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53 articles.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Camera plant to be built in Ujungpandang

Camera plant to be built in Ujungpandang JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Ande Abdul Latief of PT Tiga Utama, an agent providing haj and umrah (lesser pilgrimage) services, has signed an agreement with Bermuda firm NimsTec to build a factory to produce 3-D image producing cameras, printing material and ...

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Observers ask Amien to remain outspoken

Observers ask Amien to remain outspoken UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Political observers have called on Moslem scholar Amien Rais, who has just relinquished his leading position in the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI), to remain outspoken and continue fighting for ...

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Heroes skeletons removed

Heroes skeletons removed JAKARTA (JP): Almost 50 skeletons of national heroes of the 1945 Independence are being moved from the Karet Bivak public cemetery, Karet Tengsin, Karet Pasar Baru to the Tanah Kusir cemetery in South Jakarta.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Grenade suspect's parents complain

Grenade suspect's parents complain JAKARTA (JP): Parents of the suspect in the grenade case filed a complaint to police through the Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) after ten people claiming to be police searched their house without a warrant, the foundation's chairman ...

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Siam expands business

Siam expands business JAKARTA (JP): Siam Cement Plc. of Thailand and its Indonesian partner PT Satyawada Mitrausaha of the Wings Group have set up a joint venture company to make fiber cement roof tiles and gypsum boards.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Art events

Art eventsMaya Photographic Exhibition by Nada Norifumi at Galeri Foto Antara, Jl. Antara 59, Pasar Baru, Central JakartaFeb. 27 until March 13 Japanese photographer Inada Norifumi will present his works made with a process which has been neglected for 150 years.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Chedi Hotel, Jl. Rancabentang 56-58: Job (Pianist), Monday to Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Irven (Guitar), Monday to Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., Mixed Voices Accapela (Singer) and Andi (Pianist), Thursday and Saturday, 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/An extended ASEAN

An extended ASEAN After state visits to Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, President Soeharto is back in Jakarta. According to State Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono, the President is satisfied with the results of the recent visits.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Ekonid to hold symposium

Ekonid to hold symposium JAKARTA (JP): German-Indonesian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (Ekonid), in cooperation with Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany's most developed state, will hold a technical symposium here from March 19 to 20.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Biotechnology awareness urged

Biotechnology awareness urged JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to establish a strong biotechnology base to enable it to face international competition in the field, according to a leading molecular biologist.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Grief shared

Grief shared Who would have imagined that some cruel fate might abruptly snatch away the life of a young man like Peter? Bob Hobman's narration (Feb. 24) of the circumstances under which Peter, a British tourist, died at the hands of unknown antisocial elements in Bali, is very moving.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Bogor builds 300 latrines

Bogor builds 300 latrines BOGOR (JP): Bogor regency administration is building 300 family latrines and 300 house floors in nine villages of three districts.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Yen depreciation not yet hurting plywood

Yen depreciation not yet hurting plywood JAKARTA (JP): Japanese businesses expect to see prices of Indonesian plywood decline soon as a result of the recent depreciation of the yen against the U.S. dollar, an executive said yesterday.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Tjetje, Norman still robbery suspects

Tjetje, Norman still robbery suspects JAKARTA (JP): Police have not changed Tjetje Tadjudin and Norman Lubis's status as suspects in the Jagorawi toll road fatal robbery even though Tjetje is dead and three other suspects have been arrested.National Police Spokesman Brig. Gen.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 26, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 900 0 ...

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/ASEAN, China to iron out differences

ASEAN, China to iron out differences JAKARTA (JP): ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Ajit Singh yesterday urged a peaceful resolution to differences in disputes between China and the seven-member ASEAN.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Rp 55 billion needed to rebuild market

Rp 55 billion needed to rebuild market BOGOR (JP): The Bogor administration has appointed a private developer to rebuild the Pasar Kembang market in Bogor destroyed by fire last March.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/'Incentives do not guarantee investment'

'Incentives do not guarantee investment' JAKARTA (JP): A study conducted by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences has found that special facilities and incentives given to investors did not guarantee an influx of foreign investments.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/ABRI officers opposed reduced political role

ABRI officers opposed reduced political role JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Institute of Sciences' (LIPI) proposal to reduce the Armed Forces' (ABRI) political role met strong resistance from senior military officers yesterday.Vice Marshall Tjokong Tarigan and Maj. Gen. (ret) Z.A.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/SE Sulawesi to house asphalt plant

SE Sulawesi to house asphalt plant JAKARTA (JP): The South East Sulawesi administration signed an agreement with two state-owned companies yesterday on the establishment of an asphalt extraction plant in Lawele, South East Sulawesi, at a cost of Rp 275 billion (US$114.5 million).

