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Wed, 13 Nov 1996
Textile industry must improve to survive, warn analysts
Textile industry must improve to survive, warn analysts JAKARTA (JP): Comprehensive restructuring and efficient bureaucratic procedures are needed if the local textile industry is to survive, according to stock analysts.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996
KL risks image to keep Jakarta ties
KL risks image to keep Jakarta tiesBy Bill Tarrant KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The ugly break-up of a conference on East Timor shows Malaysia will not tolerate criticism of sensitive issues affecting its neighbors, even at the risk of embarrassing itself, analysts said on Monday.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996
Contenders neck and neck prior to Thai poll
Contenders neck and neck prior to Thai poll BANGKOK (Reuter): The two leading contenders for Thailand's top political job are neck-and-neck ahead of the Nov. 17 general election, opinion polls showed yesterday, as the candidates geared up for one last crucial debate.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996
Tiger kills farmer and wife
Tiger kills farmer and wife PADANG, West Sumatra: A farmer and his wife were killed by a tiger while they were working on their farm in Sungai Gambir village Sunday, a press report said yesterday.Local people said they believe the tiger came from the nearby Kerinci Seblat National Park, which is...
Wed, 13 Nov 1996
Who is behind Zarina?
Who is behind Zarina?From MerdekaThe case of Zarina, the beautiful fugitive who was relentlessly pursued by Indonesian police, created a stir among the nation because she had tens of thousands of Ecstasy pills in stock.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996
Spanish Jakarta erupts in style at Holiday Inn
Spanish Jakarta erupts in style at Holiday InnBy Parvathi Nayar Narayan JAKARTA (JP): Time to take out those castanets and let your feet go tappin', the flamenco way! Time to sample some delicious Spanish finger food, known worldwide as tapas.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996
Facts, time will reveal E. Timor's truth
Facts, time will reveal E. Timor's truth We are grateful for Malaysia's firm rejection of the recently planned conference on East Timor in that country, "for the sake of maintaining good relations" and "because the issue is an internal affair of Indonesia".
Wed, 13 Nov 1996
'Sports officials must resign if Indonesia fails at SEAG'
'Sports officials must resign if Indonesia fails at SEAG' JAKARTA (JP): Officials from national sports associations must be prepared to step down from their posts if they fail to meet the targets set by the National Sports Council at next year's 19th SEA Games here, an official said.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996
KL criticized for E. Timor crackdown
KL criticized for E. Timor crackdown KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Human rights group Amnesty International yesterday condemned Malaysia's crackdown on an East Timor conference in Kuala Lumpur last weekend and criticized Indonesia for interrogating deportees.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996
Developers told to use loans prudently
Developers told to use loans prudently JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono has warned property developers to use their bank loans prudently to avoid exposing the country's banks to liquidity risks.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996
Where is our country heading?
Where is our country heading?From RepublikaWe are very concerned with the recent implementation of the law in Indonesia. Many court cases were engineered to suit certain groups.In both criminal and civil cases, defendants went free, or were deliberately released at the cost of someone else's...
Wed, 13 Nov 1996
Protests on Belo break out
Protests on Belo break out JAKARTA (JP): A string of demonstrations, either sympathizing with or condemning East Timor Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo broke out in several cities yesterday as the debate over his "scabby dog" comments continued.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996
New cordless telephone service launched
New cordless telephone service launched JAKARTA (JP): PT Telepoint Nusantara launched a new cordless telephone service yesterday, affordable to students and the middle-class, in hopes of competing with the rapidly expanding mobile cellular telecommunications.
Wed, 13 Nov 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 12, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,050 -25 7,000 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 825 0 4,500 Andayani Megah 1,025 0 6,500 Aneka Kimia...
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Police mistakes in the spotlight
Police mistakes in the spotlight The image of our police force has lately suffered a decline and its performance has come into the public spotlight. Many cases have remained unresolved, including those of the death of Bernas Yogyakarta journalist Muhammad Fuad Syarifuddin (Udin), the armed robbery...
