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Mixed cocktail kills three

Mixed cocktail kills three WONOSOBO, Central Java: Hoping to get high sooner three local people mixed their alcoholic drinks with paint thinner, and died.Suharyono, 42, was an alcohol vendor in the village of Manglongsari, Wonosobo regency.

Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Chedi Hotel: Jl. Rancabentang 56-58: Job (Piano), Monday to Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Irven (Guitar), Monday to Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Mixed voices Accapela singer and Andi (Pianist), Thursday and Saturday, 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

RI gets ADB loan

RI gets ADB loan MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$1.12-million technical assistance grant to Indonesia to improve irrigation management.The technical study will undertake a half-way review of a 1987 policy to gradually transfer the operation and maintenance of...

Asian stocks rally after U.S. elections

Asian stocks rally after U.S. elections HONG KONG (AFP): Asian stocks rallied yesterday after U.S. elections, with Hong Kong share prices soaring 2.2 percent to set their second record close in three sessions.The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong's key Hang Seng index closed 272.

PT Indosat buys stake in Japanese cable TV firm

PT Indosat buys stake in Japanese cable TV firm JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Indosat has spent US$2.1 million acquiring a 5 percent stake in the Japanese cable-television firm Suginami, majority owned by Jupiter, in its bid to enter the cable television business in developed countries.

NGOs subject to law on mass organizations

NGOs subject to law on mass organizations JAKARTA (JP): All non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are subject to the 1985 law on mass organizations, Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. said yesterday.

District court rejects lawsuit reclaiming Pramoedya's house

District court rejects lawsuit reclaiming Pramoedya's house JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court rejected on Tuesday a lawsuit filed by the wife of writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer who is seeking to reclaim their house in East Jakarta.

Kia faces tough competition in commercial auto market

Kia faces tough competition in commercial auto market JAKARTA (JP): The entrance of South Korea's tax-exempt commercial vehicles into Indonesia will not erode the market shares of the existing commercial vehicles, two market experts have forecast.

Screens for city taxis to be evaluated: Organda

Screens for city taxis to be evaluated: Organda JAKARTA (JP): A trial period for the use of partition screens in taxis will begin at the end of the month, the chairman of the city branch of Organda, a private-run public transport organization, said yesterday.

Rain peak in January: BMG

Rain peak in January: BMG JAKARTA (JP): The highest rainfall levels for Jakarta and its surrounding areas is expected to be in January, according to Widodo, the head of prediction services at the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG).

42 million in RI at risk from diet

42 million in RI at risk from diet SEMARANG: Minister of Health Sujudi announced yesterday that the health of at least 42 million Indonesians was at risk due to a lack of iodine in their diet.Sumarmo Purwosudarmo, on behalf of the minister, told a discussion group on iodine-related health problems...

Australian Embassy responds

Australian Embassy responds In response to the letter from Mrs. M. Zainal (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 5, 1996), I would like to apologize if Mrs. Zainal felt that she and her in-laws had been given the "runaround" by immigration staff at the embassy.

Eight die of dengue fever

Eight die of dengue fever SEMARANG: Dengue fever attacked 476 people here during April to October, killing eight.Dr. Hadi Wibowo, head of the Semarang office of the Ministry of Health, said the number of fatalities was lower than last year when dengue fever hit 1,901 people and killed 25 people.

Squatters go nowhere after fire

Squatters go nowhere after fire TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Forty five families who planned to move their shacks to make way for a public project have now lost even the remnants for rebuilding.The fire, which destroyed their homes last Tuesday in the Karawaci subdistrict, broke out shortly after...

Festive crowds watch Clinton romphome in election win

Festive crowds watch Clinton romphome in election win JAKARTA (JP): In a gathering resembling a festive gala, the United States Information Service (USIS) and the American Chamber of Commerce hosted an election watch of yesterday's U.S. presidential elections.The election watch began at 7 a.m.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:45 TV Series: Family Matters 3:05 Dance Performance 3:30 TV Series: 13 Wonder 4:05 Film: Here Comes the Stars 4:30 Information 4:55 Filler and Trailer 5:00 Regional News 5:25 My Country 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Science Film 6:15...

