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Mon, 30 Dec 1996
Public 'degrade' books, Minister Wardiman says
Public 'degrade' books, Minister Wardiman says JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education Wardiman Djojonegoro has lamented again the poor place that books and reading occupy in Indonesia."For many people, books are not something that they need.
Mon, 30 Dec 1996
What reading means to professionals
What reading means to professionalsBy Wirasti Wiryono JAKARTA (JP): It's surprising to find out what busy professionals like to read. Do they have time at all to read?At the top of the list is Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro, the public campaigner of reading for an educated...
Mon, 30 Dec 1996
Indonesian cultural community loses its finest artists
Indonesian cultural community loses its finest artists JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian cultural community again mourned its prominent figures who died in l996.Indonesia lost one of its finest artists when realist painter Dullah died on the first day of l996.
Mon, 30 Dec 1996
Banks not supportive of shipping sector: INSA
Banks not supportive of shipping sector: INSA JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Ship Owners Association (INSA) has complained that Indonesian banks are not supporting efforts to develop the country's shipping sector."Many foreign banks offer credit for ship procurement.
Mon, 30 Dec 1996
National racers to join Tugu Muda c'ship
National racers to join Tugu Muda c'ship JAKARTA (JP): National and local racers are to do battle in the Tugu Muda Road Racing 1997 National Championship at the Tanjung Mas circuit, Semarang.The Indonesian Motor Association's Central Java chapter's official, Pudyastomo Gunadi, said Saturday that...
Mon, 30 Dec 1996
Headless body found in Klender
Headless body found in Klender JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta residents were shocked Saturday when a plant trader on Jl. Ngurah Rai, Klender, found the headless body of a teenager among his plants.East Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Nanan Sukarna said the body was naked and its stomach slashed.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Putri enjoys being her grandfather's 'heir'
Putri enjoys being her grandfather's 'heir'By K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): Her childhood was tough enough. Her mother died shortly after she was born, 38 years ago. Putri Wong Kam Fu was then taken care of by her step-grandmother.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Tradition of palm-wine drinking prevails among Balinese
Tradition of palm-wine drinking prevails among BalineseBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, Bali (JP): "Being tipsy from palm wine is not going to hurt the state. But, being 'drunk' with greed for wealth certainly would!" exclaimed Ketut Kelim, 49, the leader of a genjek (local group of traditional artists).
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Zarima case drags on
Zarima case drags onFrom RepublikaThe case of Zarima, the so-called Ecstasy Queen is, if one reads the papers, quite aggravating. The case has been long- winded and is proceeding very slowly. Punishment, which should have been meted out to her right away, seems to be kept at bay.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Muara Angke fishermen use skills to survive
Muara Angke fishermen use skills to surviveText and photos by P.J. Leo JAKARTA (JP): The Muara Angke village on Jakarta's northern tip is home to traditional and semi-traditional fishermen.Here, they can be seen making their boats, fish traps, hooking fishnets, auctioning and preserving fish.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Tying the knot after cruising the Citarik on a raft
Tying the knot after cruising the Citarik on a raftText and photos by Mulkan Salmona SUKABUMI, West Java (JP): Rafters Lody Karua and Amalia Yunita celebrated their wedding in a different way -- cruising along the Citarik River in Sukabumi on a rafting boat.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
World change sought
World change sought ANKARA (AFP): The foreign ministers of eight Islamic countries will meet in Istanbul on Jan. 4 with the aim of creating a new world, Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan said yesterday.The conference comes amid increasing U.S.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Regrets for 1996 and resolutions for the new year
Regrets for 1996 and resolutions for the new year JAKARTA (JP): Government officials, business executives, professionals, artists and workers were asked by The Jakarta Post to look back and share a few of their thoughts about 1996.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Cartoonist Sutanto's art dabbles in fantasy
Cartoonist Sutanto's art dabbles in fantasyBy Parvathi Nayar Narayan JAKARTA (JP): To appreciate the art of T. Sutanto is to enter the realm of the fantastic and the surreal. His images are drawn from a rich repertoire of fable, folklore and dreams.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Paranormals predict 1997 will be gloomy
Paranormals predict 1997 will be gloomy As 1996 draws to a close, people everywhere are attempting to evaluate their past performances -- their failures and successes. Their plans for 1997 will be based on this evaluation. Some are optimistic, others pessimistic about their future.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Bali grapples with the rising consumption of Ecstasy
Bali grapples with the rising consumption of EcstasyBy Putu Wirata KUTA, Bali (JP): Bali, once regarded as a tranquil paradise, is now a haven for drug traffickers and prostitutes. Lately it has been drawing thieves, robbers and murderers.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Good business prospects for the Year of the Ox
Good business prospects for the Year of the Ox BANDUNG, West Java (JP): The New Year will arrive in three days. But according to the Chinese calendar, the new year begins on Feb. 7. It is called the Year of the Ox, or, more precisely, the Fire Ox.The ox works hard.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Middle class seen as too weak to advocate change
Middle class seen as too weak to advocate changeBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): Views of the Indonesian middle class are both optimistic and pessimistic.The optimists are investors. Credit card promoters and those investing in property, malls and expensive resorts, for instance, are confident that...
