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Sat, 07 Dec 1996
Radinal angry over Ancol bridge design
Radinal angry over Ancol bridge design JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar is angry about the building of a bridge in Ancol which obstructs the Ancol River's flow.The bridge is in front of Ancol Dreamland's entrance in North Jakarta.
Sat, 07 Dec 1996
Rabies problem in W. Sumatra
Rabies problem in W. Sumatra PADANG, West Sumatra: A veterinarian expressed concern over the high rate of rabies in the province, and called for better public education on the issue.Rusman Abbas said if the public learns more about rabies contracted from dog bites, people would be more likely to...
Sat, 07 Dec 1996
Zarina's lawyer wants to handle case alone
Zarina's lawyer wants to handle case alone JAKARTA (JP): The lawyer of Ecstasy-case suspect Zarina said yesterday he had refused his client's wish that two noted lawyers, O.C. Kaligis and Ruhut Sitompul, be included in his defense team.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Limit car ownership!
Limit car ownership! In order to solve the chronic problem of traffic jams in Jakarta, more than a progressive car tax is required. Limitation of private car ownership should be enforced, bearing in mind that the number of private cars has reached 1,800,000.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Soeharto agrees SEA Games funds from Brunei
Soeharto agrees SEA Games funds from Brunei JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has agreed to ask for funds for the 19th SEA Games to be held here next October from Brunei Darussalam, the biennial Games' original host.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Animated Classic 3:05 Teenager's Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:05 Comedy: Si Bonong 4:30 Student's Quiz : Cerdas Cermat 4:55 Filler 5:00 News: Siaran Berita TVRI 5:30 Education Program: Harmoni Kehidupan 6:00...
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Indonesia stuns Kuwait with draw in Asian Cup
Indonesia stuns Kuwait with draw in Asian Cup ABU DHABI (AFP): Indonesia, playing in its first ever Asian Cup finals, nearly pulled off a major upset when it drew 2-2 with Kuwait in its opening Group A match here Wednesday.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
New heights in Ecstasy
New heights in Ecstasy The Ecstasy menace in Indonesia is escalating to new heights.Just in the past week, immigration authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 70,000 pills by two Singaporeans through Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Floating library gets a boost
Floating library gets a boost PALANGKA RAYA, South Kalimantan: Officials promised yesterday to boost the floating library program serving people in remote areas.The director of the province's library office, Simpoen Magat, said the program has received enthusiastic response from people who live...
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
S'pore plans Mega Exhibition Center
S'pore plans Mega Exhibition Center SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore named an Australian consultancy yesterday to help develop Southeast Asia's biggest exhibition center amid increasing competition from neighbors to host regional trade shows.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Barrick and Bre-X join forces
Barrick and Bre-X join forcesBy Benget Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Bre-X Minerals Ltd. and Barrick Gold Corp. have finally agreed to form a joint venture to develop the huge Busang gold mine in East Kalimantan, claimed to hold one of the world's largest deposits.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Scholarship for local students
Scholarship for local students JAKARTA (JP): Guinness Brewing Worldwide and Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), announced yesterday they would sponsor a full-time Master's degree scholarship at the University of Leeds in Britain.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Experts say Jakarta must accept unskilled migrants
Experts say Jakarta must accept unskilled migrants JAKARTA (JP): The city could not close itself to unskilled migrants because there were not enough jobs in rural areas, a senior sociologist said yesterday.Mely G.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Govt drafting bill on defense system
Govt drafting bill on defense system SEMARANG (JP): The government is drafting a law that will become the legal basis for people's participation in the national defense system, Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudradjat said yesterday.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Three cars on offer for holes-in-one
Three cars on offer for holes-in-one JAKARTA (JP): Three brand new cars worth a total Rp 405 million (US$202,000) are being made available for golfers who manage to score holes-in-one at the Bisnis Indonesia Top Executive Golf Tournament here.Yohannes A.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 5 , 1996: ------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,075 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa...
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Four Chinese to coach Indonesian wushu squad
Four Chinese to coach Indonesian wushu squad JAKARTA (JP): Four Chinese coaches will train local wushu athletes preparing for the 19th SEA Games here next October, an official said.Antonius Haliman, head of the Indonesian Wushu Association said Wednesday that the four Chinese coaches are Chang...
