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Searching for all articles published on 1996-06-06 ...

49 articles.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Millions evicted yearly for urban developments

Millions evicted yearly for urban developmentsBy T. Sima Gunawan ISTANBUL, Turkey (JP): The United Nations Center for Human Settlements (UNCHS) records that millions of people are evicted from their homes each year to make way for new urban developments.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Mega M to open in North Jakarta

Mega M to open in North Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Retail giant Mega M, owned by the Matahari Group, will open its first branch at the Mega Mall in Pluit, North Jakarta tomorrow.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Like husband, like wife

Like husband, like wife JAKARTA (JP): A mother of three children committed suicide by drinking insecticide yesterday after her husband killed himself in the same way 40 days ago.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Soccer

SoccerCorrection: The story under the heading Angry backlash over plane damage "cover-up" which appeared on page 13 yesterday should have been about England's Euro 96 soccer squad who faced an angry backlash on Tuesday as politicians and newspapers poured scorn on an inquiry into damage caused to a ...

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

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

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/NBA finals live on TV

NBA finals live on TV JAKARTA (JP): While many eyes will be glued to Euro 96 in England, basketball lovers will be enjoying their own entertainment by feasting on the National Basketball Association finals.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Prasidha to increase pepper production

Prasidha to increase pepper production JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed PT Prasidha Aneka Niaga yesterday signed a joint venture agreement here with Burns Philp of Australia to produce 8,000 tons of ground pepper per year.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Teams

TeamsGroup C (x. denotes jersey number):Germany: Goalkeepers: 1. Andreas Koepke; 12. Oliver Kahn; 22. Oliver Reck Defenders: 2. Stefan Reuter; 5. Thomas Helmer; 6. Matthias Sammer; 14. Markus Babbel; 15. Juergen Kohler; 16. Rene Schneider Midfielders: 3. Marco Bode; 4. Steffen Freund; 7.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Police drop tolerant approach to protests

Police drop tolerant approach to protests JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta police have promised to take stricter measures against street demonstrators who have no legal permission to protest, in the interests of public safety."We'll no longer condone such behavior.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Student behavior

Student behaviorFrom RepublikaI am concerned about what has happened to students. They often engage in brawls which claim lives. What is wrong with our educational system? I ask. The behavior of students is the product of the educational system and orientation.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Basketball 3-on-3 at Sarinah

Basketball 3-on-3 at Sarinah JAKARTA (JP): Professional basketball players from the Kobatama league are expected to join the three-on-three contest held by state-owned retail company Sarinah Department Store this weekend.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Goenawan M. alive and kicking

Goenawan M. alive and kicking JAKARTA (JP): Imagine being thought dead!"If this (rumor) continues, I'd start to believe I'm dead," former Tempo editor Goenawan Mohamad said yesterday following widespread rumors that he had died on Tuesday.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/SE Asia and the peace dividend

SE Asia and the peace dividendBy Dewi Fortuna Anwar The following article is based on a paper presented at the Defense Services Asia 1996 conference: "Changing Conception of Security in a Changing Pacific Asia" in Kuala Lumpur on April 25 and April 26, 1996. This is the first of two articles.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Theater stages 'Greedy Love'

Theater stages 'Greedy Love' JAKARTA (JP): The popular theater group Teater Koma will perform their newest play at the Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center on Jl. Cikini Raya from tomorrow to June 22.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Foreign travelers now allowed to enter RI by car

Foreign travelers now allowed to enter RI by car JAKARTA (JP): Four ministers and the national police chief yesterday signed a joint decree that will allow foreign travelers to enter the country driving their own private vehicles.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Alan Ball to boost int'l soccer meet

Alan Ball to boost int'l soccer meet JAKARTA (JP): Alan Ball, Manchester City manager, has been here since Tuesday to attend a school soccer invitational tournament held by the British International School on Saturday and Sunday at the school's soccer field in Bintaro Jaya Sektor 9, Tangerang, ...

