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Tue, 24 Dec 1996
Limestones
Limestones I remember a shocking news story sometime ago about the National Museum in Jakarta concerning stolen paintings. The whole story was surprising indeed. But museums normally carry a lot of wonders and curiosities, and some big surprises as well.
Tue, 24 Dec 1996
Malaysian firm eyes ailing Incab
Malaysian firm eyes ailing Incab KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's Leader Universal Holdings Bhd. said yesterday it had teamed up with an Indian industrialist to acquire control of India's Incab Industries Ltd. and enter India's cable market.
Tue, 24 Dec 1996
RI, Uzbekistan sign deal
RI, Uzbekistan sign deal JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (central bank) has signed an agreement with the Central Bank of Uzbekistan to support bilateral trade.The Indonesian embassy in Tashkent announced yesterday the agreement was signed in Tashkent last Tuesday by Bank Indonesia managing director...
Tue, 24 Dec 1996
Universities are too dependent: Scholars
Universities are too dependent: ScholarsBy Gedsiri Suhartono JAKARTA (JP): Political observers said yesterday that universities, widely believed to be one of the last respectable institutions in society, have become dependent and turned into bureaucrats' tools.
Tue, 24 Dec 1996
Surgery on Ramos worries Philippines
Surgery on Ramos worries Philippines MANILA (Agencies): President Fidel Ramos of the Philippines underwent surgery yesterday for a cholesterol blockage in a main artery that could have been life-threatening, sparking widespread concern over the country's political succession.
Tue, 24 Dec 1996
Intellectual wooed by politicians
Intellectual wooed by politicians JAKARTA (JP): Intellectual Emha Ainun Nadjib, who has been wooed for membership by the three political contestants, said Sunday he did not care less if his name was used for publicity by any political party.
Tue, 24 Dec 1996
Ancol evictions stopped temporarily
Ancol evictions stopped temporarily JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta Mayor Suprawito said the mayoralty would temporarily stop demolishing Ancol residents' houses after the residents burnt two bulldozers, a city public order office patrol car and a motorcycle Saturday.
Tue, 24 Dec 1996
New bank liquidation rules aim to protect depositors
New bank liquidation rules aim to protect depositors JAKARTA (JP): The government's new regulation on bank liquidation, announced by Bank Indonesia (the central bank) yesterday, provides better protection for depositors if a bank is shut down.
Tue, 24 Dec 1996
Crime rate falling: Police chief
Crime rate falling: Police chief JAKARTA (JP): The National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo said yesterday the number of crimes reported to police dropped this year and predicted armed robberies, drugs and student brawls would continue to color the country's crime next year.
Tue, 24 Dec 1996
Vice presidency the strategic post
Vice presidency the strategic post SURABAYA (JP): Politicians and observers alike agreed yesterday that the position of vice president would be strategic in ensuring the smooth succession of national leadership.Suhardiman of the ruling Golkar, political scientists Yahya A.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Sulawesi 'perahu' in Paris
Sulawesi 'perahu' in Paris UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: A traditional wooden boat from South Sulawesi, known as Perahu Sande, will be exhibited at an international show in the Natural History National Museum in Paris next year, Antara reported.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Observers call for multiparty cabinet for 1998-2003
Observers call for multiparty cabinet for 1998-2003 JAKARTA (JP): With next year's general election almost certain to extend Golkar's longtime dominance, political observers are hoping to see a multiparty cabinet for the first time since 1972.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
1997 growth predicted at 7.9%
1997 growth predicted at 7.9% JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita said Saturday the country's economy would improve slightly next year after losing ground this year.The minister said the growth rate would rise to 7.9 percent from the 7.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
City runs short on full-time lawyers for the poor
City runs short on full-time lawyers for the poor JAKARTA (JP): The city needs more legal aid organizations with full-time lawyers for poor people, a lawyer said over the weekend.Nursyahbani Katjasungkana, the former head of the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta), said there were several...
