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Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Pelita Harapan gives scholarships
Pelita Harapan gives scholarships JAKARTA (JP): Six thousand needy children will get scholarships for nine years from the Pelita Harapan Education Foundation (YPPH).An agreement to provide Rp 4.24 billion (US$1.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
More cases of HIV/AIDS reported to health officials
More cases of HIV/AIDS reported to health officials JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health last month recorded 14 more cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), bringing Indonesia's official total to 463.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Army ready to help police investigate fatal robbery
Army ready to help police investigate fatal robbery JAKARTA (JP): The Army has threatened to take strong action against any member proved to have been involved in last month's armed robbery and the subsequent violent death of a suspect in Bogor police custody.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Poison, poison everywhere, but not a drop to eat
Poison, poison everywhere, but not a drop to eatBy John Aglionby JAKARTA (JP): Fugu, a prickly blowfish, are 1,000 times more poisonous than cyanide. To most people that would be a very good reason to avoid them. But the Japanese, famous for their penchant for raw fish, think otherwise.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Private firms to monitor APEC action plans
Private firms to monitor APEC action plans TOKYO (AFP): The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum has agreed to involve business circles in monitoring the execution of action plans for trade liberalization, press reports said Friday.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
RI mosque to be built in Sarajevo
RI mosque to be built in Sarajevo JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) has formed a committee to oversee construction of a grand mosque, to be named after President Soeharto, in the war-torn Bosnian capital of Sarajevo.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Police shoot car thief
Police shoot car thief JAKARTA (JP): Police shot dead a man and arrested his friend yesterday for allegedly stealing a Kijang van on Jl. Pengadegan Barat, South Jakarta.The Chief of the South Jakarta detectives Maj. Rycko AD.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Five Indonesians head to World Power Lifting meet
Five Indonesians head to World Power Lifting meet JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Weight Lifting, Power Lifting and Bodybuilding Association will send five lifters to Vienna, Austria, for the World Power lifting Championships scheduled from Nov. 11 to Nov. 19.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Canadian arrested in Irian Jaya
Canadian arrested in Irian Jaya JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Local police have arrested Canadian Greg Witson, 42, for illegal possession of a number of protected animals, said an Antara report yesterday.Head of Jayapura police precinct Second Lt. B.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
1,543 athletes join centralized training programs
1,543 athletes join centralized training programs JAKARTA (JP): A total of 1,543 athletes are being groomed in centralized training programs for the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games which will be staged here next year.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Upi sets sights on becoming first RI woman grandmaster
Upi sets sights on becoming first RI woman grandmaster JAKARTA (JP): Upi Darmayanti Tamin is training hard in an effort to realize her liftetime ambition: to become Indonesia's first woman chess grandmaster.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Sinar Mas to issue 663m new shares
Sinar Mas to issue 663m new shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Sinar Mas Multiartha, the Sinar Mas Group's holding company, won the approval of its shareholders yesterday to issue 663 million new shares for Rp 750 (31 U.S. cents) a share through a limited offering.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Volcano obscured by emission
Volcano obscured by emission SEMARANG: A thick cloud blanketing Mt. Merapi since Thursday is causing poor visibility and hampering the work of officials at observation posts.Antara yesterday quoted Sunarto at the Kaliurang observation post as saying that activities of Indonesia's most active...
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Indonesia to host SE Asian show jumping events
Indonesia to host SE Asian show jumping events JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is to host the third and fourth legs of the newly formed Southeast Asian Show Jumping League next year.The league, whose establishment was confirmed in an Oct. 15 letter by director World Cup for Jumping Riders Max E.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 8, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 900 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 825 0 18,500 Andayani Megah 1,025 0 52,000 Aneka Kimia Raya...
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
New association for rights founded
New association for rights founded JAKARTA (JP): A group of prominent legal and human rights activists announced yesterday the establishment of Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI).Aiming to provide legal aid for the poor and the legal- illiterate, the association is mostly...
