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Searching for all articles published on 1997-02-24 ...

52 articles.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Delayed tax refunds

Delayed tax refunds Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad's admission of the large amount of tax-refund arrears at the Directorate General of Tax once again demonstrates how a well-designed incentive to promote exports often turns out to be meaningless due to extremely inadequate and inefficient ...

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Journalists trained in East Timor

Journalists trained in East Timor DILI, East Timor: One hundred and four journalists and public relations officials from Indonesia's 27th province of East Timor joined a three-day training program which started here last Thursday.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Election campaign won't be used to bully: Harmoko

Election campaign won't be used to bully: Harmoko JAKARTA (JP): Ruling political group Golkar had promised not to turn the upcoming election campaign into an arena to bully other contestants.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Ujungpandang investment

Ujungpandang investment JAKARTA (JP): PT Kawasan Industri Makassar (Kima) is inviting foreign and domestic investors to set up industrial plants in its industrial estate in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/National Timor cars dominate domestic auto market

National Timor cars dominate domestic auto market JAKARTA (JP): Domestic vehicles sales totaled 29,830 last month, up 4.1 percent from the 28,645 sold in the same month last year, with "national" Timor cars topping the list for passenger cars.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Eleven arrested in drug crackdowns

Eleven arrested in drug crackdowns JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested nine university students and two drug peddlers in two crackdowns Saturday in Central Jakarta and seized 15 grams of heroin, 350 Ecstasy pills and a small amount of morphine.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. M.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Pelni to open new route

Pelni to open new route KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): State-owned oceanliner PT Pelayaran Indonesia (Pelni) will link Kupang, West Timor and Darwin, Australia, next May with the 2,000-passenger ship Lambelo.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/ABRI told to stick to 'Dwifungsi'

ABRI told to stick to 'Dwifungsi' YOGYAKARTA (JP): A senior statesman called on the Armed Forces (ABRI) Saturday not to expand its Dwifungsi, or dual function in defense and politics, to "multifunction".

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/'Keep politics off campus', say local university rectors

'Keep politics off campus', say local university rectorsBy Ariefuddin Saeni UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Local university rectors here agree that campuses should focus on academics and be free of political activities and election campaigning.Basri Hasanuddin of Hasanuddin University, H.M.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Economists call for better customs services

Economists call for better customs services JAKARTA (JP): Economist Anwar Nasution has suggested the Directorate General of Customs and Excise win people's trust by providing better services than state-owned PT Surveyor Indonesia.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Bank Bira awarded for best investment bank

Bank Bira awarded for best investment bank JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong-based Finance Asia magazine has presented Indonesia's publicly-listed Bank Bira an award for the "best domestic investment bank" in the Asia Pacific region.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Motorists doubt stickers will ease congestion

Motorists doubt stickers will ease congestion JAKARTA (JP): Motorists said yesterday they were not against the plan to introduce monthly stickers for entering three-in-one areas during rush hours, but were not sure the scheme would help ease traffic congestion in the city.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Soeharto returns home satisfied after 3-nation tour

Soeharto returns home satisfied after 3-nation tour JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto upon arriving home yesterday expressed satisfaction with his trip to Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, and hailed the tremendous potential of a 10-member ASEAN and its combined population of 500 million.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Amien tenders resignation from ICMI council post

Amien tenders resignation from ICMI council post JAKARTA (JP): Amien Rais, chief of the experts council of the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI), has tendered his resignation from his post at the influential organization, citing his heavy schedule at the Muhammadiyah Moslem ...

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Three fires over weekend

Three fires over weekend JAKARTA (JP): Three fires broke out yesterday in Central and East Jakarta, destroying dozens of homes, most of which were plywood shacks.In Petamburan, 20 shacks were razed and many more destroyed by residents to prevent the flames from spreading.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Another Nigerian held for fake bills

Another Nigerian held for fake bills JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested a Nigerian man Saturday at 9:45 p.m. for possessing counterfeit dollars with a face value of US$2,000, one day after another Nigerian was arrested on the same charges.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Riot-hit Ambeno returns to normal

Riot-hit Ambeno returns to normalBy Lourenco Vicente Martins AMBENO, East Timor (JP): Peace returned to this enclave yesterday after it was rocked by a riot Friday, though the fate of 329 people left homeless remains uncertain.Ambeno military district commander Lt. Col.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Hotel room rate incorrect

