Search Indonesian News Archive - 1996/01

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

Guess What?

Guess What? Question: What is the longest word in English? Answer: Smiles. (There is a mile between the first character and the last one.)Megawati Soekarnoputri, chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), may not know the riddle, but that isn't important.

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

12 elephants found dead

12 elephants found dead JAKARTA (JP): Twelve wild elephants were found dead in a coconut palm plantation in the province of Riau, an conservation officer said yesterday.The head of the local natural conservation office, Soesilo Legowo, told Antara that the elephants were found dead earlier this...

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

Ricky and Rexy save the day for Indonesia

Ricky and Rexy save the day for Indonesia SEOUL (Agencies): World men's doubles champions Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky claimed Indonesia's share of the final day's honors at the Korea Open badminton championships yesterday.

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

Wimar opts for show business not politics

Wimar opts for show business not politics This is the second and last part of The Jakarta Post's interview with Wilmar Witoelar, a former student activist who became a management consultant and then host of the Perspektif TV talk show.

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

'Mbok' Nah turns 60

'Mbok' Nah turns 60By Lea Pamungkas For the past two weeks Mbok Nah had been feeling perplexed. It wasn't that she was no longer strong enough to carry the basket of jamu, even though she had just turned 60. Her jamu still sold well.

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

Gus Dur, the sleepy but alert scholar

Gus Dur, the sleepy but alert scholar JAKARTA (JP): One needs only to attend a seminar featuring Abdurrahman Wahid, the controversial scholar and leader of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem organization, to realize that the man can fall asleep anywhere.

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaSunday Maghrib 6.20 p.m.Monday Imsak 4:23 a.m. Subuh 4.33 a.m.

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

Special recipes for Ramadhan month

Special recipes for Ramadhan month JAKARTA (JP): Certain kinds of food go with certain holidays. At Thanksgiving, for example, Americans serve turkey and pumpkin pie. In Indonesia certain foods are served during the Ramadhan fasting month and on Idul Fitri.

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

Idul Fitri's exodus brings problems for many women

Idul Fitri's exodus brings problems for many womenBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Ramadhan is always the busiest month for Sita, a woman with three sons. Her maid as well as her son's nanny will soon leave for their hometown in Central Java to celebrate Idul Fitri with their families.

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

Jakarta mosques reflect various cultures of city

Jakarta mosques reflect various cultures of cityText by Rita A. Widiadana photos by Mulkan Salmona JAKARTA (JP): For Moslems, a mosque, be it big or small, symbolizes eternal tranquility. A mosque is a very important place for religious activities, and as a cultural and a information center.

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

Stressed ministers flock to Asshiddiqiyah 'pesantren'

Stressed ministers flock to Asshiddiqiyah 'pesantren'By Wisnu Pramudya JAKARTA (JP): It's 2 a.m., a time when most Jakartans are fast asleep. In the huge white building that is the Asshiddiqiyah Pesantren (traditional Islamic boarding school) in Kedoya, West Jakarta, however, hundreds of students...

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

WB recommendations seen as conditionalities

WB recommendations seen as conditionalities Is the World Bank interfering with the domestic political environment of client countries?By Joaquin L Gonzalez III Is the World Bank drifting away from its mandate? This is a serious question one asks after examining Bureaucrats in Business (1995), the...

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

Truth about balance of power dimension

Truth about balance of power dimension From its very inception, ASEAN's approach to security issues has contained a balance of power dimension.By Michael Leifer In academic and political debate on regional security within Southeast Asia, a dismissive attitude has arisen towards the concept and...

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

Frans Seda hospitalized

Frans Seda hospitalized JAKARTA (JP): Ex-minister Frans Seda is being treated at the Carolus hospital for fatigue.His wife, Johanna Maria Pattinaya, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that Seda had been admitted to the hospital last Saturday, and was scheduled to return home next week.

