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Searching for all articles published on 1996-04-30 ...

44 articles.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/English Premiership finale becomes enigmatic

English Premiership finale becomes enigmaticBy Vic Mills LONDON (JP): As the English Premiership enters its final week, the picture, complicated still further by team and television alike, becomes ever more intriguing.The team in question is that of Nottingham Forest.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Dossiers of South Koreans not yet ready

Dossiers of South Koreans not yet ready JAKARTA (JP): The police have delayed submitting to the Prosecutor's Office the dossiers of two executives of South Korean Hanbo General Contractors, who are being investigated in connection with the collapse of the Grogol overpass which killed three ...

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Pelni to acquire five Caraka Jaya cargo vessels

Pelni to acquire five Caraka Jaya cargo vessels JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oceanliner PT Pelayaran Indonesia (Pelni) will procure five locally-made Caraka Jaya vessels to replace four cargo vessels that are going to be scrapped later this year.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Stock exchange

Stock exchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 29, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/NGOs urge government to review labor laws

NGOs urge government to review labor laws JAKARTA (JP): More than 100 Indonesian and foreign non- governmental non-organizations called on the government to review the country's labor laws and to further increase official minimum wages.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Suitcase factory charged with dumping toxic waste

Suitcase factory charged with dumping toxic waste JAKARTA (JP): City officials said yesterday that their investigation of a suitcase factory in West Jakarta, gases from which are believed to be responsible for the death of one woman and the hospitalization of seven others, has revealed that ...

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Most Jakartans can afford proper housing: Official

Most Jakartans can afford proper housing: Official JAKARTA (JP): City administration officials said yesterday that most Jakarta residents can afford proper housing."It's just a matter of choice," M. Yanis, head of the Central Jakarta mayoralty's public relations department, told The Jakarta Post.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Nation bids farewell to Ibu Tien

Nation bids farewell to Ibu Tien SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): First Lady Mrs. Siti Hartinah Soeharto was laid to rest yesterday at a family mausoleum in a funeral befitting a national heroine and a Javanese princess.At the mausoleum, she was given military honors.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Five held over drugs

Five held over drugs PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Police arrested five people suspected of trafficking banned drugs during a routine operation in Baturaden, a tourist town near here, on Sunday.Antara reported that the police seized 70 pills of Raphinol and 120 pills of Nipam from the suspects.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/More praise comes pouring in for Ibu Tien

More praise comes pouring in for Ibu Tien JAKARTA (JP): A number of women wept openly or fainted watching the procession carrying Mrs. Tien Soeharto's coffin from Surakarta to Astana Giri Bangun cemetery on the town's outskirts yesterday.Melly G.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Leaders join crowds in Solo to pay last respects

Leaders join crowds in Solo to pay last respectsPhoto A/B/C: GuardJP/alxSOLEMN ATMOSPHERE: Four members of the red-beret corps stand guard beside the coffin of Mrs.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/ASEAN leaders at first lady's funeral

ASEAN leaders at first lady's funeral SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Leaders from neighboring countries arrived in Surakarta (Solo), Central Java, yesterday to personally express their condolences at the death of First Lady Mrs. Tien Soeharto.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Low cost housing designs do not appeal to poor

Low cost housing designs do not appeal to poor JAKARTA (JP): One reason behind the unwillingness of former slum dwellers to live in the apartments built for them is the design, an architect said.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/India and the nuclear threat

India and the nuclear threat This is in reference to your April 26 article India and the threat of nuclear war.Mr. Jonathan Power may be right in pointing out that Kashmir probably should not have become part of India, if the sub- continent would have been divided on the basis of religion.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Six killed in road crash

Six killed in road crash PURWOREJO, Central Java: Six people were killed and six others seriously injured when a train slammed into a passenger bus in Kutoarjo, near here, on Sunday. Three were killed on the spot and three others died in a hospital.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/16 countries to join parachuting meet

16 countries to join parachuting meet JAKARTA (JP): As many as 16 countries have assured their participation in the Sixth World Parachuting Championships at Lido Lake, Bogor, West Java, in prelude to the Indonesian Air Show.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Paiton II construction to be started in June

Paiton II construction to be started in June JAKARTA (JP): PT Jawa Power, a consortium of Bimantara of Indonesia, Siemens AG of Germany and PowerGen of Britain, will start the construction of the Paiton II steam power project in East Java in June with an investment of US$2.5 billion.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Female racer enters Indonesian rally

Female racer enters Indonesian rally JAKARTA (JP): Italy's world rally winning co-driver Fabrizia Pons looks certain to add life to the Rally of Indonesia in Medan, North Sumatra, where she teams up with compatriot Pierro Liatti.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Dial 530-3000 for advice on AIDS

Dial 530-3000 for advice on AIDS JAKARTA (JP): Anti-AIDS campaigners launched yesterday a new hotline to provide the public with information on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, its mode of transmission and efforts to prevent it.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Bumi Modern reports rise in losses

Bumi Modern reports rise in losses JAKARTA (JP): PT Bumi Modern, the owner of the Hyatt Regency Surabaya, a four-star hotel in the East Javanese capital, yesterday reported total losses of Rp 24.8 billion (US$10.5 million) last year.The losses indicated a 119 percent increase from the Rp 11.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Lopa sees violation against Mulyana

