provincial decree," Prawoto S.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Forestry ministry stops six levies

Forestry ministry stops six levies JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry has decided to remove six of the 16 levies imposed on forest products in an effort to reduce business costs and ease the flow of goods.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Utut Adianto extends lead in Madras chess tourney

Utut Adianto extends lead in Madras chess tourney JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Utut Adianto displayed some innovative variants to outwit home favorite RB Ramesh in the Cakti Chess Invitational tournament in Madras, India on Wednesday.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Legal aid body for women founded

Legal aid body for women founded JAKARTA (JP): Seven prominent women activists yesterday established an institution providing legal advocacy to women.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Tidal wave victims need aid

Tidal wave victims need aid MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Regent Mulyono said his office needs around Rp 1.5 billion (US$635,055) to rebuild hundreds of houses destroyed in an earthquake and tidal wave which hit the area in February.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/College students take to streets

College students take to streets JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of students from the city's biggest private university took to the streets yesterday, stopping buses and looking for high school students who had allegedly attacked their campus earlier in the day.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Harbor toll road almost completed

Harbor toll road almost completed JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar has said he was relieved the harbor toll road in North Jakarta was near completion, and that he expected the road to be ready before the International Air Show, scheduled for mid-June.The 6.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Ship procurement permits simplified

Ship procurement permits simplified JAKARTA (JP): The government has cut the licensing procedures for vessel procurement from foreign countries to help improve the performance of domestic shipping fleets using local flags.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Beddu favored in takraw congress

Beddu favored in takraw congress JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the State Logistics Agency, Beddu Amang, has emerged as the sole candidate for the top job in the Indonesian Sepak Takraw Association which will hold its national congress in Bogor, West Java this weekend.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/KIPP has the right to exist

KIPP has the right to exist JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council Sudomo said that the Independent Election Monitoring Committee has the right to exist, but only the official Election Supervision Committee has the legal basis to supervise the 1997 general elections.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Doping laboratory to be built for National Games

Doping laboratory to be built for National Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, as part of the worldwide campaign against performance-enhancing drug users, is setting up a doping laboratory for the 14th National Games this September.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Government plans to raise fertilizer handling fees

Government plans to raise fertilizer handling fees JAKARTA (JP): The government will raise fertilizer handling fees for village cooperatives and retailers, and increase fertilizer stocks by 10 percent to 4.4 weeks of consumption, said Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Indonesia contributes little to world science

Indonesia contributes little to world science JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is contributing little to the international science and technology community, a government official said recently.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Indosat to sell 7.1% of its stake in Telkomsel

Indosat to sell 7.1% of its stake in Telkomsel JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned PT Indosat is to sell 7.1 percent of its shares in PT Telkomsel, a digital cellular telecommunications firm, to the existing shareholders.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/200 public transportation vehicles lose permits

200 public transportation vehicles lose permits JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation Control Agency (DLLAJ) has temporarily revoked the operational permits of 200 public transportation vehicles for various violations over the last four months.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Fare increases still disputed

Fare increases still disputed TANGERANG (JP): The increased transportation fares announced by the government on April 3 have given rise to complaints by people in this town located 30 kilometers west of Jakarta.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Police to crack down on rampant software piracy

Police to crack down on rampant software piracy JAKARTA (JP): The police are set to crack down on computer software piracy, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono announced yesterday.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 18, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 ...

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Three East Timorese enter Dutch Embassy

Three East Timorese enter Dutch Embassy JAKARTA (JP): Three young East Timorese entered the Dutch Embassy yesterday and are demanding political asylum in Portugal."They have asked for political asylum in Portugal," the embassy's first secretary, E.J. Schmidt, said yesterday.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Election watchdog

Election watchdog The pros and cons of the newly established Independent Election Monitoring Committee continue to be debated.Personally, I welcome the birth of the poll watchdog, and look forward to seeing it operate properly and independently in the next general election.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Go east, Siswono says

Go east, Siswono says PAMEKASAN, Madura: Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo is calling on Maduranese people, known for their love of traveling, to settle in the less-developed eastern areas of Indonesia.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Surabaya bourse to elect new bosses on Monday

Surabaya bourse to elect new bosses on Monday JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) will elect new management on Monday from among the three nominated teams of directors and the two teams of commissioners approved by the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam).

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Expats celebrate Kartini Day

Expats celebrate Kartini Day JAKARTA (JP): Around 200 expatriates took part in a 10- kilometer cross-country run held by the Jakarta Hash House Harriettes outside the 3,400-hectare Cikarang Baru housing and industrial complex, Bekasi, Wednesday evening.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/What next after the Osaka summit?