Tue, 12 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.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Clinton fund scandal gathers force
Clinton fund scandal gathers force No less an authority than Stephen Ambrose, historian of the Eisenhower and Nixon presidencies, fears a parallel between Nixon's scandal-haunted re-election in 1972 and Clinton's in 1996.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Sepak Takraw body eyes two SEA Games gold medals
Sepak Takraw body eyes two SEA Games gold medals JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Sepak Takraw Association expects two gold medals from the women's regu (squad of three teams) at the 19th Southeast Asian Games here next year.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Youths ransack PDI office
Youths ransack PDI office SEMARANG: Some 40 unidentified youngsters vandalized the office of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) here yesterday, police said.Central Java police chief May. Gen. Harimas said six youths were detained following the incident.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Prisident Soeharto arrives in Amman
Prisident Soeharto arrives in Amman JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto arrived in Amman yesterday to begin a four-day state visit aimed at further strengthening the strong ties between Indonesia and Jordan.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Ministry to mediate garment factory rift
Ministry to mediate garment factory rift BEKASI, West Java (JP): The Bekasi office of the Manpower Ministry has promised to mediate a dispute between a garment factory's management and its 500 employees who went strike last Thursday.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Indonesia's SEA Games chances slim: Pramono
Indonesia's SEA Games chances slim: Pramono JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has only a slim chance of regaining the overall champion's title at the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games here next year, according to Indonesia's SEA Games training director Joko Pramono.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Thai economy focal point ahead of elections
Thai economy focal point ahead of electionsBy Philip McClellan BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's stalled economy, a key factor in the collapse of the previous government, has become the focal point of political parties jockeying for position in the upcoming general elections.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
ICI forms joint venture
ICI forms joint venture JAKARTA (JP): ICI Polyurethanes, a subsidiary of Britain's Imperial Chemical Industry Plc, signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday with PT Tansri Gani to establish a joint venture to produce and distribute polyurethane in Indonesia.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Myanmar faces criticism over attack on Suu Kyi
Myanmar faces criticism over attack on Suu Kyi YANGON (Agencies): Myanmar's military authorities faced renewed international condemnation yesterday following weekend attacks on the motorcade of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Try Polyta gets BB rating
Try Polyta gets BB rating JAKARTA (JP): Standard & Poor's assigned a BB minus long-term rating yesterday to the US$175 million guaranteed secured notes, expiring in 2003, to be issued by Try Polyta Finance B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the guarantor PT Tri Polyta Indonesia.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Newly-founded legal aid body gets warm welcome
Newly-founded legal aid body gets warm welcome JAKARTA (JP): The newly founded Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) should spur the ongoing drive to promote human rights in Indonesia, law experts and human rights activists said over the weekend.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Internet a jungle
Internet a jungle I would like to thank Mr. C. Brouerius van Nidek, who suggested in this column (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 11, 1996) that I follow up on Mr. Osvaldo Coelho's report. In fact, I have also read similar reports in other publications that fully support what Mr. Coelho has said.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Javanese and Indonesian
Javanese and IndonesianFrom KompasKompas said in its Oct. 26 edition that "Javanese language is being threatened and replaced by Bahasa Indonesia". I feel disturbed and want to question the statement. The word "threatened" was not put between quotation marks, giving it a sense of being definite.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Indonesia appreciates Malaysian attitude
Indonesia appreciates Malaysian attitude JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia expressed its "highest appreciation" to the Malaysian government and Malaysian youth yesterday for shutting down a controversial conference on East Timor in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
'Orchard Road' shopping belt for Kuningan
'Orchard Road' shopping belt for Kuningan JAKARTA (JP): Property giant Ciputra Group is one developer with plans to build on what will be Jakarta's first row of shopping centers in South Jakarta's Kuningan area, a company official said yesterday.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Bambang wants govt offices moved to his township
Bambang wants govt offices moved to his township JAKARTA (JP): Bambang Trihatmodjo, President Soeharto's second son, said he would try to get the central government to move some of its offices to a township his company will build in Jonggol, near Bogor, West Java.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Minister calls for halt to bamboozling ads
Minister calls for halt to bamboozling ads JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko urged advertising companies yesterday to stop deceiving the public with their bombastic ads in the mass media.The minister also called on the public to be wary of misleading and culturally "improper"...