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Living without maids and baby sitters at weekends
Living without maids and baby sitters at weekends JAKARTA (JP): Aliyah and her husband, Nirwan -- not their real names -- were trying something new: Living without a baby sitter or maids at the weekends.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
200 feared dead as rescue resumes after storm
200 feared dead as rescue resumes after storm KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (AFP): Up to 200 people, mostly Indonesians, were feared yesterday to be still entombed in the slimy debris left by a storm that ripped through Malaysia's Sabah state, claiming 127 lives, officials said.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
The last straw: Are camels stronger?
The last straw: Are camels stronger? JAKARTA (JP): In the old days our ancestors wore wide-brimmed straw hats, sat on straw chairs, tickled their ears with straw and slept on straw mats. Today, in the age of microelectronics, who would care about the straw that mother nature used to provide in...
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Mama Terate trains herself to become a soothsayer
Mama Terate trains herself to become a soothsayerBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): Mama Terate, 79, has developed herself into one of the country's senior soothsayers.Born as Lee A Kioek, alias Seruniati Arief, she has worked as a soothsayer for over two-thirds of her life.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Mahathir to get to bottom of indicted politician saga
Mahathir to get to bottom of indicted politician saga KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday he would decide on the fate of a politician charged in Australia with carrying a vast sum of undeclared money after getting his explanation.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
When a door is more than a door
When a door is more than a doorBy G.S. Edwin JAKARTA (JP): Doors do not merely separate space, nor are they only meant for ingress and exit. They, especially the closed ones, tell stories.Joseph Keller, in his book Good as Gold, mentions that a closed door in an office, the antithesis of...
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
'Sepak takraw' squad to train in Malaysia
'Sepak takraw' squad to train in Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): The men's national sepak takraw squad plans to train in Malaysia soon as preparation for the SEA Games here next year."Twelve athletes, who will compete in the Games, are going to have a stint with Malaysian athletes," Aminuddin Machmud, the...
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Anthology features poems of ASEAN writers
Anthology features poems of ASEAN writers ASEANO: An Anthology of Poems from Southeast Asia Published by The ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information, Manila, 1995 282 pages JAKARTA (JP): What does the word "Aseano" mean? If you think that it has something to do with the Association of Southeast...
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Life in Traubled Tasikmalaya slowly returns to normal
Life in Traubled Tasikmalaya slowly returns to normalBy MMI Ahyani TASIKMALAYA, West Java (JP): Shops started to open and police officers began to patrol the streets yesterday as the town, ravaged by riots Thursday, struggled to resume some normalcy.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Port calls signal a U.S. return of sorts
Port calls signal a U.S. return of sortsBy Joaquin L Gonzalez III SINGAPORE: When the USS Belleau Wood sailed away from Subic Bay on Nov. 24, 1992, many believed this historic event symbolized something greater -- the end of more than 400 years of foreign military presence in the Philippines.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Morality and comedy meet in traditional Javanese play
Morality and comedy meet in traditional Javanese playBy Achmad Nurhoeri JAKARTA (JP): What comes to your mind if your neighborhood doctor, your average motorcycle salesman, the local police chief, the local military officer and your regent are jumbled together in one arena? A community meeting? A...
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Fujimori widens emergency rule
Fujimori widens emergency rule LIMA (Reuter): President Alberto Fujimori widened emergency rule in Peru on Friday and won solid backing from home and abroad for refusing to make concessions to Marxist guerrillas holding 103 VIP hostages at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima.
Sun, 29 Dec 1996
Norwegian explore Indonesia in cultural exchange
Norwegian explore Indonesia in cultural exchangeBy Lela E. Madjiah OSLO (JP): "Ooooooh, Bali!"The expression of beautiful memories and longing says it all. It is Norwegian students' most common response after spending three-months in Bali in a course organized by DNS -- De Norske Studiesentra...