What next after the Osaka summit?By Hadi Soesastro The following is the first of two articles on the progress of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation. JAKARTA (JP): APEC after Osaka is about implementing a set of action plans as outlined in the Osaka Action Agenda.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Govt firm on minimum wage policy

Govt firm on minimum wage policy PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): Unmoved by waves of protest, the government said yesterday it won't review its policy of raising the regional minimum standard by 10.6 percent as of April 1.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Social forest projects often regarded only as formalities

Social forest projects often regarded only as formalities JAKARTA (JP): Forest concessionaires still consider social forestry projects to be more of a burden than a responsibility, and thus the projects rarely meet the needs of the people they are supposed to help, an executive says.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/New official

New officialCorrection: The new director general of land transportation is Santo Budiono, not Santo Budianto as printed in yesterday's photo caption on this page. We apologize for the error.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/RI growth 8 percent last year

RI growth 8 percent last year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's economy last year grew by 8.07 percent, more than the 7.48 percent recorded in 1994, the Central Bureau for Statistics announced yesterday.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/BAT to pay dividends

BAT to pay dividends JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of the publicly-listed cigarette manufacturer PT BAT Indonesia yesterday approved the management's proposal to pay dividends of Rp 1,525 (50 U.S. cents) per share for its 1995 operation.BAT's president, Johan G.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Australia's Indonesia policy

Australia's Indonesia policy Australia's recent change of government, from the Labor Party to the Liberal-National coalition as a result of the March 2 elections has raised a number of issues among observers.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Taiwan

Taiwan Many articles have been written about the Taiwan-China conflict, but I have not seen any on the people of Taiwan.Taiwan, a colony of Japan from 1895 to 1945, currently enjoys a very high living standard.At the end of World War II the country was in a shambles.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Indonesia and Malaysia face racism allegations

Indonesia and Malaysia face racism allegations Is racism alive in Indonesia? According to Bill Hayden it is. The former governor general of Australia said recently that Malaysia and Indonesia are racist countries. Arief Budiman takes a look at this issue.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Australian sports officials due here

Australian sports officials due here JAKARTA (JP): Australia's Northern Territory Sport and Recreation Minister Steve Hatton will make a trip here late this month in a bid to strengthen ties between the two sports communities.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Alleged killer retracts testimony

Alleged killer retracts testimony JAKARTA (JP): The main defendant in the Rohadi family murder case yesterday retracted statements given earlier to police investigators admitting to the crime.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Women workers

Women workers I would like to thank The Jakarta Post for publishing the result of my survey (April 17, 1996). However, the Post has misinterpreted some of the data, and thus a correction is needed to avoid misunderstanding.1.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Famine report in Arso denied

Famine report in Arso denied JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A local transmigration official denies a report of famine affecting the Arso resettlement area after the two-year food supply expired.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Importers say bribery rampant at Tanjung Priok

Importers say bribery rampant at Tanjung Priok JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Importers Association is angry at excessive red tape caused by customs officials at Tanjung Priok port which it says has been increasing lately, the association's chairman Amirudin Saud said yesterday.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * "CATCH THE SHATEC SPARK" goes the expression, and it certainly sums up the determined, cheerful and enthusiastic attitude of the stars of "The Listening Post" tonight (broadcast over Radio Sonora FM100.9 at 8:15).

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Arts & Crafts, daily. Sunset Procession, daily. Ramayana Dance, Thursday. Legong Dance, Saturday. Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday. Rejang, Puspawresti, Belibis and Jaran Teji dances, Monday.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/United and Newcastle extend Premiership soccer battle

United and Newcastle extend Premiership soccer battleBy Vic Mills LONDON (JP): On an evening that saw Ajax and Juventus win through to the final of the European Champions Cup, Manchester United and Newcastle continued their Premiership battle to see who would represent England in next season's ...

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Promoter pours cold water on Jordan's Jakarta visit

Promoter pours cold water on Jordan's Jakarta visit JAKARTA (JP): It is very unlikely that National Basketball Association great Michael Jordan will come here for a week-long show in August, according to promoter Ary Sudarsono.

Fri, 19 Apr 1996

JP/Alleged bank robber shot dead

Alleged bank robber shot dead JAKARTA (JP): A bank robber has been shot dead earlier this week for resisting arrest near the Kampung Rambutan bus terminal in East Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police Chief, Lt. Col. S.Y.