Nelwan Anwar's clothes revel in a golden opulence

Nelwan Anwar's clothes revel in a golden opulenceBy Parvathi Nayar Narayan JAKARTA (JP): Nelwan Anwar is a fashion designer who believes in the creation of exclusive designs for exclusive people. The collection of 120 outfits unveiled at a recent fashion show at the Hotel Shangri-La, Jakarta,...

Indonesia congratulates Bill Clinton over victory

Indonesia congratulates Bill Clinton over victory JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto congratulated yesterday United States President Bill Clinton on his re-election, and expressed his confidence that the two countries, as sovereign states and friends, would overcome any differences that may exist.

Canadian coach crucial in Indonesian bridge success

Canadian coach crucial in Indonesian bridge success JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian men's bridge team, which finished a creditable second in the just-concluded 10th Bridge Olympics on Greece's Rhodes Island, attributes much of its accomplishment to internationally acclaimed bridge coach Erick Kokish...

House calls for independent watch body no nuclear power

House calls for independent watch body no nuclear power JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives called yesterday for an independent body to be established to supervise the use of nuclear power.Muhammad Buang of the United Development Party (PPP) faction made the proposal in a meeting of the...

Another Choice hotel

Another Choice hotel JAKARTA (JP): PT Choice Hotels Indonesia, the domestic franchiser for Choice Hotels International, signed an agreement yesterday with PT Karsindo Utama to manage its Quality Suites Juanda building, Choice's 10th Indonesian hotel.Under the agreement signed by Choice executives I.

Man dies in fire

Man dies in fire MEULABOH, Aceh: Fire on Tuesday gutted 360 shop-houses downtown and caused estimated financial losses of Rp 3.6 billion (US$1.5 million), Antara reported.One man was later found dead, reportedly dying of a heart attack after watching his shop reduced to ashes.

'Love Motherhood' drive launched

'Love Motherhood' drive launched YOGYAKARTA: The office of State Minister for Women's Role in cooperation with non-governmental organizations will launch a "Love Motherhood" drive, a campaign to reduce maternal mortality rates and improve women's welfare.Dr.

Student brawl injures passers-by

Student brawl injures passers-by JAKARTA (JP): At least five passers-by were injured yesterday when about 100 students from two senior technical high schools brawled in front of a shopping center on Jl. KH. Hasyim Ashari, in Central Jakarta.

Nimpuno named WTC chief

Nimpuno named WTC chief JAKARTA (JP): The first Indonesian has been elected chairman of the Board of World Trade Centers Association, a statement from the World Trade Center Jakarta said yesterday.Harjo Nimpuno was elected to the post for the 1996-1998 period at a recent annual meeting of the...

PR skills given awards

PR skills given awards JAKARTA: The Public Relations Association of Indonesia will honor 16 individuals and institutions for outstanding contributions to public relations development.The Perhumas 1996 awards will be presented on Nov. 11, said association chairman Teddy Kharsadi yesterday.

Opposition on Timor meeting defied

Opposition on Timor meeting defied KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian human rights groups said yesterday they were going ahead with a planned conference on East Timor, defying government pressure to cancel the meeting.

Zarima caught in Houston

Zarima caught in Houston JAKARTA (JP): The notorious Ecstasy-case fugitive, Zarima, who escaped in August, was nabbed by Jakarta police detectives in a supermarket in Houston, the United States, National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo announced yesterday.

SE Asian economic growth to slow

SE Asian economic growth to slow MANILA (AFP): Rapid economic growth in Southeast Asia is expected to slow in 1996 and 1997 while South Asian growth accelerates, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday.

Great River, Cerruti tie up

Great River, Cerruti tie up JAKARTA (JP): PT Great River International (GRI), a publicly- listed garment producer, yesterday secured a licensing agreement with Italy's Cerruti 1881 SA to produce garments designed by Nino Cerruti for export.

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 5, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 900 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 850 25 32,000 Andayani Megah 1,000 0 216,000 Aneka Kimia...

Cargo center at seaport

Cargo center at seaport JAKARTA (JP): The cornerstone of a new cargo distribution center was laid at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok seaport yesterday by Director General of Sea Transportations Soentoro.The center, which will occupy a 10,214-square-meter section of the seaport, is being developed by the...

