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Searching for all articles published on 1996-08-05 ...

38 articles.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/ThinkPad 760ED: An upscale toy for serious multimedia jobs

ThinkPad 760ED: An upscale toy for serious multimedia jobsBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Finally, courtesy of PT Usaha Sistim Informasi Jaya in Jakarta, I had the opportunity to test-drive the Rolls Royce of notebooks that so many computer magazine editors have raved about: none other than the IBM ...

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Property rights

Property rights The wave of bomb threats and wild rumors in the aftermath of the July 27 riots distracted the media's attention from a seminar early last week on two new very important government regulations, effective as of June 17, which will significantly influence the development of the ...

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Beware of broker houses

Beware of broker houses It began when a staff member in our office wanted to lease an apartment for a year in Sudirman Tower Condominium. The marketing person there, Mr. P, showed us the units available. After negotiations, we finally agreed to lease unit 12 H.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Moslem community minimarket opens in Pulo Gadung

Moslem community minimarket opens in Pulo Gadung JAKARTA (JP): A Moslem community cooperative and minimarket officially opened Saturday in Pulo Gadung, East Jakarta.The cooperative, called Laa Roiba, is designed to help reduce poverty by providing loans to small-scale traders.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 7:45 a.m. Olympiad '96 Report: Olympiad '96 Closing Ceremony 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Saber Rider and The Star Sheriff 3:00 Children's Program: Anak Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Major Dad 4:05 Science Film: Animal Odyssey 4:30 Quiz: Cepat Tepat 4:55 Filler and Trailer 5:00 ...

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Nigerian arrested for smuggling

Nigerian arrested for smuggling JAKARTA (JP): Customs and Excise officers have arrested a Nigerian believed to have smuggled 300 grams of heroin in a book air-mailed from Thailand.A local man is also being held in connection with the case.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Most drug users are victims, not criminals, expert says

Most drug users are victims, not criminals, expert says JAKARTA (JP): The government's threat to send Ecstasy users to jail received a mixed reaction from health and law experts on Saturday.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Samarinda to have a mall

Samarinda to have a mall JAKARTA (JP): Samarinda, the capital of East Kalimantan, will have a modern shopping mall, the first of its kind in the city.The ground-breaking ceremony of the Rp 65 billion ( US$27.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Police still hunting suspect in schoolgirl kidnapping

Police still hunting suspect in schoolgirl kidnapping JAKARTA (JP): Police are still hunting for one of three suspects in the kidnapping of a school girl on July 26. The girl is a daughter of a secretary at the North Jakarta District Court.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Eastern Indonesia needs tax holiday facilities

Eastern Indonesia needs tax holiday facilities JAKARTA (JP): The new tax holiday facilities should be granted to all manufacturing industries to encourage more investments in Indonesia's eastern provinces, economists and business people said.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/13,000 border crossers resettled

13,000 border crossers resettled JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The local government has resettled about 13,000 natives who have returned from neighboring Papua New Guinea over the past 12 years, Governor Jacob Pattipi said Saturday.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/2,000 workers strike at tire plant to seek better pay

2,000 workers strike at tire plant to seek better pay BEKASI, West Java (JP): Two thousand workers at a South Korean tire company, PT Hung-A Indonesia, went on strike Saturday to demand better pay and working conditions.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Riots send message from the urban poor

Riots send message from the urban poor Jakarta which was rocked by major riots nine days ago has slowly returned to normal.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Gadjah Mada students wary of accusations

Gadjah Mada students wary of accusations YOGYAKARTA (JP): Students at Gadjah Mada University, recently named as a hotbed of student organizations with leftist political leanings, are gripped with fear following the arrests of colleagues here and in other cities.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/'Asian values' debate fires anti-western sentiment

'Asian values' debate fires anti-western sentimentBy Jonathan Power HONG KONG (JP): Maybe with the TWA "bombing" the "Clash of Civilizations," so eruditely yet erroneously predicted by Harvard Professor, Samuel Huntington, in Foreign Affairs is about to come about.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Police still hunting suspect in student kidnapping

Police still hunting suspect in student kidnapping JAKARTA (JP): Police are still hunting for one of three suspects in the kidnapping of a school girl on July 26. The girl is a daughter of a secretary at the North Jakarta District Court.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Nuclear activists to campaign against RI

Nuclear activists to campaign against RI YOGYAKARTA (JP): International nuclear activists threatened Saturday to undermine Indonesia's popularity in their countries if Jakarta continues with its plan to build a nuclear power plant.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Atlanta pricked by Olympic pin fever

