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Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Local and int'l dance events bring new life to performing arts
Local and int'l dance events bring new life to performing artsText by Rita A. Widiadana, photos by Mulkan Salmona JAKARTA (JP): Remarkable dance performances dominated the year l996 in the performing arts.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Bishop Belo's Nobel prize
Bishop Belo's Nobel prizeFrom Suara KaryaI am impressed by the wide coverage in the media on the gold medal of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize and a diploma conferred to Dili Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo of East Timor.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
'Probe of regent's alleged mismanagement completed'
'Probe of regent's alleged mismanagement completed' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. came to the defense of his official, Bantul Regent Sri Roso Sudarmo, who has been in hot water for alleged misuse of state funds.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Prices will keep rising: YLKI
Prices will keep rising: YLKI JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) lamented the price rises of several goods, saying the trend will continue through the New Year, the fasting month, Chinese New Year and Idul Fitri celebrations.The foundation's executive board member, Zumrotin K.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Services for taxpayers improved
Services for taxpayers improved JAKARTA (JP): The municipality has provided larger service areas at City Hall to cater to taxpayers. The narrow spaces "looking like cages" in one small room have been changed, a release from the administration stated.This measure is expected to speed up services.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Family Matters 3:05 Children's Program: Gelar Tari 3:30 Tour and Travel: 13 Wonder 4:05 Science Film: Here Come The Star 4:30 Educational Program: Dunia Mahasiswa 4:55 Filler and Trailer 5:00 Regional News 5:25 News: My Country 5:30 Arabic...
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
PT Pos prepares Internet kiosks
PT Pos prepares Internet kiosks JAKARTA (JP): State postal enterprise PT Pos Indonesia will introduce electronic information services in the country's major cities in February 1997.Company president Cahyana Ahmadjayadi said Tuesday users can use the service to promote their businesses or to get...
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Road accidents on the rise in 1996
Road accidents on the rise in 1996 JAKARTA (JP): The number of reported road accidents in the capital increased this year to 1,364, up from 1,123 in 1995.City police figures also show that 563 people died on the roads this year, compared to 462 last year.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
'Communication suicide' caused by gag: Gus Dur
'Communication suicide' caused by gag: Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): Moslem scholar Abdurrahman Wahid said muffling negative information is tantamount to "communication suicide"."If we 'hide' news, than we commit a mistake, namely committing 'communication suicide' because then the results of development...
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
1996 marked by political tension and violence
1996 marked by political tension and violenceBy Santi W.E. Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): Despite an earlier warning by President Soeharto that every disorder, no matter what the cause, represents a setback for the country, this year has been marked by social, religious and political tension that erupted...
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
International criticism keeps RI diplomats on their toes
International criticism keeps RI diplomats on their toesBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): The international arena was not too kind to Indonesia in 1996. More than previous years, it was the target of increasing criticism from abroad.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
US$6.9 billion raised through capital market
US$6.9 billion raised through capital market JAKARTA (JP): The total funds raised through the Indonesian capital market from January to Dec. 23 this year reached Rp 16.28 trillion (around US$6.9 billion).
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
1996: A troubled year for the justice system
1996: A troubled year for the justice systemBy Imanuddin JAKARTA (JP): Hopes that the courts of law would become more independent from the omnipotent government were dashed by the turn of events affecting the country's justice system in 1996.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Monas' greening project could fail: Official
Monas' greening project could fail: Official JAKARTA (JP): Plans to make the National Monument Park a city forest could fail if there were no investors to fund the underground parking lot, an official said Tuesday.Prawoto S.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Textile exports lose competitiveness
Textile exports lose competitiveness JAKARTA (JP): Financial constraints, inefficient plants, low worker productivity, over-burdened managements and an inability to penetrate markets have eroded the competitiveness of Indonesia's textile exports.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Prostitutes infected with gonorrhea
Prostitutes infected with gonorrhea JAMBI, Jambi: A total of 183, or 89 percent, of prostitutes working the Payosigadung area have gonorrhea, according to a health official.Antara reported Tuesday that Aspan Effendi of the Ministry of Health's Jambi office said his office has tested the blood of...
