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Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Regent faces probe over murder case
Regent faces probe over murder case JAKARTA (JP): The home affairs ministry promised yesterday to look into reports that the Bantul regent was involved in the August murder of Yogyakarta journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafrudin.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Zarina tells of her escape through S'pore
Zarina tells of her escape through S'pore JAKARTA (JP): Ecstasy-case suspect Zarina has talked about her escape, claiming that after eluding Jakarta police on Aug. 8 she went to Singapore through Batu Ampar Port under a pseudonym, an immigration official said yesterday.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Advice for visiting House members
Advice for visiting House membersFrom RepublikaI agree with the members of the House of Representatives who recently canceled their visit to Purworejo, Central Java because the accommodation provided did not meet their requirements (Republika, Oct. 28).
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Surabaya to have fantasy world
Surabaya to have fantasy world JAKARTA (JP): CitraRaya Surabaya, a Ciputra group subsidiary, will develop a shopping center and recreational park costing US$100 million in Surabaya, East Java, the company announced yesterday.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Experts lament court's ruling on labor leader
Experts lament court's ruling on labor leader JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts have criticized the Supreme Court's decision to put labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan back in prison more than a year after he was freed.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Paper producer's loss set to turn around
Paper producer's loss set to turn around SINGAPORE (AFP): Pulp and paper producer Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd. (APRIL) yesterday forecast improving market conditions after reporting a third-quarter loss.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
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, Wednesday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Minister warns of NGOs used for foreign interests
Minister warns of NGOs used for foreign interests JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita warned yesterday of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working for foreign political interests under the guise of social work.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Jail sentences demanded for PDI demonstrators
Jail sentences demanded for PDI demonstrators JAKARTA (JP): A state prosecutor requested the Court yesterday to jail five supporters of Megawati Soekarnoputri, the ousted Chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party, for crashing into a police barricade during an anti-government demonstration in...
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Denmark eyes Indonesian furniture
Denmark eyes Indonesian furniture JAKARTA (JP): Danish Ambassador Michael Sternberg said yesterday Indonesian furniture had good prospects in his country due to the steadily rising demand of Danish consumers.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Jakarta shows a touch of class in Malaysia
Jakarta shows a touch of class in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Coaching manuals rarely recommend arguing with match officials, let alone pushing them around, but it was a controversial collision between a Jakarta Touch Rugby Club player and the referee that gave the Indonesian side its first...
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Two people arrested for attack on Journalist
Two people arrested for attack on Journalist DILI, East Timor (JP): Police have arrested two of the eight people suspected of beating up a journalist from Jakarta-based Tiras weekly and Dili Suara Timor Timur on Sunday night.Chief of Dili police precinct Lt. Col.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Indonesia urged to resolve auto dispute
Indonesia urged to resolve auto dispute HONG KONG (AFP): European Commission Vice-President Leon Brittan yesterday urged Indonesia to bring its national automotive policy into line with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Tango Bar chocolate
Tango Bar chocolate I refer to my letter Worm-infested chocolate (Nov. 15).I wish to inform readers that the case has been amicably settled by Golden Truly and supplier PT Arta Boga Cemerlang Jakarta as a distributor of Tango Bar chocolate products.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Rubber tappers report human rights violations
Rubber tappers report human rights violations JAKARTA (JP): A group of rubber tappers from South Sumatra sought the help of the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday for the release of 17 colleagues who were detained by police following a clash with a private plantation company.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Cipta Jaya wins land in high court
Cipta Jaya wins land in high court JAKARTA: The High State Administrative Court in Medan, North Sumatra, has overruled an earlier ruling by a lower court and declared PT Cipta Jaya Raya the rightful owner of the Right of Land Exploitation No.2/1994 for 1,300 hectares of land in Labuhan Batu.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Govt loses Rp 2.76b in property barters
Govt loses Rp 2.76b in property barters JAKARTA (JP): The government lost Rp 2.76 billion (US$1.17 million) in property barter deals with the private sector between October 1995 and March 1996, according to a Supreme Audit Agency (Bepeka) report released yesterday.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Surabaya bourse and Nasdaq sign MOU
Surabaya bourse and Nasdaq sign MOU JAKARTA (JP): Nasdaq International Market Initiative (NIMI) of the United States agreed here yesterday to help the Surabaya Stock Exchange improve its trading.Under a memorandum of understanding signed by Nasdaq senior associate Michael J.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Rafting c'ship to move to C. Java
Rafting c'ship to move to C. Java JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Whitewater Rafting Federation plans to stage a national championship in March on the Serayu river, Central Java's longest.Amalia Yunita, the federation's chairwoman, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that the organizers will limit the...
