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Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/'Involve local administrations in land buying

'Involve local administrations in land buying JAKARTA (JP): Local administrations should be involved in the process to award location permits for industrial estate projects and in private land acquisition, Vice Governor of West Java HM Sampurna said yesterday.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/IRA courts upcoming govt with bombings

IRA courts upcoming govt with bombingsBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "I have never been at an IRA meeting when Loyalist violence was seriously discussed as a problem. The IRA actually like it. They believe that any shot fired by a Loyalist destabilizes society, and erodes the fabric of authority.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Cooking oil factory razed

Cooking oil factory razed JAKARTA (JP): A fire razed the Bimoli cooking oil factory on Jl. Jembatan Tiga, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, yesterday injuring one person.The fire started at 9:30 a.m. and was believed to have started in the factory's finishing unit.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Alcatel win RI contract

Alcatel win RI contract JAKARTA (JP): French telecommunications giant Alcatel in association with Space System/Loral of the United States has won a contract to assemble the Multi-Media Asia (M2A) satellite for PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara of Indonesia.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Semen Fatoele'oe finally gets license for cement plant

Semen Fatoele'oe finally gets license for cement plant KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): PT Semen Fatoele'oe Permai, after waiting eight years, has finally secured a license to exploit a 600-hectare plot here for its planned cement plant which is expected to produce up to one million tons a year.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Administration to close two nightclubs

Administration to close two nightclubs JAKARTA (JP): The City Public Order Office is to permanently revoke permits of two of the 13 nightspots caught violating rules on New Year's Eve, an official said yesterday.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and Entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Poolside - Pasar Senggol, daily, 6.30 p.m. Kecak Dance, Friday and Tuesday, Legong Dance, Saturday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday, 7 p.m.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Five foreigners arrested

Five foreigners arrested JAKARTA (JP): Three Chinese women, and a Spanish and South Korean man have been arrested for being "illegal" entertainers at nightspots during New Year's Eve festivities.Mursanudin A.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Bali's poor get US$1.26m in aid

Bali's poor get US$1.26m in aid DENPASAR, Bali: A poverty-alleviation aid package of Rp 3 billion (US$1.26 million) was approved for the northern shore of Bali, the Buleleng regent said yesterday.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Sudjana wants gold miners to announce deal soon

Sudjana wants gold miners to announce deal soon JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana said yesterday that he wanted the Canadian gold firms, Bre-X Minerals and Barrick Gold Corp., to publicly announce their deal on the huge Busang gold mine in East Kalimantan soon.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Malaysian caught with Ecstasy pills

Malaysian caught with Ecstasy pills MEDAN, North Sumatra: A Malaysian man has been caught trying to smuggle into Indonesia 5,000 Ecstasy pills hidden in a video camera, Antara said on Wednesday.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Beware pornography: Scholar

Beware pornography: Scholar SURABAYA, East Java: A Moslem scholar called on parents yesterday to protect their children more carefully than ever from the current proliferation of pornographic products here in Indonesia's second-largest city.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/One drowned, one missing at beach

One drowned, one missing at beach BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Three people were carried away by the current when they swam at Panjang Bengkulu tourist beach here Wednesday morning.One was found dead, another is still missing, while the last was rescued, Antara reported yesterday.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Soeharto wants closer Indonesia-Thailand ties

Soeharto wants closer Indonesia-Thailand ties JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto told visiting Thai Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh yesterday that both countries must foster even closer cooperation, bilaterally and in the context of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Where can the 6th Heart be found?

Where can the 6th Heart be found?By Djanwar R. Madjolelo Dealer: North Vulnerable: All NORTH (S) 10 9 (H) 5 4 (D) J 9 7 3 2 (C) J 6 5 3 WEST EAST(S) A K 8 2 (S) Q(H) A J 9 8 (H) K Q 7 6 3(D) 10 8 4 ...

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Four trucks plunge into river

Four trucks plunge into river JAKARTA (JP): Four box trucks plunged into the Opak river in West Jakarta Wednesday after a riverbank collapsed. No fatalities were reported.A police officer of the West Jakarta Police precinct said the landslide was caused by dredging work in the river.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Dutch jazz singer to perform here

Dutch jazz singer to perform here JAKARTA (JP): Dutch jazz singer Marsha Bijlsma and her band will perform at the Erasmus Huis Dutch Cultural Center on Jan. 6.Band members include pianist Robert Jan Vermeulen, drummer Dries Bijlsma and bassist Stefan Lievestro.The center is on Jl.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Jakarta high court upholds Bintang's jail sentence

Jakarta high court upholds Bintang's jail sentence JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta High Court last week upheld the verdict passed by a lower court against controversial politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas for defaming President Soeharto during a seminar in Berlin in 1995.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Poisonous gas crater appears on plateau