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
It's not the end of the world: Soerjadi
It's not the end of the world: Soerjadi JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) failure to unite just five months before the general election "is not the end of the world," its government-backed chairman says."We have been quite successful in consolidating.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
A good year at the movies for local culture vultures
A good year at the movies for local culture vulturesBy Jane Freebury From Dec. 28, The Jakarta Post will present retrospective articles on film, the performing arts, fashion and other cultural events held in 1996. JAKARTA (JP): Peering at the small print, you would have known about it.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
China's Zhang wins golf championship
China's Zhang wins golf championship JAKARTA (JP): Zhang Lian Wei of China beat South Korea's Kang Wook-soon yesterday by a hole in a grueling final match to win the US$150,000 Asian Volvo Matchplay Golf Championship.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
The art of queuing
The art of queuingFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIt is quite aggravating to meet with intolerable and disorderly persons.One day, a lady I met in a bookshop upset me in that way. When I was waiting in line for the cashier, a teenage girl accompanied by her mother cut in the line to get there first.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Indonesia warned of more pressure on environment
Indonesia warned of more pressure on environment JAKARTA (JP): The advent of free trade in Indonesia is likely to put more pressure on the environment, the Indonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL) says.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Soeharto inaugurates Sheraton Solo hotel
Soeharto inaugurates Sheraton Solo hotel JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto inaugurated the Sheraton Solo yesterday, the first five-star hotel in Surakarta, Central Java.The 114-room hotel is managed by ITT Sheraton Asia Pacific, an affiliate of the Boston-based ITT Sheraton hotel chain.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Two killed in road accident
Two killed in road accident PANDEGLANG, West Java: Two members of the Pandeglang legislative council were killed when their car overturned on a slippery road, Antara reported. Eleven others who were in the old Nisan Patrol jeep were injured.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
TV stations offer special programs for Christmas
TV stations offer special programs for Christmas JAKARTA (JP): Private television channels have prepared special shows for viewers stretching out at home over the Christmas and New Year period.Christmas specials start today with The Christmas Wife at 7:30.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
'Environmental threats, inequality challenge ethics'
'Environmental threats, inequality challenge ethics' JAKARTA (JP): The world community is facing the greatest ethical problems because of economic disparity and environmental destruction, a political scientist said Saturday.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Aid for the poor
Aid for the poor Most taxpayers who are eligible to pay compulsory donations to help poor families have expressed full support for the objective of President Soeharto's latest initiative to step up the poverty- alleviation drive.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Indonesian rowers look good for SEAG
Indonesian rowers look good for SEAG JAKARTA (JP): Two-hundred rowers are training intensively at Jatiluhur dam in preparation for next October's 19th SEA Games, but only 94 will be picked for the event after workouts and a series of overseas stints.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Soeharto warns businesses which fail to donate
Soeharto warns businesses which fail to donate SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday big businesses which failed to give 2 percent of their after-tax incomes to the poor would be "morally chastised".
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
DAS to build CPO plant
DAS to build CPO plant KENDARI (Antara): PT Duta Agro Sulawesi (DAS) is planning to open oil palm estate and to build a crude palm oil (CPO) plant in Southeast Sulawesi at a total cost of Rp 250 billion (US$106 million), a ranking provincial official said here Saturday.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Industrialists to clean up their acts
Industrialists to clean up their actsBy Sugianto Tandra BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja told industrialists here over the weekend they had no reason to be complacent about developed countries' failure to include environmental issues in international trade...
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Singaporeans hurt by trees
Singaporeans hurt by trees MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Five Singaporeans were hurt Friday when several trees fell on them near the Singanggila Bayan waterfall in West Lombok, Antara reported. Two of them had to be treated at Mataram General Hospital, the news agency said.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Reliable body needed to manage poverty fund
Reliable body needed to manage poverty fund JAKARTA (JP): Businesspeople asked the government over the weekend to form a reliable institution to manage the poverty funds raised from the government's 2 percent surcharge on wealthy individuals and companies.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Nursing homes lack funding to support residents
Nursing homes lack funding to support residentsBy Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): Unlike orphanages, nursing homes in the city receive very little attention as they strive to support their residents."In the nursing homes, people's conditions are constantly deteriorating, while in orphanages, one can...
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Food products fail test
Food products fail test DENPASAR, Bali: The Denpasar Food and Drug Agency said 71 food and beverage products failed the health test in 1996. The agency surveyed 680 samples during the year, Antara reported.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Minister Wardiman defends link-and-match concept
Minister Wardiman defends link-and-match concept JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro has defended the "Link and Match" concept which several experts have criticized for failing to link education to the industrial sector's needs.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Citibank Visa Card
Citibank Visa Card I recently got poor service on my Citibank Visa Card Product. It started in August when I got my monthly statement from Citibank. I noted there were two expenses, Rp 824,000 and Rp 566,500, dated Aug. 28, 1996 in the name of Istana Elektronik Komunik (IEK).