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Inhutani IV's laments partners' slow progress
Inhutani IV's laments partners' slow progress JAKARTA (JP): State-owned forestry company PT Inhutani IV said yesterday its joint-venture industrial-timber estate development was falling behind schedule because of overlapping claims and the "unprofessional management" of its private-sector partners.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Budiman on trial next week
Budiman on trial next week JAKARTA (JP): Budiman Sudjatmiko, the leader of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) accused of masterminding the July 27 riots, will go on trial next Thursday.Budiman, who helped found the previously obscure youth organization, will be tried at Central Jakarta District...
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Leg injury forces Joko to retire from GP Finals
Leg injury forces Joko to retire from GP Finals NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Defending champion Joko Suprianto has pulled out of the Lipton World Grand Prix Badminton Finals in Denpasar, Bali, due to injury.Joko, Indonesia's top singles player, was injured Wednesday during the deciding set in his opening...
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Poor Zarina!
Poor Zarina!From KompasZarina is the focus of the press nowadays and I feel sorry for her. I do not know her at all, but I have been following the case since she was first caught.Will she be found guilty, or has she already been sentenced by the press? The media has pursued her relentlessly, but...
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
NGOs call for delay of nuclear bill
NGOs call for delay of nuclear bill JAKARTA (JP): Critics of the nuclear bill called for its postponement yesterday to allow the public to contribute ideas on its complex aspects.Fourteen non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on environment and legal matters proposed in a joint statement that...
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Killer couple sentenced
Killer couple sentenced BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A man and his wife were sentenced yesterday for the murder of another couple.Judges in the Meulaboh District Court sentenced Amir Hamzah bin Cut Ahmad to 20 years for the murder of Sabirin and his wife Nurhanisah almost eight months ago.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Where and when one can watch A Mild JakJazz '96
Where and when one can watch A Mild JakJazz '96 JAKARTA (JP): A Mild JakJazz '96 will be held at Pasar Festival, Gelanggang Mahasiswa Soemantri Brodjonegoro, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta.Tickets are available at Pasar Festival for Rp 30,000 and Rp 20,000 (for students).
Fri, 06 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, 06 Dec 1996
Journalists award Governor Surjadi
Journalists award Governor Surjadi JAKARTA (JP): The state-acknowledged Indonesian Journalists' Association's (PWI Jaya) Jakarta branch awarded yesterday medals of merit to Governor Surjadi Soedirdja and South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Where to go in Jakarta, for Dec. 6, 1996
Where to go in Jakarta, for Dec. 6, 1996Music * 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.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Jazz luminaries to entertain Jakartans
Jazz luminaries to entertain JakartansBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The A Mild JakJazz '96 festival opens this evening at the Gelanggang Mahasiswa Soemantri Brodjonegoro arena in Kuningan, South Jakarta.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
PPP uncovers flaws in election stages
PPP uncovers flaws in election stages JAKARTA (JP): The Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP) expressed resentment yesterday over shortcomings it discovered during some of the preparation stages for the 1997 general elections.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Human rights commission: Last avenue of people's hopes
Human rights commission: Last avenue of people's hopesBy Sri Wahyuni JAKARTA (JP): A woman in her 50s, holding a bundle of files, looked worried sitting on a chair in a waiting room of the National Commission on Human Rights building on Jl. Latuharhary 4b, Jakarta.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Bakrie agrees to sponsor JakJazz festival for five years
Bakrie agrees to sponsor JakJazz festival for five years JAKARTA (JP): A private corporation co-sponsoring this weekend's A Mild JakJazz festival, Jakarta's biggest musical extravaganza, said yesterday it would finance the event for the next five years.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Hashimoto to visit ASEAN members
Hashimoto to visit ASEAN members TOKYO (Reuter): Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto will visit five ASEAN members next month, the government said yesterday.Hashimoto would visit Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore from Jan.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
The Listening Post
The Listening Post * The U.S. University Fair, held at the Kartika Chandra Hotel Ballroom, is a yearly get-together of students and educational experts, which allows Indonesians interested in studying in the United States the opportunity to meet with representatives from American colleges and...