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
House factions urge tougher Ecstasy bill
House factions urge tougher Ecstasy bill JAKARTA (JP): All the factions in the House of Representatives welcomed a government bill designed to curtail the abuse of Ecstasy pills among youth, but some doubt that the maximum punishment proposed is sufficient to deter violations.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Bridge duo to get houses
Bridge duo to get houses JAKARTA (JP): Henky Lasut and Eddy Manoppo will each receive a house from North Sulawesi Governor E.E. Mangindaan for their significant roles in Indonesia's cruise to the final of the 10th Bridge Olympiad on Rhode Island earlier this month.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Lawyer says slander suspect misidentified
Lawyer says slander suspect misidentified JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer representing a housewife being tried at the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday for allegedly insulting the Armed Forces (ABRI) and the government said the police had arrested the wrong person.Defense lawyer Erick S.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Shopping Indonesian style
Shopping Indonesian style Good news for bargain hunters and collectors of Indonesian handicrafts.This week, the Plaza Atrium Shopping Center in Segitiga, Senen, is hosting an Indonesian traditional arts and crafts exhibition.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
RP security tight for Asia-Pacific meet
RP security tight for Asia-Pacific meetBy Uday Khandeparkar SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Reuter): The Naval Magazine used to be impenetrable, with deep silos where ammunition was stored built in a heavily guarded clearing between a 12-hectare rain-forest and the deep waters of Triboa Bay.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 11, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,075 175 19,500 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 825 0 10,000 Andayani Megah 1,025 0 87,500 Aneka...
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Megawati knew of attack plan
Megawati knew of attack plan JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri, the ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), gave her first testimony at her supporters' trial yesterday, saying she knew of the planned forced takeover of the party headquarters by Soerjadi loyalists two days before...
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Tourism target is realistic: Executives
Tourism target is realistic: Executives JAKARTA (JP): The government's target of 11 million foreign tourists spending US$15 billion in Indonesia in 2005 is realistic provided the government and companies work harder to develop the industry, executives said yesterday.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Japanese investors keen on RI despite car policy: Sanwa
Japanese investors keen on RI despite car policy: Sanwa JAKARTA (JP): A Japanese research group said yesterday Indonesia remained an attractive place for Japanese investors to do business despite its controversial national car policy.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Police arrest handbag thief
Police arrest handbag thief JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested yesterday one of two men who injured a 78-year-old woman while stealing her handbag containing Rp 10,000 (US$4.20).Sgt. Suparto of the Gambir Police subprecinct said Sutiani Agustina, the victim, suffered an injury to her shoulder when two...
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
First beauty queen for East Timor
First beauty queen for East Timor JAKARTA (JP): The latest hot issue in East Timor has nothing to do with politics: It has selected its first beauty queen.The first ever beauty contest in the youngest province was held by the Citra Timor Workshop.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Zarina agrees to return for trial at home: Police
Zarina agrees to return for trial at home: Police JAKARTA (JP): Zarina, the Ecstasy-case suspect apprehended recently in Houston, U.S., has agreed to be brought back home for prosecution, a police officer said yesterday.National Police Spokesman Brig. Gen.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Greeting poses a problem
Greeting poses a problem In 1985, I had a journalist friend from Norway visiting me while he was writing an article on Islam in Indonesia for a magazine. When the report was published, he sent me a copy of the magazine.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
New system for air tickets
New system for air tickets JAKARTA (JP): Domestic travelers will enjoy greater freedom in choosing who they fly with next year by using endorsable tickets issued by any of the country's six scheduled airlines.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
PT Sierad Produce to go public
PT Sierad Produce to go public JAKARTA (JP): PT Sierad Produce, a publicly-listed PT Anwar Sierad subsidiary, plans to sell 250 million new shares to the public early next month to raise approximately Rp 300 billion (US$129.3 million) for its expansion program.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Two new overpasses open next month
Two new overpasses open next month JAKARTA (JP): Two overpasses on arterial roads will be completed next month as part of an effort to solve Jakarta's horrendous traffic congestion, the head of City Public Works Office, Soeharto, said yesterday.The overpasses are on Jl.
Tue, 12 Nov 1996
Bishop Belo's comments still creating waves
Bishop Belo's comments still creating waves JAKARTA (JP): A legislator from the ruling Golkar party called for the public yesterday to be prudent in responding to Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo's recent critical remarks about the Armed Forces.