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Fri, 20 Dec 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Animated Classic 3:05 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:05 Comedy: Wasiat 4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:55 Filler 5:00 News: Siaran Berita TVRI 5:30 Culture: Lingkar Budaya 6:00 News: Lintasan...
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Elmi Hotel: Jl. Panglima Sudirman No. 42-44: - Qemi Club: Karaoke/Disco, Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Master Band, Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Atlantic Band, Tuesday and Saturday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Local auto market seen to stay flat
Local auto market seen to stay flat JAKARTA (JP): Competition among local auto firms will get tougher next year because the market won't improve, the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association's chairman said yesterday.Herman Z.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Former Thai PM in hospital
Former Thai PM in hospital BANGKOK (Reuter): Former prime minister Chatichai Choonhavan, currently top economic and foreign affairs adviser to the new Thai government, has been operated on for stomach cancer, an aide said yesterday.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Asiana gets $16m loan
Asiana gets $16m loan JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed PT Asiana IMI Industries, the manufacturer and distributor of stuffed toys, has secured a syndicated loan of US$16 million from six foreign and joint venture banks.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Ranariddh asks father to pardon exiled prince
Ranariddh asks father to pardon exiled prince PHNOM PENH (Agencies): Cambodia's First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh has asked his father, King Norodom Sihanouk, to pardon exiled Prince Norodom Sirivudh, according to a letter released yesterday."I ...
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
UN Chief Annan to give E. Timor critical look
UN Chief Annan to give E. Timor critical look UNITED NATIONS (Agencies): United Nations secretary-general- designate Kofi Annan said he would look "very critically" at the negotiating process on East Timor, which has failed to produce a breakthrough in 20 years, AFP reported yesterday.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Microsoft in Malaysia
Microsoft in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Microsoft Corp. chief executive Bill Gates has accepted an offer to set up operations in a high-technology zone being constructed in Malaysia, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday.
Fri, 20 Dec 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, Wednesdy, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Astra to float bonds worth Rp 400b in 1997
Astra to float bonds worth Rp 400b in 1997 JAKARTA (JP): The widely diversified PT Astra International will float bonds worth Rp 400 billion (US$172.4 million) in the local market to refinance its short-term loans, the company announced yesterday.T.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Baht policy unchanged
Baht policy unchanged BANGKOK (AFP): Thai Finance Minster Amnuay Viravan said yesterday he was confident that the baht was stable and that there would be no change in the government's policy with regard to the currency.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
New minivans to replace 'bemo' by February
New minivans to replace 'bemo' by February JAKARTA (JP): New minivans will replace three-wheeled bemo by the end of February, the Association of Public Transport Owners (Organda) city branch head said Wednesday.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
French tourists stranded
French tourists stranded SURABAYA, East Java: A motor boat carrying French tourists from Bali and heading for Surabaya developed a leak and was stranded at Kolo-Kolo island, off the Sumenep coast of Madura island, Antara reported yesterday.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Scholar urges empowering of House of Representatives
Scholar urges empowering of House of Representatives JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives should be empowered with the authority to hold cabinet ministers responsible for any mismanagement, a scholar proposed yesterday.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Sheraton Solo hotel to open tomorrow
Sheraton Solo hotel to open tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): ITT Sheraton Asia Pacific plans to open the Sheraton Solo hotel in Surakarta, C. Java, tomorrow. President Soeharto and several cabinet ministers will attend.The Sheraton Solo, which commands 4.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Activists refute charges
Activists refute charges JAKARTA (JP): Ten activists standing trial on charges of subversion pledged their innocence yesterday, describing the charges as a government attempt to silence its critics.In separate sessions that drew large, enthusiastic crowds, they said the charges were barely related...
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 19, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 21,000 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 750 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,025 0 28,500 Aneka Kimia...
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
'Vonis Kepagian' series wins most outstanding melodrama
'Vonis Kepagian' series wins most outstanding melodrama JAKARTA (JP): Vonis Kepagian (Premature Verdict) was named the most outstanding television melodrama at this year's Sinetron Festival last night.The series, directed by veteran director Dedi Setiadi and produced by PT Modulasari Griya...