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
S'pore economic growth to slow
S'pore economic growth to slow SINGAPORE (AFP): The Singapore economy is expected to expand by a much slower pace of 2.6 percent year-on-year in the last quarter of 1996 for a projected annual six percent growth, government officials said yesterday.The economy had expanded by 3.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Bakrie offers bonus shares
Bakrie offers bonus shares JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly-listed PT Bakrie & Brothers, a widely-diversified business group, yesterday approved a plan to issue three bonus shares for every old share, according to company director Joseph Inkiriwang.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
IMF talks end in consensus on exchange rates
IMF talks end in consensus on exchange rates JAKARTA (JP): A two-day conference on ASEAN economics ended here yesterday, with consensus that significant misalignment of regional exchange rates must be avoided.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Texmaco to build rayon fiber plant
Texmaco to build rayon fiber plant JAKARTA (JP): The Texmaco Group, a producer of textile machinery, will take over the forestry concessions of PT Astra International and its partner Scott Paper Co. of the United States in Irian Jaya, a minister said yesterday.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
The fashionable diamond is both casual and smart
The fashionable diamond is both casual and smartBy Parvathi Nayar Narayan JAKARTA (JP): This just in from the fashion brokers: it's no longer gauche to wear diamonds with blue jeans. It's chic.The De Beers Diamond Information Centre and GoldMart Jewelry are adding new designs to their collection,...
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
67 senior Army officers to retire on Monday
67 senior Army officers to retire on Monday JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. R. Hartono will lead a military ceremony in the Central Java town of Magelang on Monday to bid farewell to 67 retiring senior officers.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Developers must heed economic gap, says Rais
Developers must heed economic gap, says Rais JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Economy and Development Affairs TB.M. Rais told developers who build luxury housing and commercial complexes to watch out for Jakarta's economic gap.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Asian embassies attacked as Australian race debate rages
Asian embassies attacked as Australian race debate rages SYDNEY (AFP): The Australian government has been forced to upgrade diplomatic security after Chinese and Malaysian missions were both targeted in attacks blamed on a race debate raging here, officials said yesterday.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
Info tech exibition on for 1997
Info tech exibition on for 1997 JAKARTA (JP): An exhibition featuring information technology solutions for banking, finance, offices, manufacturing, telecommunications, retail, transportation, publishing and logistics will be held at the Jakarta Convention Center next year.
Sat, 09 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.
Sat, 09 Nov 1996
New apartments for C. Jakarta
New apartments for C. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): A private joint venture developer will build three apartment blocks, called Perada Jakarta, on Jl. Teluk Betung, Kebon Melati district, Central Jakarta worth US$120 million, a company executive said yesterday.The buildings will stand on 1.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Interest in reading and writing
Interest in reading and writingFrom KompasIt is all too true that we should be concerned about the poor interest in reading and writing among most Indonesian people.Maybe an experiment I conducted with my children, after other attempts failed to produce the right results, could serve as an example...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Disability bill to get clearance in 1997
Disability bill to get clearance in 1997 JAKARTA (JP): Legislators were optimistic yesterday the long awaited bill on disability, currently under deliberation, would be passed next January despite several glaring shortcomings.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
The Listening Post
The Listening Post * The International Community Activities Center (ICAC), a social and educational institution open to both Indonesians and expatriates, is the subject for tonight's radio broadcast of "The Listening Post"; tonight's show is the second in a two-part series to be aired over Radio...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Millions more phone lines to be installed by 1999
Millions more phone lines to be installed by 1999 JAKARTA (JP): The government announced here yesterday a new installation target of eight million telephone lines for the ongoing Sixth Five-Year Development Plan period to end in March 1999.The new target includes 6.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Soeharto to address UN summit on food
Soeharto to address UN summit on food JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto plans to discuss Indonesia's strategy to maintain and improve its food security at next week's World Food Summit at the headquarters of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Speed up flyover project: Councilor
Speed up flyover project: Councilor JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor said yesterday the completion of the flyover at the junction of Jl. Matraman Raya - Jl. Pramuka, East Jakarta, needs to be sped up to ease the area's traffic woes.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Fiskaragung's profit increases by 310%