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
'ASEAN and India may be a boon for each other'
'ASEAN and India may be a boon for each other' NEW DELHI (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said her Saturday that the seven-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India could prove to be a boon for each other.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Hats off to DPR members
Hats off to DPR membersFrom JayakartaThe Indonesian community is excited over the pluck shown by Commission VI of the House of Representatives (DPR), with South Sulawesi senior politician Soenarjo Hadade as spokesman, to bring to light the Rp 50 billion collected from the Bukit Asam Coal Mines...
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Adults flock to cinemas as children's films come of age
Adults flock to cinemas as children's films come of age JAKARTA (JP): A special mention goes to children's cinema this year. Jumanji (directed by Joe Johnston, a special effects specialist, with previous features including Rocketeer and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids!) was the third most popular film in...
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Sempati adds extra flights
Sempati adds extra flights JAKARTA (JP): Sempati Air, one of the scheduled air carriers in Indonesia, will add extra flights to benefit from the travel boom expected during the Christmas and New Year's holidays.The company said over the weekend it would make 39 additional flights between Dec.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Goh believes his party will win S'pore elections
Goh believes his party will win S'pore elections SINGAPORE (Agencies): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong expressed confidence yesterday that his People's Action Party (PAP) would win a majority in parliament even before the first vote is cast in upcoming general elections.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
A few gems manage to shine among blockbusters
A few gems manage to shine among blockbustersBy Jane Freebury JAKARTA (JP): This, we are told, is an age of dwindling certainties. Gone is the Cold War chill to polarize global politics (Mission: Impossible, GoldenEye).
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Shanghai to spend $1.2b for port
Shanghai to spend $1.2b for port BEIJING (AFP): The city of Shanghai plans to spend at least 10 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion) on dredging the mouth of the Yangtze river to allow larger vessels to sail into its port, Xinhua said Saturday.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Lippo and Matahari to join forces
Lippo and Matahari to join forces JAKARTA (JP): PT Multipolar Corporation, the publicly listed information technology and investment services firm controlled by the Lippo Group, announced yesterday its plan to own 50.1 percent of PT Matahari Putra Prima, the country's largest retail chain.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Fire razes 200 houses
Fire razes 200 houses JAKARTA (JP): Three-hundred families lost their homes after fire razed about 200 houses in Pulogadung, East Jakarta, late Saturday. Many of the houses were two stories. No casualties were reported.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Political change in 1997 seen amid free trade
Political change in 1997 seen amid free trade SEMARANG (JP): There will be great political change next year as the nation gears up for economic liberalization, and strives to find a balance between its obsessions for stability and economic growth, according to political observer Riswandha Imawan.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Student trampled to death
Student trampled to death JAKARTA (JP): A high school student, Supriyadi, 16, was trampled to death by other students on Jl. Pemuda, East Jakarta, late Saturday.A witness said Supriyadi was the victim of a student brawl which occurred around 4 p.m.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
City to have illumination agency
City to have illumination agency JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Legislative Council passed a bill Friday on the setting up of the city's illumination agency to accelerate the installation of street lamps in the five mayoralties.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Five face trial for reporter's beating
Five face trial for reporter's beating DILI, East Timor: The Dili Prosecutors Office presented the dossiers of five men Saturday to the local district court who are suspected of beating a journalist for a Jakarta-based magazine last month, Antara said.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Jaya Raya shuttlers steal Ardath Cup
Jaya Raya shuttlers steal Ardath Cup JAKARTA (JP): The mixed doubles team of Toni Gunawan and Indarti Issolina played a decisive role in Jakarta's Jaya Raya's victory in the Ardath Cup badminton club championships in Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Saturday.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Dharmala rating downgraded to A-4, B
Dharmala rating downgraded to A-4, B JAKARTA (JP): Pefindo rating agency has downgraded Dharmala Intiland's commercial paper program to a A-4 and B.Dharmala Rp 80 (US$33.9 million) billion commercial paper program was initially rated in March.
Mon, 23 Dec 1996
Inti to launch beepers, cellular phones next year
Inti to launch beepers, cellular phones next year JAKARTA (JP): State telecommunications equipment maker PT Inti plans to launch mini-beepers and cellular handsets for the Personal Handy-phone System (PHS) early next year.