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Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Singapore's Yeo unveils Asian expansion plans
Singapore's Yeo unveils Asian expansion plans SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore's soft drinks group Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd. unveiled expansion plans for the Asia-Pacific region yesterday and said it was close to renewing its sales and bottling franchise with PepsiCo.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
New plots for tidal wave victims
New plots for tidal wave victims PALU, Central Sulawesi: Hundreds of families whose home in the Tonggolobibi village were destroyed by tidal waves this month will be resettled in a safer area further inland, Antara reported.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Secure parking
Secure parkingFrom KompasIn response to the complaint by Mr. Danar Wisnu Prabowo on Secure Parking at Senayan Plaza (Kompas, Jan. 5, 1996) we would like to clarify the matter. Following an inquiry we realized that such an incident should not have happened.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Export drop blamed on rupiah value
Export drop blamed on rupiah value JAKARTA (JP): The "unrealistically slow" depreciation of the rupiah against the American dollar and various levies imposed on businesses are the main factors responsible for the weakening of Indonesia's export competitiveness, experts said yesterday.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Nusa Dua Hotel: Witness to many important talks
Nusa Dua Hotel: Witness to many important talksBy Benito Lopulalan NUSA DUA (Bali): Only God knows how many important dialogs related to world affairs have been conducted within the rooms of the Nusa Dua Beach Hotel.
Thu, 11 Jan 1996
Forum on Canada-RI trade
Forum on Canada-RI trade JAKARTA (JP): A "Canada-Indonesia Business Forum" will be organized here on Jan. 17 to bring together over 600 senior business executives from both countries.The Canadian embassy announced here yesterday that the business forum will be held as part of the activities...
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Traffic gridlock: Jakarta's catastrophe
Traffic gridlock: Jakarta's catastrophe Jakarta's traffic problems are worsening. Yesterday, thousands of vehicles came to a standstill. One young executive took seven hours to cover a distance of 10 kilometers.Many people think it was caused by the floods. It was not.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Surveyors must anticipate int'l competition
Surveyors must anticipate int'l competition JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian surveyor companies must start changing their working methods if they want to survive international competition, an executive of the Association of Indonesian Independent Surveyors (AISI) said yesterday.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Festival is not extravagant
Festival is not extravagant JAMBI, Jambi: Governor Abdurrahman Sayoeti said the millions of rupiah his administration is spending on cultural festivals is money well spent because it will promote the province as Indonesia's latest tourist destination.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Executive accuses local private banks of cheating
Executive accuses local private banks of cheating JAKARTA (JP): Some of the city's local private banks often transfer their bad loans into current loans to secure an improved performance through "cheating" practices instead of restructuring the loans, an executive of a leading bank rating agency...
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Islam (1)
Islam (1) When I arrived in Indonesia I got very excited. It's a great country. It's beautiful and has a wise leader. I had the chance to visit most of the cities and towns. I usually observed many things, mainly the practice of Islam wherever I went.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
FCC to join Citraland
FCC to join Citraland SINGAPORE (Reuter): First Capital Corporation (FCC) said yesterday that a subsidiary has agreed to acquire a 20 percent stake in Indonesia's PT Citraland Adigraha.Terms were not disclosed.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Evacuees allege mismanagement of recent floods
Evacuees allege mismanagement of recent floods JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of Jakarta residents staged a noisy protest against the government yesterday for the handling of the major flood sweeping the city that killed six people early this week."Arrest me, shoot me if you will, I am not afraid...
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Tritura protests: 30 years ago today
Tritura protests: 30 years ago todayBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-years ago today students throughout Jakarta began a two-month long demonstration demanding the dismantling of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), a reshuffle of the cabinet and reduction of prices.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Former students nominate Soeharto for president
Former students nominate Soeharto for president JAKARTA (JP): Former student leaders, whose street demonstrations in 1966 were pivotal in paving the way for the rise of President Soeharto to power, urged the nation yesterday to re-elect the incumbent in 1998 for another five year term.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Girl's dead body identified
Girl's dead body identified JAKARTA (JP): Police have identified the 10-year-old girl found dead in the bushes of Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Monday as Nurhayati.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna told reporters yesterday that Nurhayati, also known as Upi, was a resident of Kemayoran...