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

NU, 70 years in the whirlpool of politics

NU, 70 years in the whirlpool of politicsBy Santi W.E. Soekanto and Wisnu Pramudya JAKARTA (JP): An elderly kyai (Moslem teacher) from a remote office of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) wept openly when he realized he had inadvertently been caught in a conflict between the elite layer of Indonesia's...

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

Change looms for Nahdlatul Ulama

Change looms for Nahdlatul Ulama Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest Moslem organization with 30 million members and supporters, will celebrate its 70th anniversary on Jan. 31. Under the leadership of Abdurrahman Wahid and Ilyas Ruhiyat, it is undergoing reform geared to accommodate the growing...

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

Rebels reportedly moving with hostages

Rebels reportedly moving with hostages JAKARTA (JP): The military said yesterday that Irian Jaya separatist rebels holding 13 hostages were planning to move out of their jungle hideout in Mapunduma, Antara reported.Brig. Gen.

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

Keeping to ASEAN's 'rules of the game'

Keeping to ASEAN's 'rules of the game' Vietnam's membership and the likely entry of Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar bring certain challenges to ASEAN.By Hoang Anh Tuan After decades of competing with ASEAN in establishing a regional order, Vietnam finally joined the regional organization in July 1995.

Sun, 28 Jan 1996

Six killed in car explosion

Six killed in car explosion JAKARTA (JP): Six people riding in a minibus were killed, and two others seriously injured after the vehicle exploded in Semarang, Central Java on Friday night.The vehicle's body was cut in two and the roof thrown 10 meters away by an explosion heard two kilometers away.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Murdered official a loan shark

Murdered official a loan shark SERANG, West Java: Dulati, an official at the local administration whose body was found badly mutilated on Monday, was a loan shark who often intimated clients, Antara reported.The agency quoted local police chief Lt. Col.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Warning over foreign education agency

Warning over foreign education agency JAKARTA (JP): The city police warned yesterday residents who intend to study overseas to scrutinize institutions offering education programs abroad.The warning echoed a U.S. embassy announcement that a local group was claiming to represent the embassy here.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Wim will remain pillar of RI film industry

Wim will remain pillar of RI film industryBy Rita A. Widiadana and Gedsiri Suhartono JAKARTA (JP): He died when people seemed to have had forgotten him. William Umboh Achmad Salim, or Wim Umboh, the prominent film director who died in despair last Wednesday, was a forgotten hero.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Ajib, Canoy to fight for title

Ajib, Canoy to fight for title JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Ajib Albarado will fight Filipino Dindo Canoy on March 21 at the Go Skate stadium in Surabaya, East Java, for the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) junior welterweight crown.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Eye operation

Eye operation I would like to relate an honest and accurate account of my personal experiences with the Jakarta Eye Center.One and a half years ago I had my right eye operated on and a few days ago my left eye had its turn. Both operations were a success.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Decline in human resources quality worries government

Decline in human resources quality worries governmentBy Hermawan Sulistyo JAKARTA (JP): Over the past 20 years, there has been a complete reversal of attitudes toward wealth and money. Until the mid-1970s, critics of the state still discussed whether our strategy should follow capitalistic or...

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Pakistani state firm buys rice for export

Pakistani state firm buys rice for export KARACHI (Reuter): Pakistan's state Rice Export Corp (RECP) has started buying rice for possible export to Indonesia, Iraq and elsewhere, dealers said.One dealer said the RECP was paying about 270 rupees (US$7.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Wimar believes nation will see more political freedom

Wimar believes nation will see more political freedom JAKARTA (JP): Wimar Witoelar may not be as popular as Larry King or Oprah Winfrey, but he is one of the best known talk-show hosts in Indonesia. Four months after his Perspektif talk show on SCTV was banned last September, Wimar is back by...