Poisonous gas crater appears on plateau BANJARNAGARA, Central Java: A crater spewing poisonous gas has opened up in the Dieng Plateau where poison gas killed 49 people in 1979, Antara reported yesterday.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Goh tackles chauvinism

Goh tackles chauvinism Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's People Action Party (PAP) was guaranteed to win yesterday's general election, in which the opposition parties only contested 36 of the 83 seats in parliament.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Young Dutch jazz star to kick off 1997 at Erasmus Huis

Young Dutch jazz star to kick off 1997 at Erasmus HuisBy Carla Bianpoen JAKARTA (JP): Erasmus Huis, the Dutch Cultural Center, will be kicking off its activities in the new year with a big bang. Masha Bijlsma, the rising jazz star from eastern Holland, will be onstage Monday evening.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Pluralism makes Indonesia prone to violence

Pluralism makes Indonesia prone to violence JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's racial and religious pluralism makes it prone to violent conflicts similar to the ones that erupted in Tasikmalaya, West Java, last week and Situbondo, East Java, in October, sociologist Hotman Siahaan said yesterday.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Sodomy-case inmate mobbed to death

Sodomy-case inmate mobbed to death JAKARTA (JP): A sodomy prisoner, who was attacked by three other prisoners at the Cipinang prison, East Jakarta, on Jan. 1, died yesterday.East Jakarta Police Chief. Lt. Col.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Hit and run

Hit and run I am writing this letter because I am outraged by the behavior of the driver of a Toyota Corona with plate number CD109-02 in Kuningan on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at about 8 p.m.After she hit my car, I pulled over to the side. Instead of acknowledging the damage, she chose to take off.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Bima floods claim four lives

Bima floods claim four lives MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A flood in the three subdistricts of the Rasanae district in the Bima regency claimed four lives Tuesday evening, the district chief Achmad Mutalib said yesterday.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Progress in Korea

Progress in Korea North Korea's apology on Sunday for attempting to infiltrate South Korea by submarine-borne commandos in September was remarkable enough, coming as it did from a country whose past statements have been largely limited to apocalyptic military threats and crude ideological ...

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Injured shuttler to lead RI team in Taipei Open

Injured shuttler to lead RI team in Taipei Open JAKARTA (JP): Former Indonesian number one shuttler Haryanto Arbi is to lead the country's squad at the Chinese Taipei Open next week despite carrying a right thigh injury.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/State-firms to raise fertilizer production

State-firms to raise fertilizer production JAKARTA (JP): Two state-owned fertilizer firms, PT Pupuk Sriwijaya (Pusri) and PT Pupuk Kujang, plan to raise their stocks and production to meet the expected higher domestic consumption of fertilizer this year.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Legislator urges government to heed criticism

Legislator urges government to heed criticism JAKARTA (JP): The government should respond quickly to criticism on corruption and other misconduct of its officials, Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly H.A. Amiruddin said yesterday.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Giants at mercy of minnows in FA Cup third round

Giants at mercy of minnows in FA Cup third roundBy Vic Mills JAKARTA (JP): After a frenetic program of matches over the Christmas period, the Premier League gives way to the magic of the FA Cup this weekend as the big clubs join the minnows in the third round of the competition.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/A year of encumbrances

A year of encumbrances A review of 1996 will show it to be a trying period in the history of our nation.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/More straw

More straw Your Sunday "By the way" column never fails to tickle and tingle. Zatni Arbi's The last straw: Are camels stronger on Dec. 29 using straw as an allegory was a superb story. The quotes it carried gave his story depth and substance.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/W. Jakarta land owner wants apartment project halted

W. Jakarta land owner wants apartment project halted JAKARTA (JP): A man who claims to own land in West Jakarta demanded a halt to an apartment project, saying the plot in the Kalideres district belonged to him.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Many violations of right to privacy reported last year

Many violations of right to privacy reported last year JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Legal Aid Association announced yesterday that last year was marred by violations of people's privacy because almost 700 people were netted for unclear reasons.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Stranded fishermen return home

Stranded fishermen return home PALU, Central Sulawesi: Eight fishermen from Buton district, Southeast Sulawesi, who were stranded in the Philippines had returned home with the help of the local social office, an official said.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Cooperatives borrow US$420m

Cooperatives borrow US$420m JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Bumi Daya and privately-owned Bank Danamon pledged yesterday to loan a total of Rp 1 trillion (US$420 million) to the Federation of Village Cooperatives.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/'Prosecutors can defend police'

'Prosecutors can defend police' YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Yogyakarta Prosecutors Office can represent the National Police who are facing a lawsuit from Marsiyem, widow of slain journalist Muhammad Fuad Syafruddin, an official said.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Indorama best managed

Indorama best managed JAKARTA (JP): PT Indorama Synthetics, the publicly-listed synthetic fiber producer, has been voted as the best company in Indonesia for investor relations and treatment of minority shareholders, according to the latest annual poll by the Hong Kong-based Asiamoney magazine.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Logjam intensifies at top of English Premiership

Logjam intensifies at top of English PremiershipBy Vic Mills LONDON (JP): The logjam of clubs at the top of the English Premiership remains as clogged as ever after an action-packed round of matches to welcome the New Year.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 2, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 ...