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Govt vows to cool down economy
Govt vows to cool down economyBy Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's economy was estimated to grow by over 7 percent this year and is projected to remain buoyant next year despite the general election in May.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Liquor on sale, fireworks banned
Liquor on sale, fireworks banned JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The local authority has freed the sale of liquor in stores and shopping centers for Christmas and New Year, but is standing firm on the banning of fireworks.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Pertamina enters India
Pertamina enters India BOMBAY (AFP): U.S. firm Coastal Corp. has agreed with Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company, Pertamina, to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) import projects in India, the Asian Age daily said Tuesday.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Surabaya bourse profits plunge in 1996
Surabaya bourse profits plunge in 1996 JAKARTA (JP): Lower trading activity on the Surabaya Stock Exchange has slashed the bourse's profits to Rp 10 million (US$4,250) this year, down from Rp 1.76 billion last year, an executive from the bourse said.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
New magazine launched for upper-class women
New magazine launched for upper-class women JAKARTA (JP): A new magazine catering to upper-class women was launched yesterday by its publisher Keluarga Mandiri Sejahtera.According to the publisher, Keluarga Gaya (Family and Style), to be published fortnightly, is targeted toward middle to upper-...
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Next year's election to proceed safely, says Lt. Gen. Moetojib
Next year's election to proceed safely, says Lt. Gen. Moetojib JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the State Intelligence Coordinating Board Lt. Gen. Moetojib predicted minor security disturbances ahead but was confident that next year's general election would proceed smoothly.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Bishop Belo's homecoming marred by violence
Bishop Belo's homecoming marred by violence DILI, East Timor (JP): Violence marred the return of Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo from Europe Tuesday after his crowning as this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner in Oslo.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Palm oil to dominate agribusiness
Palm oil to dominate agribusiness JAKARTA (JP): An analyst predicts that oil palm plantations will remain the favorite agribusiness commodity of investors next year but warns that a weak infrastructure could cloud the sector's bright future.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
War drums sound as parties gear up for election
War drums sound as parties gear up for electionBy Pandaya JAKARTA (JP): Although formal electioneering will not be legal until a month before May 29, 1997 election day, candidates are already beating their war drums.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
City police gear up for next year's election
City police gear up for next year's election JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police will be busy with political demonstrations next year due to the general election scheduled for May, City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata has predicted.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Teacher in Irian Jaya
Teacher in Irian JayaFrom KompasI am a teacher at the Junior Agricultural Vocational School in Nabire, Irian Jaya. Although I had worked as a full-time public servant since 1989, I was only eligible to request for a promotion to a higher rank, along with other teachers, in 1994.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Driver killed in S. Jakarta
Driver killed in S. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): An angry debtor stabbed to death a man he owed money on Jl. Cidodol, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, last week, for pressing him about the money.The Kebayoran Lama Police Subprecinct said Her owed the victim, Mardiono, Rp 80,000 (US$34.33).
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Focus on East Timor still drags on
Focus on East Timor still drags onBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): The issue of East Timor's long-term future hung heavy in everybody's mind this year as it attracted more attention than at any time since the 1991 Dili shooting incident.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Integrate a 'green GDP' into development: Scholar
Integrate a 'green GDP' into development: Scholar SEMARANG (JP): An environmental expert has called on the government to include environmental costs in the calculation of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).However, Sudharto P.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
SMB to build sugar mill
SMB to build sugar mill JAKARTA (JP): PT Sumber Madu Bukari will open a sugarcane plantation and a sugar mill in Southeast Sulawesi with an estimated investment of Rp 40 billion (US$16.8 million) next year.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Christmas and religious harmony
Christmas and religious harmony As a nation busily engaged in development efforts, we cannot close our eyes to the fact that certain groups exist which, unless properly supervised, could give rise to unwanted upheavals.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Jakarta's property market outlook for next year
Jakarta's property market outlook for next yearBy Benget Simbolon Tnb. JAKARTA (JP): Property analysts differ in their outlooks for next year. Many are bullish about the property business, others are pessimistic, but they all agree that the general election in May poses a big question mark.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Cathay wins Earth Award