Atlanta pricked by Olympic pin fever ATLANTA, Georgia (JP): If you harbor an exhibitionistic drive and are seeking a way to express it decently, you should perhaps collect pins. Unlike stamps, these small broaches are easier to show off.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Current rice stocks reach 2.7m tons

Current rice stocks reach 2.7m tons SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Domestic rice procurements by the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) have reached 1.2 million tons, bringing the country's total rice stock to 2.7 million tons, an official says.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/E. Kalimantan exports boars

E. Kalimantan exports boars SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: A businessman said over the weekend that he would respond to the Philippines' demand for wild boars.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Avoiding confrontation

Avoiding confrontation I refer to the article (Aug. 2) Educator laments spread of violence in society.The telephone discussion with your reporter was about the spread of violence in this city, especially among youths.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Diversified Bakrie Group opts for upmarket vans

Diversified Bakrie Group opts for upmarket vansBy Rikza Abdullah PRESTON, Britain (JP): The diversified conglomerate Bakrie Group will enter Indonesia's highly competitive automotive market next year, in the upmarket van sector rather than opting for the growing sedan market.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/1,405 caught cheating during entrance exams

1,405 caught cheating during entrance exams JAKARTA (JP): The national exam committee unearthed 1,405 cheating cases during the two-day nationwide state university admission tests last June, an official report said Saturday.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Goldsmiths told to tap world market

Goldsmiths told to tap world market SEMARANG (JP): Indonesian goldsmiths have big opportunities to tap the growing demand for gold jewelry in the world market, says an official.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Animals moved to new homes

Animals moved to new homes PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Inhabitants of the one- million-hectare natural zoo in the Kapuas regency will be moved to a new home in the Tanjung Puting national park, about 500 kilometers west of here.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Share prices on JSX expected to stabilize

Share prices on JSX expected to stabilize JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are expected to be more stable this week but trading activities will still be driven by short-term oriented investors, securities analysts say.

Mon, 05 Aug 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.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Executives prone to stress and diseases: Expert

Executives prone to stress and diseases: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Executives are prone to stress-related illnesses such as heart disease, high blood pressure, or liver disease due to job pressure, an expert said.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Iguanas and snakes at Banteng Square

Iguanas and snakes at Banteng Square JAKARTA (JP): Animal lovers can see various types of snakes, iguanas, chickens and turtles right in the heart of the city.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Ousted PDI leader Megawati unlikely to answer summons

Ousted PDI leader Megawati unlikely to answer summons JAKARTA (JP): Ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri is unlikely to answer a police summons issued as part of a probe into recent rioting. She is expected to send her lawyers instead.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Fiskaragung to increase production capacity

Fiskaragung to increase production capacity JAKARTA (JP): PT Fiskaragung Perkasa, the country's largest producer of iodized salt, said that it will triple its production capacity by 1998 to take the advantage of the government's iodizing program.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/List of persons missing in riots lengthens

List of persons missing in riots lengthens JAKARTA (JP): A construction worker and an ice vendor are among the persons missing since the July 27 riots."A woman came and said her husband, an ice vendor, was picked up when he was sitting on the pavement along Jl.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Buses hit train, killing one

Buses hit train, killing one JAKARTA (JP): A bus driver's assistance was killed and two bus drivers were injured on Saturday after their buses hit a freight train at a railway crossing in East Jakarta.Kaswat, an attendant at a railway crossing on Jl.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Australian Labor Party's links with PRD studied

Australian Labor Party's links with PRD studied JAKARTA (JP): Military authorities in East Java are investigating possible links between the beleaguered People's Democratic Party (PRD) and foreign organizations, including Australia's Labor Party.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Causes of terrorism

Causes of terrorism The space for peace efforts in the Middle East appears to be narrowing as the specter of terrorism once again raises its head. Feelings of insecurity and uncertainty have emerged as the peace efforts stall.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Incentives urged to lure geothermal investments

Incentives urged to lure geothermal investments JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Geothermal Association has called on the government to provide tax incentives for investors to build geothermal power plants to accelerate the energy diversification program.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Bakrie Group targets SE Asian, European marts

Bakrie Group targets SE Asian, European martsBy Rikza Abdullah PRESTON, Britain (JP): Aburizal Bakrie says his vans, which he hopes to launch late next year, will be targeted not only at the Indonesian market, but also Southeast Asian and European markets.

Mon, 05 Aug 1996

JP/Never too late to hear the cry of the people

Never too late to hear the cry of the peopleBy Soedjati Djiwandono JAKARTA (JP): On my way to the Juanda airport in Surabaya recently it was dawn and I asked the taxi driver if he had stayed up all night."Yes, sir.