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Ad industry balmes sexism on sick society
Ad industry balmes sexism on sick society JAKARTA (JP): Advertising agencies fended off charges yesterday that they were responsible for the bad taste commercials that degrade women, placing the blame on the "sick society" that clamors for sexually implicit commercial messages.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Robbery on toll road
Robbery on toll roadFrom MerdekaToll roads apparently have inspired certain people to commit daring holdups, resulting in the deaths of their victims, businessmen in both cases. First it was a Jakarta real estate businessman on the Jagorawi toll road.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Megawati loyalists demand Soerjadi to resign
Megawati loyalists demand Soerjadi to resign JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of supporters of ousted chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri demonstrated at the House of Representatives yesterday demanding that her rival, Soerjadi, be held accountable for the July 27 riots.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Avoiding a WTO panel
Avoiding a WTO panel The Indonesian government has apparently not given much leeway to its negotiating team to maneuver in the bilateral talks over the Timor car with each of the three complaining parties, Japan, the European Union and the United States.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Pandawa Tours responds
Pandawa Tours responds With reference to the letter from Mr. Brian Wemp (Dec. 19, 1996) entitled Trip to Krakatau, we would like to clarify the matter as follows.We left Jakarta for Labuan in the afternoon after office hours. At 7 p.m., we had to provide dinner for our customers.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Will free trade thange our lives?
Will free trade thange our lives?By M. Sadli JAKARTA (JP): "WTO Talks a Success" proclaimed The Straits Times proudly, on its first page, last Saturday. Were they or weren't they?After the Manila APEC summit the host country also warmly congratulated itself, while the western press and their...
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Competition in property predicted to get tighter
Competition in property predicted to get tighter JAKARTA (JP): The property market will be tighter next year, according to the head of the association of Indonesian real estate developers' supervisory board.M.S.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Army chief vows to look into reports on regent scandal
Army chief vows to look into reports on regent scandal JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief Gen. Hartono promised yesterday to look into reports that Bantul regent Col. Sri Roso Sudarmo had promised a soothsayer Rp 1 billion (US$425,000) if he got re- elected.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Establishments seek permits for X-mas festivities
Establishments seek permits for X-mas festivities JAKARTA (JP): Almost 200 entertainment centers have requested permits for Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations, a city public order official said Wednesday.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Chemical tank collapses, 3 die
Chemical tank collapses, 3 die BANTEN, West Java: A huge chemical storage tank under construction at PT Priontal in Merak, West Java, collapsed in strong, high-speed winds Wednesday afternoon killing three people and injuring two others.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Port becomes sea of stranded vehicles
Port becomes sea of stranded vehicles BANTEN, West Java: Merak, the biggest ferry port on the western tip of Java, has been a sea of stranded trucks and cars for the past four days.Antara reported yesterday that the traffic jam, similar to those in the Idul Fitri Moslem holidays, was due a dearth...
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Illegal levies
Illegal leviesFrom RepublikaThe society, the Moslems in particular, would be grateful if Republika would uncover the practice of illegal levies taking place in the district offices of religious matters (KUA). This malfeasance has reached a point that is beyond comprehension.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Students drowned while fishing
Students drowned while fishing BOYOLALI, Central Java: Four students from Blumbang village, in the Klego subdistrict, drowned Wednesday after falling into the Bade dam while fishing with five other children.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
National players shine in RI Masters
National players shine in RI Masters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's national men's team still dominates the 1996 BNI Indonesia Masters at the Jakarta Hilton International Hotel after eliminating their rivals yesterday.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Fidel Ramos' health worries Philippines
Fidel Ramos' health worries PhilippinesBy Raju Gopalakrishnan MANILA (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos' brief stay in hospital has set off worries in the Philippines but financial markets have remained calm because of his subsequent flurry of public appearances, analysts said on Thursday.
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Sutiyoso to sing on stage
Sutiyoso to sing on stage JAKARTA (JP): City Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso will show off his singing ability at a musical show tomorrow at the Senayan eastern parking lot.The two-star general would sing an old local song titled Bujangan (Bachelor) with the Gigi band, Antara reported...