Cathay wins Earth Award JAKARTA (JP): Cathay Pacific environmental services manager Fred Luk has been honored as green manager in the Earth Awards 1996, sponsored by Hong Kong's Friends of the Earth.Luk was one of the 10 people awarded by the organization this year.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
A year of ups and downs on the stock market
A year of ups and downs on the stock marketBy Sigma Batara Research JAKARTA (JP): The stock market started the year bullishly with the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) surging from a 453 low in Nov. 20, 1995 to a 630 high on April 24, 1996.In between, it experienced two major corrections.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
RP military chiefs visit Spratly
RP military chiefs visit Spratly MANILA (AFP): Philippine military chief Lt. Gen. Arnulfo Acedera and the commanders of the country's army, air force and navy made a surprise inspection visit yesterday to a Filipino- held island in the Spratly chain, sources here said.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Legislators query detention of Megawati's supporters
Legislators query detention of Megawati's supporters JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives questioned Tuesday alleged arrest procedure violations of supporters of ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) chief Megawati Soekarnoputri, weeks after they were already freed from jail.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Trial over 'Gurita' ferry accident begins
Trial over 'Gurita' ferry accident begins JAKARTA (JP): A court in Aceh opened Tuesday the trial of one of the six people allegedly responsible for the Gurita ferry accident that killed more than 300 people in January, Antara reported.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Christmas serenely celebrated amid rain in Jakarta
Christmas serenely celebrated amid rain in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Amid spurts of heavy rain and drizzle, people serenely participated in Christmas masses and services held at churches Tuesday night, while thousands more spent their leisure time at public places and shopping complexes yesterday.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Govt and people must work together on rights
Govt and people must work together on rights A survey has found that police officers top the list of human rights abusers in Indonesia. Noted rights activist Todung Mulya Lubis, who supervised the survey, discussed the issue with The Jakarta Post.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Tales of Garuda passengers
Tales of Garuda passengers I could not help laughing when a friend told me several months ago that Garuda stands for "Good and Reliable Until Delay Announced". I told myself it was only a joke.But I did not laugh when it happened to me last weekend. I took a flight from Jakarta to Semarang on Dec.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
English
English I couldn't help being overwhelmed with grief on reading the article by Prof. Andi Hakim Nasution of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture on the problem of mastering English in the universities, published in Kompas on Dec. 18, 1996.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Surjadi to open Bulungan Fair
Surjadi to open Bulungan Fair JAKARTA (JP): A festival for youths is to be held at the Bulungan Youth Center from Dec. 29 to Dec. 31.The festival is meant to return the center to its original function as the center of youth activities.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Spanish award for Kendari
Spanish award for Kendari JAKARTA (JP): A floating restaurant in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, called Bright Gold restaurant, will get the Spanish International Award for the Hotel and Catering Industry.The restaurant's owner, Erny Soegito, said the award would be presented in Madrid next month.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Flood inundate thousands of houses
Flood inundate thousands of houses SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Several days of heavy rains have caused Mahakam River to overflow, inundating thousands of houses, Antara reported yesterday.No casualties have been reported but the estimated loss incurred, along with the damage in roads and crops, has...
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Thai premier, FM to visit ASEAN
Thai premier, FM to visit ASEAN BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's new premier and foreign minister will begin a series of visits to neighboring ASEAN countries in early January, a foreign ministry spokesman confirmed yesterday.Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh will make trips to Indonesia on Jan.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
1997 not good for bank expansion
1997 not good for bank expansionBy Laksamana Sukardi JAKARTA (JP): To reach sustainable and prudent growth, Indonesian banking should be able to cope with pressures and consolidate its structure in the coming years.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
'Bill doesn't reflect workers' interests'
'Bill doesn't reflect workers' interests' JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation has blasted the government for its manpower bill which it said would subject workers to even worse conditions.
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
Election institute faces lawsuit over dropped candidates
Election institute faces lawsuit over dropped candidates JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) is planning to sue the General Election Institute for rejecting its legislature candidates "without clear grounds".
Thu, 26 Dec 1996
'Food supply will remain at safe level'
'Food supply will remain at safe level' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's food supply will remain at a safe level next year as prices of most staples on the world market are likely to drop, a National Logistics Agency (Bulog) official said yesterday.