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Searching for all articles published on 1996-09-19 ...

45 articles.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Venture to produce drilling devices

Venture to produce drilling devices JAKARTA (JP): Petroleum engineering companies PT Welltekindo Nusantara of Indonesia and Specialty Machine and Supply Inc. of the United States signed a joint-venture agreement here yesterday to produce downhole plow control devices for oil drilling.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Minister proposes environmental tax

Minister proposes environmental tax JAKARTA (JP): Minister for Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave proposed yesterday the idea of imposing an environmental tax, beginning with the tourist industry.

Thu, 19 Sep 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, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Preparing food for athletes is not easy

Preparing food for athletes is not easyBy Fitriyanti Djoni JAKARTA (JP): Preparing food for athletes is different than serving the general public. Food for sports people has to be prepared according to strict standards set by both local and international sports associations.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Jakarta succeeds both as host and as team

Jakarta succeeds both as host and as team JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta has achieved success, both in hosting the 14th National Games and in meeting its target of winning 100 gold medals, the city's top sports chief said.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/CSIS at 25

CSIS at 25 If public attention is a measurement of importance, one might say that Indonesia's most venerable think tank is sadly past its prime. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) turned a respectable 25 years of age this month with almost no notice from the public.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 18, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,100 -225 ...

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Digital telephone system in E. Jakarta

Digital telephone system in E. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta branch of the state-owned telecommunication provider PT Telkom will change the central automatic telephone system of its exchange in Tebet, South Jakarta, from analog technology to digital technology.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Elections effectively partition Bosnia

Elections effectively partition BosniaBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): Six weeks ago there was a discreet breakfast meeting in Belgrade between Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic and two senior officials of Britain's National Westminster Bank.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Men jailed for stealing

Men jailed for stealing JAKARTA (JP): A court has found two men guilty of stealing watches worth Rp 5 billion (US$ 218 million).

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Bandung's Jalan Braga on the road to renovation

Bandung's Jalan Braga on the road to renovationBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): When you were strolling or shopping in Jalan Braga, Bandung, did you ever stop and look at the shop fronts? Have you ever wondered what they looked like before they were obscured by uncoordinated advertising and ...

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Lawyers call indictment 'manipulative'

Lawyers call indictment 'manipulative' JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers of a warden being tried for allegedly helping a business tycoon to escape from prison last May called the prosecutor's indictment "manipulative" in court yesterday.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Management of state firms to get more authority

Management of state firms to get more authority JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad pledged yesterday to delegate more power to the managements of state- owned companies to make them more responsive to rapid changes in the business environment.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Triptych Jewelry Exhibition

Triptych Jewelry Exhibition JAKARTA (JP): Forty pieces of unique jewelry, designed by artisans of the Helpmann Academy of South Australia, will be exhibited at Cemara 6 Galeri Kafe, Jl. Cemara, Central Jakarta.The six-day exhibition, called the Triptych exhibition, will be open to public tomorrow.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Motorcyclists rob merchant

Motorcyclists rob merchant JAKARTA (JP): A group of men on motorcycles robbed a merchant who had just left his house early yesterday morning, relieving him of Rp 11.6 million (US$4,974) in cash with which he intended to buy meat at the Cakung slaughterhouse in East Jakarta.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Leader of labor export body defies meeting

Leader of labor export body defies meeting JAKARTA (JP): The embattled chief of the Association of Labor Export Companies (Apjati), Mahfudz Djaelani, vowed yesterday to fight any attempts to unseat him.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/City cancels plan to relocate gas stations

City cancels plan to relocate gas stations JAKARTA (JP): The administration has canceled its plan to relocate 33 gas stations from green areas in the city and has decided to let the gas stations continue operating in the 50,000 square meters of supposedly green area.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Pentagon incompetence

Pentagon incompetence The Pentagon's commendably candid report on this summer's terrorist bombing in Saudi Arabia induces a disquieting sense of deja vu. Once again, the Defense Department has proved more adept at investigating its security lapses than in preventing them.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Jobs in South Korea

Jobs in South KoreaFrom KompasIn November 1995, I enlisted for work overseas. I registered for a job in South Korea, at the representative office of PT Pandu Abdi Pertiwi in Bandung. In December I took a week-long training course in Trapus, Bandung.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Development in ASEAN must spur social justice

Development in ASEAN must spur social justice JAKARTA (JP): Southeast Asian countries should aim for rapid economic growth to help spur social justice, academics and analysts said yesterday.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/City proposes bills to increase revenue

City proposes bills to increase revenue JAKARTA (JP): The administration has proposed two draft bills to the City Council to replace provincial decree No. 9/1985 on fees of various services provided by its agencies and decrees on the city label fee, a councilor said.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Minister Sjarifudin defends troubled PTP Agrintara

Minister Sjarifudin defends troubled PTP Agrintara JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah continued to defend PTP Agrintara yesterday, saying it had been sold cheap crude palm oil (CPO) to help stabilize domestic cooking oil prices.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Students protest before court

Students protest before court BANDUNG: Hundreds of university students assembled at Bandung State Administrative Court to support a lawsuit filed by a fellow student who was expelled in May for his alleged involvement in the death of a first-year student earlier this year.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Course aims to reduce student brawls