Fri, 20 Dec 1996
Drowsiness leads to pile up
Drowsiness leads to pile up TANGERANG, West Java: A sleepy truck driver caused a four-car pile up on Jl. H. Juanda late Wednesday.The driver was heading toward Ciputat when he crashed into the car in front of him pushing it into the two cars ahead of it.No one was seriously injured.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Banjar Wijaya housing complex
Banjar Wijaya housing complexFrom Bisnis IndonesiaI would like to comment on the advertisement published in Kompas, Dec. 17, 1996 concerning the Banjar Wijaya housing complex. In fact, I am one of hundreds of consumers who bought houses in that complex after reading an advertisement in Kompas in...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Thai police gets new chief
Thai police gets new chief BANGKOK (AFP): A Thai police committee yesterday appointed Pracha Promnok as chief of the country's troubled police force, reports said.Pracha, who has been acting police chief since his predecessor was effectively dismissed last week, was appointed by a police committee...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
PT Daya Guna to use satellite for fishing
PT Daya Guna to use satellite for fishing JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed fishing company PT Daya Guna Samudera is planning to use the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) satellite to detect fish in eastern Indonesian waters through an upwelling process.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Insurance deficit predicted to double
Insurance deficit predicted to double JAKARTA (JP): This year's current account insurance services deficit could double from last year to about Rp 1.5 trillion (US$646.55 million), an insurance analyst said yesterday.The Indonesian Council of Insurance's chairman, B.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
The nominees for this year's festival
The nominees for this year's festivalBest sinetron:Drama: Bayangan Menembus Tirai (The Shadow on the Curtain), produced by PT Sirapitulas Graha Sinema Di Balik Pusaran Awan (Behind the Cloud's Circle) by PT RCTI Jangan Ada Dusta Di Antara Kita (No Lies Between Us) by PT Modulasri Griya Produksi...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Experts advise brain drain for Indonesia
Experts advise brain drain for Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Overseas university and school graduates should rush the foreign job markets rather return home to outdo their domestic competitors, educational observers agreed yesterday.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Indonesia to compete in HK-Osaka race
Indonesia to compete in HK-Osaka race JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is to be one of the 14 participating nations in the Hong Kong-Osaka International Yachting Race in March next year, an organizer said.The countries provisionally set to compete in International Sail Osaka 97 are China, Japan, Britain,...
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Human rights commission regains society's favor
Human rights commission regains society's favor The government recently charged the human rights body with having overstepped its boundary by becoming directly involved in investigating cases it is probing. However, a minister retracted the accusation this week to the relief of many.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
13 foreigners deported
13 foreigners deported BANJARMASIN, East Kalimantan: Immigration authorities during the period between Sept. 1995 and April 1996 deported 13 foreigners for various violations, Antara reported yesterday.Immigration office head Rudhy Chaidir said most of the foreigners had misused their stay permits.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Trip to Krakatau
Trip to Krakatau I am writing to warn the public about a tour company (Pandawa/Ivia Tours) advertising a trip to Ujung Kulon and Krakatau. I recently went on this trip, and was subjected to danger and recklessness. We had expected quality service since our guide, Mr.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Bira denies share sales
Bira denies share sales JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Bira denied reports yesterday that General Electric Capital purchased bank shares.The bank said in a statement that the report was inaccurate."At this time, the bank is still in discussion with several parties.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Civil servants duped
Civil servants dupedFrom MerdekaMinister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo has reported to President Soeharto the scam by a number of housing developers for civil servants who have made down payments for houses. (Merdeka, Dec. 17).
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Foreign investment projects up 20%, value down 25%
Foreign investment projects up 20%, value down 25% JAKARTA (JP): The government approved 959 foreign direct investment projects between Jan. 1 and Dec. 15 this year, up 20 percent on the same period last year, but the value dropped 25 percent to US$29.9 billion.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Builder responsible for falling billboard
Builder responsible for falling billboard JAKARTA (JP): The building contractor which put up the billboard that collapsed killing a person and injuring four others was responsible for the accident, an advertising expert said Tuesday.
Thu, 19 Dec 1996
Should RI forge ties with Israel?
Should RI forge ties with Israel?By Riza Sihbudi JAKARTA (JP): On his return from a visit to Jordan last month, President Soeharto appealed to Indonesia's Moslem community to perform haj pilgrimage, the fifth tenet of Islam, only once.