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
More than 100 protest BII over land appropriation
More than 100 protest BII over land appropriation JAKARTA (JP): Over 100 people from the Sawangan area in Bogor, 60 kilometers south of Jakarta, marched to Bank Internasional Indonesia's (BII) headquarters on Jl. MH Thamrin yesterday morning protesting land appropriation.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Commission sways between public trust and govt goodwill
Commission sways between public trust and govt goodwill In connection with the third anniversary of the National Commission on Human Rights, the commission's Vice Chairman, Marzuki Darusman, talks to The Jakarta Post about the commission and its activities.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Animals lead Canadian to court
Animals lead Canadian to court JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The district court here has fined a Canadian tourist and put him on probation for possessing protected animals, Antara reported.The court sentenced Greg Watson, 42, to 10 months probation and fined him Rp 500,000 (about US$212) recently for...
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Succession predicted to go smoothly
Succession predicted to go smoothly JAKARTA (JP): A cabinet minister's prediction that Indonesia will be safe after President Soeharto is no longer in power found support from a top military official and senior politician yesterday.Armed Forces Chief for Sociopolitical Affairs Lt. Gen.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Car policy talks to go on outside WTO, says Tunky
Car policy talks to go on outside WTO, says Tunky JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo plans to discuss further Indonesia's controversial car policy with his counterparts from Japan, the United States and the European Union (EU) on the sidelines of the World Trade...
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Adi Andojo's ruling political: Attorney General
Adi Andojo's ruling political: Attorney General JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Singgih said yesterday Justice Adi Andojo Soetjipto's ruling exonerating labor activist Muchtar Pakpahan last year was "politically motivated".
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Double Rs cruise to easy wins in round-robin games
Double Rs cruise to easy wins in round-robin gamesBy Primastuti Handayani DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Indonesia's men's doubles teams had easy victories on the second day of the Lipton World Grand Prix Badminton Finals here yesterday.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Sarwono laments lack of environmental concern
Sarwono laments lack of environmental concern JAKARTA (JP): Even as developed countries' businesses begin to apply stricter environmental protection standards, Indonesian businessmen continue to ignore environmental protection measures, State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said...
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
KL eyes S. America oil palm ventures
KL eyes S. America oil palm ventures KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia, the world's biggest producer of palm oil, said yesterday it will offer its expertise and help to open up oil palm cultivation in South American countries through joint ventures.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Soesilo's rights body remarks spark comment
Soesilo's rights body remarks spark comment JAKARTA (JP): Maj. Gen. (ret) Samsudin, one of the four newest members of the National Commission on Human Rights, concurred with a government official's recent criticism that the commission overstepped its boundary.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Do we teach our children 'bad history' in classrooms?
Do we teach our children 'bad history' in classrooms?By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): "Good history is necessary, because bad history brings disaster on those who peddle it and seek to impose their distorted vision on whole societies." This is a statement made by historians Lord Hugh Thomas and J.
Fri, 06 Dec 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, 06 Dec 1996
Taiwan suspends loans to three ASEAN states
Taiwan suspends loans to three ASEAN states TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan has suspended a total of US$58 million in loans for the development of four industrial zones in Southeast Asian nations, including Indonesia, an official said yesterday.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Ciputat road works
Ciputat road worksFrom Bisnis IndonesiaA news item in the Nov. 13 edition of Bisnis Indonesia implied that the private sector is prepared to lend a helping hand in addressing the road problems of Ciputat and its surroundings.This is joyful news.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Perumka's locomotives delivered soon
Perumka's locomotives delivered soon JAKARTA (JP): PT GE Locomotif Indonesia is planning to deliver this month the first two of 15 locomotives ordered by the state railway company Perumka.GE Locomotif president Michael D.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Young people's lifestyles
Young people's lifestylesFrom Pikiran RakyatI refer to the letter from Raditya (Pikiran Rakyat, Nov. 26, 1996) on the way teenagers wear their hair.In my opinion today's youth have the tendency to adopt anything "modern" which has a negative impact.
Fri, 06 Dec 1996
Art theft and forgery plaguing Indonesian art market
Art theft and forgery plaguing Indonesian art marketBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Last week, the art community in Jakarta was shocked by the news of an attempt to steal a painting from the collection of the Jakarta Council for the Arts.