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Tax-related bills have loopholes, say experts

Tax-related bills have loopholes, say experts JAKARTA (JP): The Center for Fiscal and Monetary Studies said yesterday five tax-related bills being deliberated by the House of Representatives still had weaknesses which needed to be corrected.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Soeharto unveils RI's plan to appoint consul in Zagreb

Soeharto unveils RI's plan to appoint consul in Zagreb JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto told visiting Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa yesterday that Indonesia is considering appointing an honorary consul in Zagreb.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Deng's shadow

Deng's shadow The death of China's paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, like the deaths of all his predecessors from Sun Yat-sen to Mao Zedong, has left the world's most populous nation with a vacuum--not so much a power vacuum but a vacuum of real authority of the unquestioned kind.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Another cyber restaurant opened

Another cyber restaurant opened JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's sixth internet restaurant opened here Monday.The restaurant called "Restoran Ciber Jakarta," is in the Plaza Bapindo Tower on Jl. Sudirman. The other five opened during the last two years.Ciber Jakarta operates 26 internet computers from 8 a.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/RI-RP trade continues to expand

RI-RP trade continues to expand MANILA (JP): Trade between Indonesia and the Philippines continued to expand last year but at the slower growth rate of 31.67 percent, down from 60.73 percent in 1995, according to data at the Indonesian embassy here.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/PT Taspen plans more portfolio investment

PT Taspen plans more portfolio investment JAKARTA (JP): PT Taspen, the state-owned pension provident fund for civil servants and employees of state-owned companies, plans to invest more in equity to help inject fresh life to local stock markets.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/353 Bugis migrants leave East Timor

353 Bugis migrants leave East Timor AMBENO, East Timor (JP): Feeling insecure after last week's riot, 353 Bugis migrants, including 20 teachers, packed up and left for their homeland in South Sulawesi yesterday.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Turkish minister in Batam

Turkish minister in Batam JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Turkish Minister for Research and Technology, Sabri Teker, and his party arrived in Batam, Riau yesterday to observe the activities at the Batam industrial development zone.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Sweden's Gottmo wins Indonesia Ladies Open

Sweden's Gottmo wins Indonesia Ladies Open JAKARTA (JP): Sweden's Asa Gottmo confirmed Scandinavia's golfing supremacy after carding 3-under-par 69 yesterday at the Kosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit at the Pondok Cabe Golf and Country Club, Tangerang.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Governor should accept criticism, says councilor

Governor should accept criticism, says councilor JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja should not get upset over public criticism of the city's planned parking fee hike a councilor said yesterday.M. Rodja of the United Development Party faction said the governor should appreciate the comments.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Is democratization in Indonesia plausible?

Is democratization in Indonesia plausible? With the President already at an advanced age, succession of power has always loomed large in Indonesian politics. Arief Budiman examines the issue. JAKARTA (JP): During my public talks, many people have asked me about succession in Indonesia.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Mining Minister Sudjana reassures investors

Mining Minister Sudjana reassures investors JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Ida Bagus Sudjana reassured foreign investors of the stability of Indonesia's economic policies and favorable business climate yesterday, discounting the recent spate of riots as a small wave in the current ...

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Musician Yusi Ananda finds satisfaction in going solo

Musician Yusi Ananda finds satisfaction in going soloBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): Like other businesses, the booming music industry in Indonesia is concentrating on Jakarta and other big cities in Java.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Burglary in Klender

Burglary in Klender JAKARTA (JP): Five men burgled a house at Kampung Tanah, Klender, East Jakarta, yesterday making off with a car, cash and almost the entire contents of the house, about Rp 40 million worth of goods.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/ITCI plan to build $500 million pulp mill

ITCI plan to build $500 million pulp mill JAKARTA (JP): PT International Timber Corporation Indonesia (ITCI) is planning to construct a US$500 million pulp mill in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, starting next year, an executive said yesterday..