Hotel room rate incorrect The management of Hotel Patra Jasa Semarang would like to refer to THIS ODD WORLD, Irish couple make new world record, of Feb. 19, 1997.The room rate stated in this article is absolutely incorrect and we never gave any information concerning this.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/RI and Australia agree to economic cooperation

RI and Australia agree to economic cooperation JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Australia-Indonesia Development Area (AIDA) business forum have agreed on a package of economic cooperation to develop Indonesia's eastern provinces and the Australian continent.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Eight injured in chain collision

Eight injured in chain collision JAKARTA (JP): One person was seriously injured and seven others slightly injured in a chain collision involving four vehicles on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road Saturday.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Capitalist doubts on free market reliability

Capitalist doubts on free market reliabilityBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "Although I have made a fortune in the financial markets, I now fear that...the spread of market values into all areas of life is endangering our open and democratic society.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Grand reception for badminton king, queen

Grand reception for badminton king, queenJP/byi JAKARTA (JP): The wedding reception for Indonesia's badminton king and queen and Olympic gold medalists Alan Budikusuma and Susi Susanti drew more than 2,000 guests to the Gran Melia Hotel last night.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Share expected to go flat after reaching their peak

Share expected to go flat after reaching their peak JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) is expected to go flat this week because investors are waiting for announcements from the listed companies' annual financial results and new initial public offerings (IPOs).

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Beeper operators find new users elusive

Beeper operators find new users elusive JAKARTA (JP): Radio paging operators face various challenges to increase the number of subscribers due to the inferior image of beepers and poorly maintained pay phones, according to telecommunications executives.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel Program: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Buck Rogers 3:05 Children's Program: Anak Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Fresh Prince of Bell Air 4:05 Science Film: Switzerland by Train 4:30 Educational Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:25 My Country 5:30 ...

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Deng's death casts shadow over Asia

Deng's death casts shadow over AsiaBy Richard S. Ehrlich BANGKOK: The world at large will be closely watching developments in the post-Deng era, but China's shadow cast longest across an Asian region with inextricable political, economic and cultural links to the world's most populous nation.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Nuclear plant still a long way from reality: Sarwono

Nuclear plant still a long way from reality: Sarwono JAKARTA (JP): Talk of a nuclear power plant in Indonesia is premature, State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said Saturday.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/RI to rake in US$8.6 billion from services

RI to rake in US$8.6 billion from services JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad has projected that Indonesia will rake in $8.6 billion in foreign exchange from the services sector next fiscal year, mostly from tourism, air freight and workers remittances.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Soeharto will inaugurate dam

Soeharto will inaugurate dam SERANG, West Java: President Soeharto is scheduled to inaugurate Pamayaran dam here next month, Antara reported over the weekend.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/How to create masks with Magic Wand tools

How to create masks with Magic Wand toolsBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): In the world of computer-graphics design, the mask is as important and essential a tool as it is in the world of politics.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Worsening crisis predicted along Thai border

Worsening crisis predicted along Thai borderBy Ron Corben BANGKOK: Aid workers are warning of a worsening refugee crisis along the Thai-Myanmar border where a Yangon government backed ethnic minority group has in recent weeks violently attacked undefended camps on both sides of the border.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Accor plans more hotels in RI

Accor plans more hotels in RI JAKARTA (JP): Accor Asia Pacific Corporation, one of the world's leading hotel management firms, plans to expand its Indonesian network to 25 star-rated hotels with some 6,000 rooms by the end of this year.Company president in Indonesia, Marc A.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Peter is dead

Peter is dead Peter lay in a coma for a week. First in Denpasar, in Bali Public Hospital's intensive care unit for three days until his friend found him, provided an identity and had him flown to Singapore's state-of-the-art medical facilities.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Govt to regreen barren land

Govt to regreen barren land PONOROGO, East Java: The administration will regreen 21,000 ha of barren land in Ponorogo under a regreening program to be launched by the forestry ministry at the end of this month, Antara reported.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Indonesia beats Malaysia to win Asia Cup c'ship