Thu, 06 Jun 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.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Pakistan and India

Pakistan and India This is in reference to Mr. H.V. Suman's letter which appeared in your daily on May 10, 1996. I am surprised to note how a presumably literate person could so easily miss the real essence of Prime Minister Bhutto's article, titled Bombing the innocents, a thing of the past.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Family Matters 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Talks: One Day with Mr.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/DHL charges twice

DHL charges twice Last February I purchased some goods from a U.S. company. I instructed the company to ship the goods by DHL and to tell DHL to charge collect to our company account. Later, the company's salesperson sent me an e-mail saying that DHL refused to collect charge.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/PSKD Montessori Menteng

PSKD Montessori Menteng I refer to the article in The Jakarta Post, June 4, 1996, page three, entitled More superschools in the pipeline. I am concerned that you have missed the point why PSKD Montessori Menteng is being established.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Group C, the deadliest in Euro 96

Group C, the deadliest in Euro 96By Vic Mills LONDON (JP): It is fitting that two of the finest stadiums in England -- Anfield and Old Trafford -- should host what many believe to be the toughest of the four groups in the European soccer championships.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Rising tennis star Andrian wins again

Rising tennis star Andrian wins again JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's young tennis hopeful Andrian Raturandang moved a step closer to winning the national selection tournament when he beat Sebastian da Costa yesterday.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Timor car to be built in S. Korea

Timor car to be built in S. Korea JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday that it is allowing the country's first national car to be manufactured in South Korea and imported with special tax and tariff breaks for one year.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Moslems told to cooperate with the West

Moslems told to cooperate with the West JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher said Islam and the West need to learn from one another and forge better cooperation in an effort to create world peace.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Tearing down the quest for a better city

Tearing down the quest for a better cityBy Jonathan Power ISTANBUL, Turkey (JP): "What did these vain and presumptuous men intend? How did they expect to raise this lofty mass against God when they had built it above all the mountains and clouds of the earth's atmosphere?" asks Saint Augustine ...

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Indonesia shocks Sampdoria 2-1

Indonesia shocks Sampdoria 2-1 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's national team prepared well for the Asia Cup finals and delighted its victory-hungry fans with a 2-1 shock over Italian giant Sampdoria in a friendly match at overcrowded Teladan stadium in Medan, North Sumatra, Tuesday evening.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Industrialization plan needed: Economists

Industrialization plan needed: Economists JAKARTA (JP): Economists suggested yesterday that the government draft industrialization plans and seriously develop sectors with long-term competitiveness to become major foreign exchange earners.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/The PDI furor

The PDI furor Over the last few weeks, there have been rumors that a "final solution" to remove two prominent figures from Indonesia's political scene has been drawn up.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Inflation rate in May falls to 0.06 percent

Inflation rate in May falls to 0.06 percent JAKARTA (JP): The country's inflation rate fell to 0.06 percent in May from 0.78 percent the previous month, Information Minister Harmoko announced yesterday.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Bus crash kills one in Purwakarta

Bus crash kills one in Purwakarta PURWAKARTA, West Java: One person died and seven others were hospitalized when a passenger bus rammed into a parked oil tanker near here late Tuesday evening.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Researchers refute UN population predictions

Researchers refute UN population predictions JAKARTA (JP): Two Indonesian researchers have rejected United Nations' predictions that Jakarta will be clogged by more than 21.2 million people by 2015, provided other cities can both attract Jakartans and stem the flow of people to the capital.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Merpati's apology

Merpati's apology We are responding to Mr. Kenneth J. White's complaint over Merpati's services published in The Jakarta Post, June 1, 1996, entitled Merpati sally.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Plywood producer reports 63% profit plunge

Plywood producer reports 63% profit plunge JAKARTA (JP): PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya, a plywood producer controlled by PT Astra International and PT Barito Pacific, said that its net profit dropped again by 63 percent to Rp 11 billion (US$4.6 million) last year.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Israeli extremism