Lopa sees violation against Mulyana JAKARTA (JP): The Secretary General of the National Commission on Human Rights said the authorities may have violated the rights of human rights campaigner Mulyana W. Kusumah when it accused him this month of having past communist links.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Agricultural seminar here

Agricultural seminar here JAKARTA (JP): An agricultural seminar will be held on May 23 to discuss no-tilling techniques for rice planting and the environmental and health aspects of plant cultivation using chemicals.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Dutch man to write Javanese dictionary

Dutch man to write Javanese dictionary JAKARTA (JP): A Dutch linguist and computer expert, who loves karawitan -- or Javanese orchestras, is planning to write a complete contemporary Javanese dictionary which is planned to be published on CD-ROM.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Bali's economic success is environment's loss: Emil Salim

Bali's economic success is environment's loss: Emil SalimText and photos by Putu Wirata DENPASAR (JP): The resorts, hotels and newly-built homes in Bali have adopted the island's traditional harmony of architecture, landscaping and gardens.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Textile industry to be restructured

Textile industry to be restructured JAKARTA (JP): The country's textile industry will undergo a major restructuring in May in order to boost its exports and enable Indonesia to face new competitors on the world market, an executive says.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Call girls punished lightly

Call girls punished lightly DENPASAR, Bali: Six women, including three Filipinas, who were arrested by police during a raid on a local brothel, were each let off with a Rp 50,000 fine yesterday by the Badung District Court.They were all found guilty of violating a bye-law on homelessness.Judge L.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Thai firm to set up pulp plant in East Kalimantan

Thai firm to set up pulp plant in East Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): PT Surya Hutani Jaya of Indonesia and Siam Cement Company of Thailand will jointly construct a pulp plant in Kutai, East Kalimantan with an investment of US$700 million.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Mysterious ways

Mysterious ways Newsweek of April 15, 1996 issue published two strange stories. A man who graduated from America's Harvard University and possesses a PhD in mathematics from Michigan University, sent parcel bombs to people, mostly university teachers.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Court told of blood type error

Court told of blood type error JAKARTA (JP): Experts from the police department admitted to a court hearing yesterday that erroneous data had been submitted as evidence.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Priest died of overeating

Priest died of overeating JERUSALEM (Reuter): Israeli police say an autopsy on a Mexican priest found dead in Jerusalem's holiest church revealed the man had died of overeating.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Parachuting meet in Malaysia

Parachuting meet in Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): The North Sulawesi women's team will warm up for the 14th National Games in an international parachuting championships in Malaysia next month, the chairman of the provincial parachuting body Theo Mandagi said yesterday.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/ASEAN free trade

ASEAN free trade The week-end meeting of ASEAN trade ministers on the Singaporean island of Sentosa last week was just as effective as we have come to expect of such an informal gathering. Stripped of formality, the ministers were able to get straight down to business in a frank, open manner.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/The merry month of May

The merry month of May There seems to be an experiment on applied economics taking place here in Jakarta's "duty free" shops.

Tue, 30 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.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Green campaign

Green campaign I was surprised to read the article on page 7 entitled Activists attack green campaign as 'lip service' (The Jakarta Post, April 29, 1996).As far as I know, the green consumerism campaign is meant to be environmentally friendly. However, the reverse has occurred.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Nipah culprits sentenced to two years in jail

Nipah culprits sentenced to two years in jail SURABAYA, East Java (JP): All four soldiers accused of involvement in a 1993 shooting incident which led to the death of four civilians in the East Java village of Nipah were found guilty by a military court yesterday and sentenced to an average of ...

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/TV schedules slowly return back to normal

TV schedules slowly return back to normal JAKARTA (JP): State-run TVRI and the five commercial television stations will resume their regular schedules after two days of covering the death of First Lady Mrs. Tien Soeharto and her funeral to the exclusion of all else.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/13,800 to be resettled

13,800 to be resettled SEMARANG, Central Java: The provincial administration is hoping to resettle 13,800 people from the area to less-densely populated islands in the 1996/97 fiscal year which began on April 1.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Kid's Song 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Beyond Tomorrow 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science: IPTEK 4:30 TV Drama 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village ...

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Traffic stops during moment of silence

Traffic stops during moment of silence JAKARTA (JP): Traffic on the city's main thoroughfares stopped for a while at noon, following a signal from sirens to start 30 seconds of silence to honor First Lady Tien Soeharto, whose body was about to be carried to the President's family mausoleum ...

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Police assigned to schools

Police assigned to schools JAKARTA (JP): Police officers will soon be assigned to monitor activities at every high school in South Jakarta in an effort to prevent students from brawling."If it is agreed, we will place one or two officers at the schools to supervise," South Jakarta Police Chief Lt.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/'Grebeg' ritual draws attention

'Grebeg' ritual draws attention DEMAK, Central Java: Thousands of people flocked to Demak on Sunday to take part in the religious ritual Grebeg, held annually to coincide with Idul Adha, the Moslem Day of Sacrifice.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Playing doubles offers as much prestige as singles

Playing doubles offers as much prestige as singlesBy Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): "Two are better than one," King Solomon said. "Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."This synergism is the glory of playing doubles.

Tue, 30 Apr 1996

JP/Fire insurance rates cut by up to 60%

Fire insurance rates cut by up to 60% JAKARTA (JP): Amid concerns over the continuing outflow of funds to foreign firms for fire insurance services, local insurance firms have cut fire risk premium rates by 50 to 60 percent, to a new range of 0.045 percent to 2 percent per annum.