Indonesia beats Malaysia to win Asia Cup c'ship JAKARTA (JP): The old badminton rivalry between Indonesia and Malaysia was on display yesterday as the two met at the A King Asia Cup championship finals at Senayan Tennis Indoor Stadium.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Mandarin Oriental Jakarta, Jl. MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta: - Chequers; The World Premier Band from USA, daily (except Sunday), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. * Millennium Sirih Jakarta, Jl. Fachrudin 3, Jakarta: - The Lobby Lounge; Sahata Group, daily, 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Prosecutors urged to begin Udin trial

Prosecutors urged to begin Udin trial SEMARANG (JP): Senior law expert Muladi urged prosecutors in Yogyakarta Saturday to begin the trial of the man suspected by police of murdering journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, better known as Udin.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Uniform Mourning For Deng: A politically stable China?

Uniform Mourning For Deng: A politically stable China? In this third article of a series on China's future without Deng, our Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin looks at the mourning for Deng Xiaoping and the light it throws on whether China is politically stable or not.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Do not generalize about newcomers: Expert

Do not generalize about newcomers: Expert JAKARTA (JP): A criminologist has said only a minority of the newcomers to the capital are likely to end up as criminals.Harkristuti Herkrisnowo said it would take newcomers a relatively long time to become criminals.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Fires leave nearly 6,000 homeless in two months

Fires leave nearly 6,000 homeless in two months JAKARTA (JP): Fires in January and February left 5,973 city people homeless. Four thousand of those lost homes in two fires in the Kelapa Gading district, North Jakarta.The fire department recorded 5,701 homes lost in 35 fires up to Feb.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Exporters target ASEAN markets

Exporters target ASEAN markets JAKARTA (JP): Exporters in Asia, Australia and New Zealand will target members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as main export destinations for at least one year, a survey concluded.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Hundreds of dog breeds shown at Pantai Mutiara

Hundreds of dog breeds shown at Pantai Mutiara JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of breeds were shown in a one-day dog show yesterday sponsored by the All Indonesian Kennel Club and Dharmala Intiland, the club's spokesman said yesterday at Pantai Mutiara, North Jakarta.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Shipping sector to be revamped

Shipping sector to be revamped JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad promised last week to make "structural deregulations" to the shipping sector so it could contribute more to the country's economy.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/More hotels in Ambon

More hotels in Ambon AMBON, Maluku (JP): An Ambon-based joint venture company has a plan to build a three-star hotel under a foreign investment scheme here with a total investment of Rp 120 billion (US$50.8 million), a business executive said here on Saturday.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Sigit and Chandra aim for records set by senior players

Sigit and Chandra aim for records set by senior playersBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): With four Grand Prix titles to their names, the current World No.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Comics

Comics Due to late delivery, comics Rose is Rose, The Born Loser and Garfield do not appear in today's paper. We apologize for any disappointment.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Plug leaks first

Plug leaks first Managing the business of parking in Indonesia's big cities is like trying unravel a knot of tangled yarn. So many cars park in parking lots every day, and yet the revenue earned by the city administration, which manages the business, constantly falls short of target.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/PPP asks ulemas to reach political consensus

PPP asks ulemas to reach political consensus JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) asked ulemas from all the three political groups yesterday to convene before the May 29 general election in order to reach political consensus.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Museum to be renovated

Museum to be renovated DENPASAR, Bali: The Puri Ubud Painting Museum, 40 km east of here, is in need of massive renovation in order to continue functioning as a prestigious cultural spot, museum director Tjokorda Raka Kertyasa said here Saturday.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/U.S. firm to manage star hotel in Bali

U.S. firm to manage star hotel in Bali JAKARTA (JP): The United States-based hotel chain, Country Inns and Suites by Carlson is to operate and manage the star- rated Bukit Nusa Hotel in Bali.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Racial issue not new in Australia

Racial issue not new in AustraliaBy Kristanyo Hardojo JAKARTA (JP): It has been more than a quarter of a century since Australia formally buried its "White Australia" policy, the infamous attempt to attract European-only immigrants.

Mon, 24 Feb 1997

JP/Four more companies join KualiVa

Four more companies join KualiVa JAKARTA (JP): Four companies joined KualiVa, a business alliance that promotes the member firms' products and services by offering savable discounts, on Saturday.