Israeli extremism The main headline of the Israeli elections was "extremism" in relation to the issues of security, peace and land.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Boat people stranded in Tegal

Boat people stranded in Tegal TEGAL, Central Java: Thirty-one Chinese boatpeople bound for Australia became stranded in the port of Tegal after their boat, the Feng Seng, developed engine trouble.The boat entered the port on Tuesday carrying 19 men, seven women and five children.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Bus drivers complain of levies

Bus drivers complain of levies PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: More than 300 drivers at the Ulu 7 bus terminal yesterday complained of various levies they allegedly have to pay to the local City Land Transportation Agency.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Angkasa Pura, Schiphol set up join venture

Angkasa Pura, Schiphol set up join venture JAKARTA (JP): PT Angkasa Pura II, a state-owned firm managing nine airports in Indonesia's western provinces, and Schiphol Airport of the Netherlands have set up a joint venture firm here to provide consultancy on airport management.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/The deaf reject govt plan to dub foreign programs

The deaf reject govt plan to dub foreign programs JAKARTA (JP): The government's plan to dub all foreign television programs has met strong opposition from the Organization For Care of the Deaf.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Cuppers given scholarships

Cuppers given scholarships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's 1996 Thomas and Uber Cuppers who are students at Tarumanegara University in West Jakarta can finish their education for free, the university's rector Agustinus Kahono announced on Tuesday.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Campaigners call on House to back atomic power plant

Campaigners call on House to back atomic power plant JAKARTA (JP): Nuclear campaigners are calling on the House of Representatives to support a bill which, if passed, will provide legal grounds for the construction of nuclear power plants.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Registration for projects

Registration for projects JAKARTA (JP): Applications for contractors, suppliers and consultants to participate in city projects opened on Monday. The deadline is Aug. 30.Head of the city's Prequalification Committee, Harun Al Rasyid, said the applications are held once every fiscal year.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Minister back breakaways to oust PDI chief Megawati

Minister back breakaways to oust PDI chief Megawati JAKARTA (JP): Senior government ministers and army generals yesterday encouraged dissidents of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) to proceed with their planned congress, in an apparent bid to oust party leader Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Branta Mulia's profits up

Branta Mulia's profits up JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed PT Branta Mulia yesterday reported a 9.6 percent increase in its net profits -- to Rp 40.7 billion (US$17.2 million) last year from Rp 37.1 billion in 1994 -- in spite of a decrease in operating profits.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Poor pay more to get sufficient clean water

Poor pay more to get sufficient clean waterBy T. Sima Gunawan ISTANBUL, Turkey (JP): Poor people in Jakarta and other big cities of developing countries have to pay between 10 and 20 times more to get safe water as they do not have access to subsidized piped water, the World Bank stated here ...

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Ismail admits PPP is short of funds

Ismail admits PPP is short of funds JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the United Development Party (PPP) Ismail Hasan Metareum has admitted that financial difficulties have been hampering the Moslem-based party's preparations for the 1997 general elections.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/PDI crisis may threaten 1997 election: Scholar

PDI crisis may threaten 1997 election: Scholar JAKARTA (JP): The deepening crisis plaguing the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) will endanger the 1997 election unless the government can handle it correctly, an analyst said yesterday.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/HR Dharsono buried with full military honors

HR Dharsono buried with full military honors BANDUNG (JP): Hartono Rekso Dharsono, a soldier and diplomat who became a staunch critic of the government, was buried with full military honors at Sirnaraga civilian cemetery yesterday.

Thu, 06 Jun 1996

JP/Bimantara's request for car policy review refused

Bimantara's request for car policy review refused JAKARTA (JP): The government has turned down the Bimantara Group's request to revise the national car policy, despite Bimantara claiming that it is ready to produce a national car.