Who controls who?

Who controls who? Prof. Suhardiman, deputy chief of the Supreme Advisory Council, suggested that after the general session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in 1998, a report of the chief justice's position, clarifying his authority and responsibility, should be drawn up by the assembly.

Hundreds of shops gutted in fire

Hundreds of shops gutted in fire BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Fire destroyed more than 700 shops and houses in Pasar Minggu market, Kampung Baru village, Batulicin district late Sunday.Batulicin district chief Abd.

KL to introduce Internet laws

KL to introduce Internet laws KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia hopes to introduce comprehensive laws governing information flow on the Internet, Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday.Commonly referred to as cyberlaws, they will initially be introduced in the Multimedia Super Corridor,...

Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto A: SupermarketSEIBU SUPERMARKET: Usman Jafar (third from left), president of Pasar Raya Nusa Karya, cuts a jasmine ribbon to open the new Seibu Supermarket at Pasar Raya, Blok M, South Jakarta recently.

New rulings on tourism and telecoms

New rulings on tourism and telecoms JAKARTA (JP): The government will issue eight new and revised regulations on tourism, post and telecommunications later this week.Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications' Secretary- General Jonathan L.

Mulialand to issue bonds

Mulialand to issue bonds JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed property developer PT Mulialand will float five-year bonds worth Rp 150 billion (US$64.7 million) this month to improve its financing efficiency, the company announced yesterday.The company did not disclose its interest rate.

Legislators firm on erring clubs

Legislators firm on erring clubs JAKARTA (JP): The city administration must revoke permits of nightspots which repeatedly break the law, city councilors said on Monday after a second drug raid at a South Jakarta discotheque.

PLN to float Rp 400b in bonds

PLN to float Rp 400b in bonds JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned electricity firm PT PLN will float five-year bonds worth Rp 400 billion (US$172.4 million) this month in an attempt to solve its financial problems, company president Djiteng Marsoedi said.

Two Dutch nationals on trial for Ecstasy smuggling

Two Dutch nationals on trial for Ecstasy smuggling TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Two Dutch nationals were tried in the Tangerang District Court yesterday for trying to smuggle more than 7,000 Ecstasy pills into Indonesia.

The case of Tjetje Tajuddin

The case of Tjetje TajuddinFrom NeracaTjetje Tajuddin's death while he was being detained by the Bogor district police reflects a poor respect for human rights in the security sector. And this is a great concern for us.

EVA Air adds services

EVA Air adds services JAKARTA (JP): Taiwan's EVA Air will increase flights from Surabaya, in East Java, to Taipei from Saturday.EVA Air's representative in Jakarta, Peter Chen, said yesterday that the carrier currently links Surabaya and Taipei via Kaohsiung three times per week.

Large groups promise partnership with small-medium enterprises

Large groups promise partnership with small-medium enterprises JAKARTA (JP): Fifty large Indonesian business groups have voiced their readiness to join the so-called Jimbaran Club in fostering partnerships with small and medium enterprises, Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Subiakto...

Rights body announces findings

Rights body announces findings JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights said the recent attack on East Java churches was not fueled by religious hatred but instigated by "irresponsible persons.

Info officers to meet

Info officers to meet DENPASAR, Bali: Five cabinet ministers will address a three- day gathering of information officers opening in Badung regency tomorrow.Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudradjat, Minister of Information Harmoko, Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro,...

Train traffic returns to normal at Palmerah

Train traffic returns to normal at Palmerah JAKARTA (JP): Train traffic to and from Palmerah railway station, Central Jakarta, is back to normal after all the tracks were cleared and repaired yesterday.

Cambodia poised for ASEAN: Goh

Cambodia poised for ASEAN: Goh PHNOM PENH (Reuter): Cambodia was on track to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in July next year, Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday.

Guruh no show for PDI meeting

Guruh no show for PDI meeting JAKARTA (JP): Guruh Soekarnoputra failed to show up to an Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) meeting where he was due to clear-up rumors that he may jump-ship to the ruling Golkar.

Village chiefs deceive wives

Village chiefs deceive wives KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A woman activist claims many village chiefs in the province lie to their wives about how funds for Family Welfare Movement (PKK) activities are used.Mrs.