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
American citizen found dead at shopping center
American citizen found dead at shopping center JAKARTA (JP): An elderly American was found dead yesterday morning, with his neck strangled by his own trousers, hanging from an iron gate in an alley of the famous Blok M shopping center in South Jakarta.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Novus invests more in RI
Novus invests more in RI SYDNEY (Reuter); Novus Petroleum Ltd and Britain-based Clyde Petroleum PLC have signed an agreement with Marathon International Oil Co to raise their interest in the Kakap production sharing contract offshore Indonesia.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Observer says PDI could be big winner in 1997
Observer says PDI could be big winner in 1997By Santi W.E. Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) celebrates its' 23rd anniversary today in Ambon, Maluku, as it faces various hurdles for the 1997 general elections.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Mrs. Rukmana gets volleyball chair
Mrs. Rukmana gets volleyball chair JAKARTA (JP): The national congress of the Indonesian Volleyball Association yesterday afternoon unanimously elected prominent businesswoman and daughter of President Soeharto, Siti Hardijanti Rukmana, its new chairperson.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
East Java Governor Basofi tired of PDI bickering
East Java Governor Basofi tired of PDI bickering JAKARTA (JP): East Java Governor Basofi Soedirman admitted he had the right to force an end to the prolonged conflicts at the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), but would not do so for fear of acting autocratically.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Whale stranded on beach
Whale stranded on beach JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The authorities in Manokwari regency are having difficulties in saving a 25-meter whale that has been stranded on the Arfai beach since Friday, Antara reported.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Telkom relinquishes telecoms management
Telkom relinquishes telecoms management JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned domestic telecommunications provider PT Telkom handed over the management of its telecommunications networks in Central Java to PT Mitra Global Telekomunikasi Indonesia in Semarang yesterday.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Satelindo makes preparation for satellite launch
Satelindo makes preparation for satellite launch JAKARTA (JP): PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo), a private telecommunications operator, is now in the final phase of preparations for the launching of Palapa-C1, the first of the country's new generation of telecommunication satellites.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Merrill Lynch granted license
Merrill Lynch granted license JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) has granted PT Merrill Lynch Indonesia a license to underwrite and trade Indonesian securities, and act as an investment manager, the company announced here yesterday.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
YKPK undaunted by absence of govt officials
YKPK undaunted by absence of govt officials SURABAYA (JP): Leaders of the National Brotherhood Foundation said yesterday that they were not worried that government officials invited to their discussion this week did not show up.Foundation chairman Lt. Gen. (ret.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Riverbank levels to be raised
Riverbank levels to be raised JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon raise the levels of six riverbanks, which function as embankments in several flood-prone areas, as part of the city's flood control program.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Top seed eases into next round of tennis tourney
Top seed eases into next round of tennis tourney JAKARTA (JP): Top seed and defending champion Paul Haarhuis of the Netherlands encountered no trouble making it to the second round of the Indosiar Men's Open tennis championships here yesterday, dispatching Kris Goosens of Belgium 6-2, 6-1.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
RI, Malaysia plan huge joint exercise
RI, Malaysia plan huge joint exercise JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Malaysia are planning a massive joint military exercise for later this year.The plan is part of the agreements reached by the two neighbors, whose delegates concluded their 24th General Border Committee meeting in Kuala Lumpur...