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
City council questions parking firm on compliance
City council questions parking firm on compliance JAKARTA (JP): The city council is checking a company operating city parking places to see whether the company complies with government parking revenue regulations, a councilor said.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Susi and Mia doubtful for Grand Prix Finals in Bali
Susi and Mia doubtful for Grand Prix Finals in Bali JAKARTA (JP): With only two weeks left before the World Grand Prix Badminton Finals in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia's two best women's singles players Susi Susanti and Mia Audina are racing against time to recover from injury.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Legislator say youth leaders lack idealism
Legislator say youth leaders lack idealism JAKARTA (JP): Many of today's youth leaders lack the idealism and independence normally expected of them. Their only concern is working their way to the top and into positions of power, legislator Matori Abdul Djalil says.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Belo denied making remarks insulting ABRI, says Feisal
Belo denied making remarks insulting ABRI, says Feisal JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung said yesterday that East Timor Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo has denied making the derogatory remarks about the military printed in a German magazine recently.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
PAP unveils new vision
PAP unveils new vision SINGAPORE (DPA): The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) yesterday released its manifesto for the coming parliamentary general elections to the public, underscoring the importance of the party staying in power to usher Singapore safely into the next century.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Tenaga to build turbines
Tenaga to build turbines KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's national power firm Tenaga Nasional Bhd will invest 1.77 billion ringgit (US$708 million) to build two 500 megawatt steam turbines, a report said yesterday.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
RI ex-booters to visit Sydney
RI ex-booters to visit Sydney JAKARTA (JP): The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games organizers have invited two Indonesian soccer veterans to take a close look at the ongoing preparations for the globe's biggest sporting event.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Office occupancy rate seen to drop next year
Office occupancy rate seen to drop next year JAKARTA (JP): Office occupancy rates will fall four percentage points to 86 percent of total office space available by the end of next year because of new supply, a property analyst predicted yesterday.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Local businesses oppose fee hike at Priok port
Local businesses oppose fee hike at Priok port JAKARTA (JP): Six business associations urged the government yesterday to cancel Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto's new rule which raises container handling fees by 26 percent at the city's Tanjung Priok port.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Capital flows to S. Korea
Capital flows to S. Korea SEOUL (AFP): Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in South Korea rose by 32. 5 percent from a year ago to US$2.05 billion in the first ten months of this year, backed by the nation's drive for economic opening, officials said yesterday.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Europe sidelined by newly rich Asia
Europe sidelined by newly rich AsiaBy Pierre-Antoine Donnet MANILA (AFP): Europe is in danger of being left out in the cold as the main club of Asia-Pacific nations gets richer by the day and moves towards creating the world's most dynamic free trade zone.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Philippine peace talks threatened: NDF
Philippine peace talks threatened: NDF MANILA (AFP): A front organization for communist insurgents warned the Philippine government yesterday that moves to control protests against the forthcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit were jeopardizing peace talks.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Batan boss replaced for unclear reasons
Batan boss replaced for unclear reasons JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday installed Iyos S. Subki as director general of the National Atomic Power Agency (Batan) replacing long-serving Djali Ahimsa, Antara reported. The news agency did not state the reasons for the change.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Land policy needs to be reviewed for public interest
Land policy needs to be reviewed for public interest JAKARTA (JP): Land policy must benefit the public interest rather than only facilitate economic growth like the case is now, experts said Monday.To ensure this, land policy must be in line with the 1992 law on spatial plans, an urban planner and...
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Spotlight
SpotlightSpotlight A: IndianJP/afsNEHRU'S CELEBRATION: Minister of Education and Culture, Wardiman Djojonegoro (left) and Indian Ambassador to Indonesia S.T. Devare (right), attended the 107th anniversary celebrating the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, at the Indian...