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
Toyota invests $95 million
Toyota invests $95 million MANILA (AFP): Japanese auto maker Toyota Motor Corp. is to invest 2.5 billion pesos (US$95 million) to expand manufacturing operations for automotive parts in the Philippines, an official of Toyota Motors Philippines Corp. said yesterday.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
1,200 officers to secure Ancol in New Yea's Eve
1,200 officers to secure Ancol in New Yea's Eve JAKARTA (JP): Almost 1,200 officers will be deployed to New Year's Eve festivities at Ancol Dreamland, North Jakarta, as nearly 20,000 people are expected to see in the New Year at the recreational site.Maj.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
Former official turns to robbery
Former official turns to robbery SERANG, West Java: A man arrested by police in Serang Thursday for robbery turned out to be a former secretary of the Lamaran village in the Carenang district, Antara reported.The suspect was identified as 40-year-old Salim.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
Tasikmalaya riot claims three lives
Tasikmalaya riot claims three livesBy MMI Ahyani TASIKMALAYA, West Java (JP): Three people were found dead yesterday, casualties of the rioting that erupted Thursday over alleged brutality by police against residents but which later developed into racist and sectarian violence.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
Disabled get double trouble
Disabled get double trouble JAKARTA (JP): Disabled women face a double discrimination whammy from society, namely their disability and their gender, an activist says.Mrs. Soegeng Soepari, the executive director of the National Welfare Council, said yesterday that such women often become dependent...
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
Bimantara plans to expand its passenger car lineup
Bimantara plans to expand its passenger car lineupBy Russell Williamson FOLLOWING the sales success of the Cakra and Nenggala cars, Bimantara plans to launch another small-medium Hyundai-derived passenger car about the middle of next year.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
Myanmar solicits more foreign investment
Myanmar solicits more foreign investment BANGKOK (AFP): Myanmar is looking for more foreign investment in the three key industries of agriculture, building and consumer products to boost the domestic economy, a government official said Friday.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
Crocodile kills woman in Sarawak
Crocodile kills woman in Sarawak KUALA LUMPUR (UPI): A 26-year-old mother of two was killed by a crocodile as she was washing clothes at a river in the east Malaysian state of Sarawak.Police say they recovered the headless body of Kayah anak Enti several hours later about a mile (1.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
Supreme Court employee arrested
Supreme Court employee arrested JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested a Supreme Court employee Thursday at his house on Jl. Serdang, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, for swindling eight job seekers of Rp 60 million (US$25,263).Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. M.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
PPP told to file lawsuit over dropped candidates
PPP told to file lawsuit over dropped candidates JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Election Screening Committee Sutoyo N.K. challenged yesterday the Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP) to sue the General Election Institute for rejecting their legislature candidates.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
RP, Korean firms tie up
RP, Korean firms tie up MANILA (UPI): The Philippines' largest oil refiner, Petron Corp., has tied up with South Korea's Ssang-Yong Oil Refining Co. to look into the possibility of constructing a refinery and petrochemical plant.Petron Corp.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
Indomobil to fire on all cylinders next year
Indomobil to fire on all cylinders next yearBy Russell Williamson INDOMOBIL is set to launch a range of new models and brands next year as the company looks to the future and puts the market volatility of 1996 behind it.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
Volvo's focus on Asian marts augers well for Indonesia
Volvo's focus on Asian marts augers well for IndonesiaBy Russell Williamson VOLVO will add a new stretched version of its 960 luxury sedan to its Indonesian lineup as part of a push to further expand its market share in the region.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
Toyota remains optimistic despite 1996 fall
Toyota remains optimistic despite 1996 fallBy Russell Williamson THE year 1996 may well go down on record as Toyota-Astra Motor's annus horribilus.While the volatile nature of the whole automotive sector this year has taken its toll on sales -- which are likely to fall short of expectations by more...
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
Indonesia still attractive for foreign investors: Minister
Indonesia still attractive for foreign investors: Minister JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo remains bullish on foreign direct investment flows despite expected political tension come May's general election.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
Aceh fishermen still in India
Aceh fishermen still in India BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Relatives of three Aceh fishermen who have been stranded on the Andaman-Nikobar island in the Indian Ocean for a year are appealing to Governor Syamsuddin Mahmud to send money to cover their airfares home.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
New tax will apply to construction, consulting services
New tax will apply to construction, consulting services JAKARTA (JP): The government has introduced a ruling to impose project-based final rates of income tax on construction and consulting services, Director General of Taxes Fuad Bawazier announced yesterday.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
BCA ATM
BCA ATM We would like to thank Mr. I. Ingram for his input of Nov. 16, 1996, regarding a BCA ATM.We apologize that we could not respond more favorably to his complaint. Our computerized records show that on Aug.
Sat, 28 Dec 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 27, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,675 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 800 -25 2,500 Andayani Megah 1,075 25 440,500 Aneka Kimia...