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Conference on diarrhea held

Conference on diarrhea held YOGYAKARTA: More than 200 local and foreign health experts are attending the three-day Eighth Asian Conference on Diarrheal Diseases.Sunarto, the conference president, said diarrhea was highly prevalent in many countries, especially developing ones.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Going nuclear

Going nuclear Objections from environmentalists and other concerned groups notwithstanding, the House of Representatives yesterday passed a government-sponsored bill on nuclear energy which levels the way for the government to build Indonesia's first nuclear power plant on the Muria peninsula on ...

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Volleyball body expects clean sweep at Games

Volleyball body expects clean sweep at Games JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Volleyball Association is aiming for a clean sweep at the 19th SEA Games here in October, after failing to win any golds at the last Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/NZ, Australia launch tourism campaign

NZ, Australia launch tourism campaign JAKARTA (JP): The New Zealand Tourism Board (NZTB) and Tourism New South Wales and Ansett Australia will launch advertising campaigns next month to attract more Indonesian visitors to Australasia.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/PT Ciputra to open Taman Burung estate

PT Ciputra to open Taman Burung estate JAKARTA (JP): After launching a housing project set in flower gardens, publicly-listed developer PT Citra Development is now planning another next-to-nature site with some 810 birds as its feature, the company's president said yesterday.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Argentina, RI trade ties

Argentina, RI trade ties JAKARTA (JP): Argentina and Indonesia yesterday agreed to intensify their economic and trade cooperation after the second two-day meeting of their joint commission here.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Councilor queries building project

Councilor queries building project SEMARANG: A Central Java councilor is protesting the planned construction of a building for local women activities which will cost the province Rp 3.5 billion (US$1.8 million)."I don't think it's necessary. It's not urgent.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Youths miss Hayono, Amien

Youths miss Hayono, Amien MEDAN, North Sumatra: Muhammadiyah Moslem Students began their four-day congress yesterday without scheduled guest speakers State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman and Muhammadiyah chairman Amien Rais.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Archery team hampered by schools and employers

Archery team hampered by schools and employers JAKARTA (JP): Some schools and employers continue to ignore a recommendation from the National Sports Council that they grant leave to athletes called up for the national training program for the 19th SEA Games, scheduled to take place here in ...

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/'Several interests behind withdrawal on land-use ban'

'Several interests behind withdrawal on land-use ban' JAKARTA (JP): The loss of profit and power from issuing land permits is one probable reason behind the withdrawal of a policy stopping the issuance of land-use permits, a researcher said.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Germany worried about new govt ruling on customs

Germany worried about new govt ruling on customs JAKARTA (JP): Most German businesspeople here are concerned about the government's plan to replace preshipment import inspections with on-arrival import inspections, a foreign official said.

Thu, 27 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.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/State treasury to control reforestation funds

State treasury to control reforestation funds JAKARTA (JP): Forestry Minister Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo announced plans to tighten control of the use of reforestation funds yesterday by counting them in the state budget.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/House approves nuclear power bill

House approves nuclear power bill JAKARTA (JP): The government pledged yesterday not to build a nuclear power plant in the near future despite the House of Representatives' endorsement of the nuclear power bill.State Minister of Research and Technology B.J.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Primasel waits for approval

Primasel waits for approval JAKARTA (JP): An advanced handphone system called Personal Handy-phone Service (PHS) due to be launched in Surabaya in March is still awaiting government approval.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Civil servants need political freedom: LIPI

Civil servants need political freedom: LIPI JAKARTA (JP): A government-commissioned survey by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has recommended that civil servants should be allowed to join any political organization.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/Corrections

Corrections * In Tuesday's article on Project Barito Ulu, the second sentence of the 20th paragraph should have read: "So far, Wickes, a British house-improvement franchise, has given the project 50,000 poundsterling a year" and not 500,000 poundsterling as printed.* The 20th paragraph of U.S.

Thu, 27 Feb 1997

JP/'Riot won't affect migration'

'Riot won't affect migration' JAKARTA (JP): The ethnic conflict in West Kalimantan has nothing to do with the state-sponsored transmigration program, a minister said yesterday.