Course aims to reduce student brawls JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta police precinct is to hold a special policing course for high school students in an effort to reduce the number of brawls in the city.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Two draft bills to be introduced

Two draft bills to be introduced JAKARTA (JP): Proposals for bills on new parking fees and congestion pricing are to be introduced in the near future, according to the chairman of the commission in charge of city revenue.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Cahaya Kalbar profit soars

Cahaya Kalbar profit soars JAKARTA (JP): Newly-listed PT Cahaya Kalbar, the largest producer of specialty fats, booked a net profit of Rp 9.2 billion (US$3.9 million) for the first half of this year, compared to Rp 1.6 billion gained in the same period of last year.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Companies should use care in revaluing assets

Companies should use care in revaluing assets JAKARTA (JP): Public companies must be careful when carrying out asset revaluations if they do not want to damage their financial ratios and stock performance, advises Jusuf Halim of the Jusuf Halim & Partners accounting firm.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 10:00 a.m. Sports Games (PON) Report from the National Sports Stadium (live) 12:00 p.m. Travel: My Country 12:05 TV Series: Family Matters 12:30 Dance Performance: Gerak dan Lagu 12:55 Travel Film: 13 Wonder Back to The Wind 1:17 Film: Here Comes the Stars: Bob Hope 1:42 Sport ...

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Six missing in July 27 riots have been found

Six missing in July 27 riots have been found JAKARTA (JP): Six of the people who were reported missing by the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute following the July 27 riots have been found, leaving eight people still on the institute's missing persons list.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/An internal security law needed

An internal security law needed The Constitution makes it clear that Indonesia is a state based on the rule of law and not solely on individual power.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Emha rejects comfy seat in the House, vows to help PPP

Emha rejects comfy seat in the House, vows to help PPP SEMARANG (JP): Well-known intellectual Emha Ainun Nadjib said yesterday he has turned down the United Development Party's (PPP) offer of a cozy seat in the House of Representatives.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Soeharto calls for self-reliance in transportation

Soeharto calls for self-reliance in transportation JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called on domestic companies yesterday to help make the country more self-reliant in sea, land and air transportation.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/BUPLN to handle Rp 4.3t in bad loans

BUPLN to handle Rp 4.3t in bad loans JAKARTA (JP): The value of the state-owned banks' bad loans transferred to the state receivership agency, BUPLN, exceeded Rp 4.3 trillion (US$1.8 billion) in the last two fiscal years, says a senior official.BUPLN chairman Adolf Warouw said yesterday that Rp 2.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Treacherous money changers

Treacherous money changers As frequent visitors to Bali we have occasionally encountered money changers cheating tourists out of money by exploiting their unfamiliarity with Indonesian currency.Our present visit to Bali, however, has given us the impression that the whole bag has gone rotten.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Customs staff withhold clearance of Timor cars

Customs staff withhold clearance of Timor cars JAKARTA (JP): Director General for Customs and Excise Soehardjo said yesterday his office was still withholding the clearance of around 4,000 Timor national cars until it received a clear report on their local contents.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Foreigners tax a burden

Foreigners tax a burden I, a German national, have been married to my Indonesian husband for more than 33 years. After finishing his studies in Europe, my husband was asked to return to Indonesia at the end of 1972 in order to work with the Suara Karya daily and Progres magazine.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Jakarta prepares for Games closing ceremony

Jakarta prepares for Games closing ceremony JAKARTA (JP): The 14th National Games will enter its penultimate day today as host Jakarta dresses up for the closing ceremony, which looks certain to serve as its formal induction as overall winner.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Administrative failure led to women's hockey row

Administrative failure led to women's hockey row JAKARTA (JP): Members of 14th National Games organizing committee admitted yesterday that administrative errors had caused the disqualification of women's hockey as a medal event, and called for thorough deliberation to solve the issue.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Tortured woman found in Bekasi

Tortured woman found in Bekasi BEKASI, West Java (JP): Local residents found a young woman with bruises on her face and body lying unconscious on the street early yesterday.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/The young worship the West

The young worship the WestFrom Bisnis IndonesiaWe are facing many challenges in this era of globalization; these challenges exist in economics, politics, social matters and culture.The young are vulnerable to the influence of alien cultures.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Justice banned from seminar

Justice banned from seminar SURABAYA: Deputy Chief Justice Adi Andojo Soetjipto failed to show up to address a seminar at the Airlangga University here yesterday because he was not permitted to attend."Pak (Mr.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Reason behind movements

Reason behind movements It is to be deplored the way the elite circle is quick to label someone or some NGO members as having a similar manner of operations with the defunct communist party, as experienced by the suspected "leftist" Democratic People's Party.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/E. Java dominates archery in National Games

E. Java dominates archery in National Games JAKARTA (JP): East Java wrapped up its winning run in the archery competition at the 14th National Games yesterday with an Olympic round gold medal.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/Two hostages found dead in Irian Jaya

Two hostages found dead in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): The two remaining hostages, abducted by Irianese separatist rebels last month, were found dead in a ravine yesterday, Antara quoted Lt. Col. Maulud Hidayat, a spokesman of the Trikora Military Command, as saying.

Thu, 19 Sep 1996

JP/House member asks govt to change education system

House member asks govt to change education system JAKARTA (JP): A House of Representatives member urged the government to overhaul the current education system to meet the demand for more skilled workers in the future.