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

HIPMI meets with military

HIPMI meets with military JAKARTA (JP): City Military Commander Maj. Gen. Wiranto has asked the Jakarta branch of the Association of the Young Indonesian Entrepreneurs (HIPMI) to participate in a discipline campaign.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

German mission due here

German mission due here JAKARTA (JP): German State Minister of Economic Affairs of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Erhard Rittershaus is expected to arrive here tomorrow for a four-day trade mission, participated in by a group of 20 businesspeople.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Church Services

Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Dreams take strange twist for Suparno

Dreams take strange twist for Suparno JAKARTA (JP): When Suparno Saputro graduated from a management school he never thought he would end up being the chief clown in a small-scale entertainment business.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Military denies abusing villagers

Military denies abusing villagers SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Commander of the 091 Military Administrative Unit Col. Sutarjo denied reports that members of the Armed Forces have mistreated 14 residents of Menamang village, Kutai regency.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Megatech's Lamborghini unveiled in Detroit

Megatech's Lamborghini unveiled in DetroitBy Russell Williamson LAMBORGHINI, the Italian performance car-maker owned by Indonesia's Megatech has unveiled its latest supercar and a vision for the future baby Lambo.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

U.S. extends grants for RI's legal development

U.S. extends grants for RI's legal development JAKARTA (JP): The Asia Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) yesterday signed an agreement to extend two-year grants worth US$210,000 (Rp 483 million) for the development of Indonesia's legal system.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

More qualified athletes welcome for Olympics

More qualified athletes welcome for Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The government is encouraging all athletes to try to qualify for the national team for the Olympic Games in July, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman said yesterday.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Providing superschools for all

Providing superschools for allBy John Phillips This is the second of two articles on the definition of superschools and how to foster them. YOGYAKARTA (JP): In the first part of this article I suggested that super education was readily available and inexpensive provided that educational systems...

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Restricted traffic zone

Restricted traffic zoneFrom NeracaI herewith again inform the Jakarta City administration that the restricted traffic zone of Jl. Sudirman-Jl. Thamrin between 6:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. has more drawbacks than advantages.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Twelve asylum seekers spend 2nd night at Polish Embassy

Twelve asylum seekers spend 2nd night at Polish Embassy JAKARTA (JP): Twelve East Timorese asylum seekers spent a second night at the Polish Embassy yesterday as they waited to hear if their request for sanctuary would be accepted or whether they would follow those before them and go to Portugal...

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 26, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 700 0 11,500 AHAP Insurance 3,100 -100 30,000 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,975 0 477,000...

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Bribes and levies keep workers' salaries low

Bribes and levies keep workers' salaries low JAKARTA (JP): A legislator said the numerous levies imposed on companies by government offices, including the Ministry of Manpower, contribute to workers' low salaries.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Debates on serious subjects

Debates on serious subjects In recent months The Jakarta Post daily has been able to publish controversial topics for debate, which is an opportunity for readers to express themselves freely. This to me represents good characteristics of any standard modern newspaper in the world.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

NGOs, activists slam sexist ad

NGOs, activists slam sexist ad JAKARTA (JP): A public service advertisement on crimes against women published in a magazine has drawn strong criticism from women activists and various non-governmental organizations.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Five robbery suspects arrested

Five robbery suspects arrested MEDAN, North Sumatra: Police have arrested five people, including two members of the Armed Forces (ABRI), suspected of staging armed robberies in various locations, Antara reported yesterday.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Where do we go with a rigid school curriculum?

Where do we go with a rigid school curriculum?By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): I feel that I am fairly familiar with most complaints made by Indonesian teachers about their profession. They correctly feel that they are overburdened, underpaid, belittled by other professions, and that in many cases...

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Asahi Glass's expansion

Asahi Glass's expansion TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. said it would invest a total of US$210 million in a new plant in Thailand and increased capacity at existing plants there and in Indonesia.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

Megawati likely to win popular support: Scholar

Megawati likely to win popular support: Scholar SEMARANG (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), is likely to win widespread support if she decides to run in the presidential election in 1998, political observer Arief Budiman said yesterday.

Sat, 27 Jan 1996

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