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
10th National Art Exhibition starts
10th National Art Exhibition starts JAKARTA (JP): The 10th National Art Exhibition, called Bienale X, starts today at the Taman Ismail Marzuki Art Center, Central Jakarta, and will run until Dec. 15.Bienale X's theme is modern Indonesian painting Seni Lukis Indonesia Masa Kini.
Wed, 20 Nov 1996
Hooligans
HooligansFrom Pos KotaHooligans are now resuming their activities in Duri Kosambi, adjacent to Jl. Daan Mogot, under the pedestrian bridge in the evening. Most of the victims are women.Without hesitation, they will snatch a female pedestrian's handbag while she is descending the bridge or is about...
Tue, 19 Nov 1996
Soaring property costs affect investors in Asia
Soaring property costs affect investors in Asia SINGAPORE (AFP): Soaring property costs have eroded the benefits of cheap labor in developing Asian countries and left some banks dangerously reliant on real-estate lending, according to a regional business consultancy.
Tue, 19 Nov 1996
New approach urged on East Timor
New approach urged on East Timor East Timor Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo made headlines last week after a German magazine published his interview which allegedly putting Indonesia in a bad light. Sociologist Sardjono Jatiman looks at the issue from a wider context.
Tue, 19 Nov 1996
Air crash sparks safety fear in India
Air crash sparks safety fear in IndiaBy Nelson Graves NEW DELHI (Reuter): The world's deadliest mid-air collision has trained an unforgiving spotlight on flight safety in India, where economic growth has spurred travel but also burdened outdated security controls.
Tue, 19 Nov 1996
Soeharto sets May 29 election date
Soeharto sets May 29 election date JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has set Thursday, May 29, as next year's general election day.Voting will take place simultaneously throughout the country on that day, the General Elections Institute announced yesterday.
Tue, 19 Nov 1996
'Tiras' journalist attacked in Dili
'Tiras' journalist attacked in Dili DILI (JP): A journalist was beaten unconscious Sunday night by strangers mistaking him for an intelligence officer in the East Timor capital of Dili, a press report said yesterday.
Tue, 19 Nov 1996
Ministers discuss Belo's remarks
Ministers discuss Belo's remarks JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman convened a meeting yesterday with ministers under his charge to discuss the contentious press remarks of East Timor Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo.
Tue, 19 Nov 1996
Students protest army intervention
Students protest army intervention YOGYAKARTA: About 300 Gadjah Mada University students staged a protest yesterday about the military's forcible dispersion of a peaceful demonstration on the campus on Nov. 7.
Tue, 19 Nov 1996
Israel and Palestine
Israel and Palestine My letter recently in The Jakarta Post (Oct. 8, 1996) was about Israel's opening of the tunnel near Masjid Al Aqsa that has provoked some readers. It is quite normal. But let's look back to the time of the birth of Israel, May 14, 1948.
Tue, 19 Nov 1996
Energy Sengkang secures loan to build power plant
Energy Sengkang secures loan to build power plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Energy Sengkang has secured a syndicated loan of US$178.9 million from foreign banks to build a 135 megawatt (MW) combined-cycle power plant and develop a gas field in Sengkang, South Sulawesi.
Tue, 19 Nov 1996
Slum area will be converted to housing and business complex
Slum area will be converted to housing and business complex JAKARTA (JP): City-owned developer company, PD Sarana Jaya, plans to convert Pademangan, a North Jakarta slum area, into a business and housing complex for middle and low income people.
Tue, 19 Nov 1996
RI backs Manila project
RI backs Manila project MANILA (UPI): The Indonesian government Monday expressed full support for a proposed $1.7-billion rail project in the Philippines, which is to be constructed by a consortium made up of companies from the two neighboring countries.Asia Konstruct and Indo-Phil Holdings Co.
Tue, 19 Nov 1996
Minister strips aide's power to issue mining contracts
Minister strips aide's power to issue mining contracts JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana confirmed yesterday he had stripped the director general of mines, Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, of his authority to issue final contracts of work to mining contractors.
Tue, 19 Nov 1996
Healthy young children contest
Healthy young children contest JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta will send two representatives to the national healthy young children contest.The representatives are Teguh Prastianto from South Jakarta and Tiffany Susanti from Central Jakarta.
Tue, 19 Nov 1996
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, Firday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Platinum Band, Wednesday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.