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
UI students get on-campus dorm
UI students get on-campus dorm JAKARTA (JP): The University of Indonesia (UI) campus in Depok has finally built a dormitory for its students, the first on- campus dorm since the campus was constructed in 1986.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Oil prices to stay at'95 level
Oil prices to stay at'95 level JAKARTA (JP): The government will not increase fuel oil prices this year since an increase could cause strong inflationary pressures, Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana said yesterday.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Mari optimistic govt will become honest
Mari optimistic govt will become honest JAKARTA (JP): Noted economist Mari Pangestu is optimistic the nation will work harder to establish a clean government, although this may come about as the result of external pressures.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Govt criticized for widening social gaps
Govt criticized for widening social gaps JAKARTA (JP): Market distortions, "counter-productive" incentive systems and "wrong" strategies towards economic globalization are responsible for the widening of social and economic gaps in the country, a research group said yesterday.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Dangdut star testifies
Dangdut star testifies SURABAYA: The Surabaya District Court was packed with people yesterday all hoping for a glimpse of dangdut star Evi Tamala who was testifying in the trial of a local businessman accused of pirating her songs and those of fellow singers.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Taufik beats SEA Games record
Taufik beats SEA Games record JAKARTA (JP): Taufik bettered a two-and-a-half-year-old Southeast Asian Games snatch record in the men's 59kg on the second day of the national weight lifting, power lifting and bodybuilding championships here yesterday.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Fragments in rice rations
Fragments in rice rations BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Deputy Governor Zainuddin A.G. was not amused to hear reports that local administration employees have been returning their rice rations because they were found to contain stone fragments and sand.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Further studies of Danish coal technology urged
Further studies of Danish coal technology urged JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has called for a further studies of Danish technology for clearing coal from its' sulfur content with a view to expanding the use of coal in the country.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Amazing 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Music Performance: Gerak & Lagu 3:30 Science World 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Among Us: Kata Hati 4:30 Documentary 4:55 Filler/Trailer 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Travel: Face of My Country 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05...
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Export hits fertilizer supply
Export hits fertilizer supply JAKARTA (JP): Favorable prices of urea fertilizer on the international market have encouraged traders to export such a product, thereby causing shortages of supplies in the domestic market, a House of Representatives member said.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Wage hikes too small, unions say
Wage hikes too small, unions sayBy Maria Andi JAKARTA (JP): Workers' unions and businessmen are divided about the government plan to increase the minimum wage, which will take effect on April 1.The Federation of the All Indonesia Workers Union said yesterday that the 10.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
NGK sets up RI subsidiary
NGK sets up RI subsidiary TOKYO (Reuter): NGK Insulators Ltd said it would set up a wholly owned subsidiary in Indonesia in April to produce ceramic components for catalytic converters.The new company, PT NGK Ceramics Indonesia, capitalized at US$10 million, plans to invest 1.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
TV stations warned against influx of foreign values
TV stations warned against influx of foreign values JAKARTA (JP): Privately-owned television stations should air more locally produced programs as a move to contain the influx of foreign values, a senior legislator said yesterday.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Dumai refinery shut down
Dumai refinery shut down SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesia's state-owned oil firm Pertamina's 26,500 barrels per day (bpd) hydrocracking unit at its Dumai refinery will remain shut until Jan. 22, a Pertamina official told Reuters yesterday.The maintenance shutdown, which started on Dec.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Firms blast bourses' management
Firms blast bourses' management JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Public Companies Association has urged the managements of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) and Surabaya Stock Exchange to be more cooperative and transparent in their efforts to develop the market.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
1966 activists not impressed by own record
1966 activists not impressed by own record JAKARTA (JP): Former activists who launched the massive street demonstrations 30 years ago to fight "for the people", admitted yesterday they have not fully lived up to their own commitments.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
MAS buys Boeing jets
MAS buys Boeing jets KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The Malaysian Airline System (MAS) said yesterday it would buy 25 Boeing passenger jets over the next five years, shutting out European rival Airbus Industries from a deal worth around US$4.0 billion.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Anti-vice drive pays off
Anti-vice drive pays off BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Bandar Lampung Mayor Suharto promised to continue his anti-vice campaign after the local district court passed sentence on 16 male and female prostitutes and their patrons, early this week.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Water supply disrupted
Water supply disrupted JAKARTA (JP): The supply of tap water in the Central Jakarta subdistricts of Kebon Sirih, Kwitang and Gunung Sahari as well as in the West Jakarta subdistricts of Grogol, Pejagalan and Bandengan has been disrupted for several days due to the recent floods.
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 9, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 775 0 2,000 AHAP Insurance 3,200 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,725 0 439,000 Aneka...
Wed, 10 Jan 1996
German alumni union studies RI industry
German alumni union studies RI industry JAKARTA (JP): The German Alumni Association is conducting a study on the potential of Indonesian products to identify their competitiveness in the world market, chairman of the association Soni Harsono said.