Fiskaragung's profit increases by 310% JAKARTA (JP): PT Fiskaragung Perkasa, a newly-listed salt producer, announced yesterday a Rp 49 billion (US$20 million) net profit for the first nine months of this year, a 310 percent increase over the same period last year.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Factory Inauguration
Factory InaugurationCorrection: The photo caption on this page of Wednesday's newspaper should have read: "Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo (second right) and Japanese Ambassador Taizo Watanabe (right) join hands with Summitomo Corporation of Japan chairman Tomiichi Akiyama (left) and...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Jatiluhur dam ready to host SEAG events
Jatiluhur dam ready to host SEAG events JAKARTA (JP): The Jatiluhur dam in Purwakarta, West Java, only needs minor renovations to prepare it for the 19th Southeast Asian Games next year."We hope that the renovations, which are due to start in July, will be completed in September," said Soetono...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Megawati supports Semarang branch PDI activists
Megawati supports Semarang branch PDI activists SEMARANG (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri continued her legal battle against her political rivals with an appearance yesterday in a local court where her supporters were running a lawsuit against her opponents.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
PT Bank Umum Servitia to issue 40m new shares
PT Bank Umum Servitia to issue 40m new shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Bank Umum Servitia will issue 40 million new shares, which will make up 20 percent of its total shares, in an initial public offering (IPO) this month.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Korea's Posco to develop two steel mills in W. Java
Korea's Posco to develop two steel mills in W. Java JAKARTA (JP): South Korea's Pohang & Iron Steel Co. (Posco) has embarked on the development of two joint venture steel mills in West Java with a total investment of US$675 million.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
ASEAN leaders informal summit set for Nov. 30
ASEAN leaders informal summit set for Nov. 30 JAKARTA (JP): An informal summit of ASEAN leaders will be held here on Nov. 30, also attended by heads of government from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday the one-day meeting at the Hilton Hotel...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Telstra enters Bandung
Telstra enters Bandung BANDUNG (JP): PT Jastrindo Dinamika, which operates Telstra Fleetcoms' radio trunking services, has invested US$25 million in telecommunications services in Bandung and Cilegon (West Java), Surabaya (East Java), Semarang (Central Java) and the greater Jakarta area.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Revising our curriculum requires a proper model
Revising our curriculum requires a proper modelBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Curriculum has always been considered as the key issue in raising the quality of education. Every time we feel that the existing standard of our schools has become unsatisfactory, we start remedying the problem by...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Sumitro blasts zig-zag interest rate theory
Sumitro blasts zig-zag interest rate theory JAKARTA (JP): Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, Indonesia's most senior economist, supports the view of most analysts that State Minister for Research and Technology B.J. Habibie's zig-zag theory on interest rate reduction is entirely unfeasible.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Task force proposed for estates
Task force proposed for estates JAKARTA (JP): The government should set up a special task force to coordinate the development of the country's industrial estates, a member of the House of Representatives said yesterday.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and Entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Village, daily, Kecak Dance, Friday and Tuesday, Legong Dance, Saturday, Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday, Balinese dance parade - Rejang dance, Puspawresti Dance, Belibis Dance & Jaran Teji Dance, Monday,...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Improve public services: Surjadi
Improve public services: Surjadi JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has asked City Hall civil servants grouped in Korpri to improve public services, Antara reported yesterday."Civil servants must be creative in serving the public and cut any unnecessary bureaucratic chains," the governor said...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Suwandi off to fine start on national selection trail
Suwandi off to fine start on national selection trail JAKARTA (JP): A rejuvenated Suwandi, bronze medalist at last year's Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, got off to a blistering start as he breezed past Muhamad Syahid, 6-4, 6-2 on the opening day of the preselection tournament for...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Police did nothing to stop riot: Witnesses
Police did nothing to stop riot: Witnesses JAKARTA (JP): Two witnesses told a court yesterday that police did nothing to stop rioters in the July 27 riot.Aziz Buang, 64, vice chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) Jakarta branch, told the Central Jakarta District Court he arrived at...
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
G-15 vows to improve members' welfare
G-15 vows to improve members' welfare JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday the Group of 15 nations (G-15) is reflecting on how to take a leading role in helping to promote the welfare of developing countries.
Fri, 08 Nov 1996
Microsoft signs agreement with PC manufacturers
Microsoft signs agreement with PC manufacturers JAKARTA (JP): Microsoft, a leading United States software company, signed up four Indonesian computer manufactures yesterday to preinstall its software in their computers for domestic distribution.