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Paying foreigners affects balance of payment: Expert

Paying foreigners affects balance of payment: Expert JAKARTA (JP): The $2.4 billion in total salaries paid to foreigners working in Indonesia each year is contributing to the country's soaring balance of payment deficit, an economic observer said.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Where to go in Surabaya:

Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Elmi Hotel: Jl. Panglima Sudirman No. 42-44: - Qemi Club: Karaoke/Disco, Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Master Band, Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Atlantic Band, Tuesday and Saturday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Thousands pack new license office in West Jakarta

Thousands pack new license office in West Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of people thronged to the newly-opened drivers license office on Jl. Daan Mogot, West Jakarta, yesterday, to get their license renewed or processed.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Will the farmers till their land in Jonggol in future?

Will the farmers till their land in Jonggol in future?By Joko Sarwono BOGOR, West Java (JP): The echoes of the major development plan in the Jonggol subdistrict to local residents' ears is so strong that they are willing to sell their properties.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Racial year

Racial year Normally at the end of each year, particularly around the last days of December, groups, individuals and organizations issue different perspectives of the year running out based on their professions and opinions.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/A businessman involved in assault

A businessman involved in assault JAKARTA (JP): The supermarket owner and his men have allegedly assaulted an 18-year-old man who was involved in a heated quarrel with the owner's stepson.The businessman, identified as RG, and his men assaulted AF on Jl.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Unemployment problem haunts city: Surjadi

Unemployment problem haunts city: Surjadi JAKARTA (JP): Unemployment and the economic gap are two problems which need special attention, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja warned in his end of year address.Jakarta has 400,000 unemployed or 11.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Astra completes Inalum contract

Astra completes Inalum contract JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Astra Graphia has completed the first phase of a Rp 1.6 billion (about US$678,000) system integration project for the Indonesian-Japanese smelting company, PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminum (Inalum), in North Sumatra.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Bakauheni-Merak route to get new ferry service

Bakauheni-Merak route to get new ferry service JAKARTA (JP): Director General for Land Transportation Santo Budiono has indicated that he would directly appoint a company to operate a ferry between Merak, West Java, and Bakauheuni on the southern tip of Sumatra.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Morgan's 1072 Classic Disco, Asian Force Band, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Saturday: 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Acid Speed Band, Friday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Platinum Band, Wednesdy, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Animated Classic 3:05 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:55 Filler 5:00 News: Siaran Berita TVRI 5:30 Family's Program: Harmoni Kehidupan ...

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * Happy New Year 1997, and what indeed are we going to call those exciting early years of the Millennium? I'm wondering whether people will stick with "Two Thousand and One" like the corny Keir Dullea movie (I bet he had a fun time in high school: "Duh... I'm Keir Dully...

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Six die in dengue outbreak

Six die in dengue outbreak BOJONEGORO, East Java: Six people died and 224 others were hospitalized in the dengue fever outbreak here in the past six months, a health official said.The six died because they sought medical treatment too late, head of the Bojonegoro Health Service Dr.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Unrest flares up in West Kalimantan

Unrest flares up in West Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of people went on a burning and looting rampage yesterday in the West Kalimantan district of Sanggau Ledo, the aftershock of ethnic tension that broke out Monday claiming five lives.At 6 p.m.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Investors can't get enough of PT ALMI

Investors can't get enough of PT ALMI JAKARTA (JP): PT Alumindo Light Metal Industry's (ALMI) initial public offering last month was well oversubscribed, ALMI's managing director said yesterday.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/42 Navy officials to retire

42 Navy officials to retire JAKARTA (JP): Former Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Tanto Koeswanto and 41 other high-ranking Navy officials will retire next week.A ceremony will be held at the Navy academy on Tuesday to officially bid farewell to the retiring officers, Antara reported yesterday.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Forestry export revenues rose 16% last year

Forestry export revenues rose 16% last year JAKARTA (JP): Export receipts from forestry last year increased 16 percent to US$8.3 billion from US$7.1 billion in 1995, according to Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Europe-Mideast peace process

Europe-Mideast peace process LONDON: The visit of French President Jacques Chirac to Damascus, Jerusalem, Jericho and Cairo in October 1996 has launched a new debate on European involvement in the Middle East peace process.

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Pelindo III's profits

Pelindo III's profits JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) III last year made a pretax profit of Rp 103.3 billion (US$44.9 million).

Fri, 03 Jan 1997

JP/Police image at lowest ebb, observers say

Police image at lowest ebb, observers say JAKARTA (JP): The National Police's credibility has further deteriorated with the allegations of police brutality that sparked the Tasikmalaya riot last week.