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Fri, 16 Feb 1996
National soccer team needs polishing
National soccer team needs polishing JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian team bound for the Asian Soccer Championship Zone Four matches is getting better at creating goal opportunities but continues to have trouble cashing in on them.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Col. Adang appointed city detective chief
Col. Adang appointed city detective chief JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo installed Col. Adang Rismanto yesterday as head of the Jakarta Crime Investigation Directorate, replacing Col. Nurfaizi.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
PT Erdhika Mulyatama defies JSX's penalties
PT Erdhika Mulyatama defies JSX's penalties JAKARTA (JP): PT Erdhika Mulyatama, a securities company registered on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), has refused to comply with the exchange's penalties, deciding to bring its case to the Jakarta Administrative Court instead.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 15, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 775 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,125 125 427,000 Aneka Kimia...
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Garuda's city check-in
Garuda's city check-inFrom KompasI was supposed to board Garuda flight GA 443 for Jakarta at 18.30 on Sunday Jan. 28 in Yogyakarta. I wanted to make use of the city check-in facility as promoted by the airline company.On the morning of the same day I went to the Garuda office on Jl.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Where orphans go for Idul Fitri
Where orphans go for Idul FitriBy Gedsiri Suhartono JAKARTA (JP): There are still three more days until Idul Fitri begins, but the festive mood has already hit many of us -- including some of the city's orphans.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Omni Batavia responds
Omni Batavia responds We wish to thank Ms. Lily for her comments (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 15). The flood this weekend was a most unusual one with many guests and their families coming to the hotel at all hours. Yet, due to the floods, many of our staff were unable to come to work.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Revoking the subversion law
Revoking the subversion law The recommendation of the National Commission on Human Rights that the government rescind Law No.11/NPS/1963 on the Suppression of Subversive Activities has received widespread attention.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Asylum seekers weighing options
Asylum seekers weighing options JAKARTA (JP): Nine East Timorese who have been camped out at the Australian Embassy for the past nine days continued to ponder their future yesterday after Canberra rejected their bids for asylum.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Nation's top 10 taxpayers
Nation's top 10 taxpayers Individual Corporate 1. Putera Sampoerna 1. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia 2. Soedono Salim 2. PT Indonesian Satellite Corp. 3. Henry Pribadi 3. PT Gudang Garam 4. Anthoni Salim 4. PT H.M. Sampoerna 5. Bambang Trihatmodjo 5. Bank Negara Indonesia 1946 6. Prajogo Pangestu 6.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Nurcholish defends Gus Dur from critics
Nurcholish defends Gus Dur from critics SEMARANG (JP): Noted scholar Nurcholish Madjid called on "those who doesn't understand" Nahdlatul Ulama not to meddle in NU affairs, much less ask chairman Abdurrahman Wahid to resign from Indonesia's largest Moslem organization.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Soeharto backs Basofi in PDI feud
Soeharto backs Basofi in PDI feud JAKARTA (JP): East Java Governor Basofi Sudirman yesterday said he has the support of President Soeharto on how he has approached the row dividing the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in his territory.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Mincing words
Mincing words At times The Jakarta Post intervenes deeply into the letters of the "Your Letters" column. This may give an entirely different meaning to the writer's idea. Sometimes I even find that whole sentences are changed or omitted.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Telstra wants mobile radio phone project
Telstra wants mobile radio phone project JAKARTA (JP): After losing the battle for shares in PT Telkomsel, Australia's Telstra now wants to buy a stake in another Indonesian telecommunications provider.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Idul Fitri exodus set to climax today
Idul Fitri exodus set to climax today JAKARTA (JP): Motorists heading out of Jakarta be warned. Prepare for massive congestion and possible detours.The intensity of the massive Idul Fitri exodus will increase throughout the weekend.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Investors eying SE Asia deficits
Investors eying SE Asia deficits SINGAPORE (Reuter): Global investors continue to watch current account deficits in Southeast Asia and will punish those with low foreign direct investment, high imports and lackluster export performance, UBS Global Research said yesterday.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
'Wayang Orang' at Gedung Kesenian
'Wayang Orang' at Gedung Kesenian JAKARTA (JP): The Bharata company will perform traditional Javanese Wayang Orang theater at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta on March 6. Tickets for Narayana Maling (Narayana the thief), directed by Heru Purnomo, will be sold at Rp 15,000 and Rp 10,000. (sur)
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Reporter dies from bus crash
Reporter dies from bus crash JAKARTA (JP): A reporter from the Pelita newspaper in Jakarta died in Madiun, East Java, yesterday, 10 days after the minibus that he and other reporters were riding in plunged into a river.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
RP seen rebounding from makati blasts
RP seen rebounding from makati blasts MANILA (Reuter): A grenade attack in the Philippines' main business area has intensified security fears and revived memories of past mayhem but the economy is robust enough to shrug it off, analysts said yesterday.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Plywood producers deny industry is bad debt source
Plywood producers deny industry is bad debt source JAKARTA (JP): Forest-based industrialists have dismissed criticism which accuses the plywood industry of being a source of bad loans.A. Tjipto Wignjoprajitno, the executive chairman of the Association of Indonesian Wood Panel Producers, said...
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Unity, a tree with many branches
Unity, a tree with many branchesBy John Phillips This is the first of two articles on cultural diversity and how it relates to conflict and unity in a country. YOGYAKARTA (JP): At first I was perplexed by the Indonesian idea of "unity in diversity" because the word "unity" has a positive...
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: Solo Pianist, daily from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., opening hours Monday to Sunday 11 a.m to 1 a.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Rights body handles high voltage woe
Rights body handles high voltage woe JAKARTA (JP): The human rights body has promised to bring to its April meeting with Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman the complaint of some North Sulawesi villagers on the installment of high voltage transmission cables...
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Nuclear power plant
Nuclear power plant During my brief first visit to your country, I was shocked to read about a nuclear power plant that has been proposed by Canadian interests. My sources tell me that the power plant will be located on a fault line and could be completed quickly.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Putera number one taxpayer
Putera number one taxpayer JAKARTA (JP): Putera Sampoerna, the chairman of the East Java- based Sampoerna Group, topped the list of the 200 biggest individual taxpayers in 1994, replacing his sister Sinta Dewi Sampoerna.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Right to worship
Right to worshipFrom Forum KeadilanOur intention to visit a number of musholla (small building set aside for worship) during Ramadhan near our madrasah (institution of learning) was not allowed by Abdurrahman, the Timanggajah district head in Central Aceh.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
YLBHI hails military probe into Nipah deaths
YLBHI hails military probe into Nipah deaths JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has praised the Armed Forces after it declared that it will continue investigating six soldiers in connection with the shooting dead of four villagers in Nipah, on Madura Island, East Java, three...
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Three die in two accidents
Three die in two accidents SAMPANG, Madura: Three people died and three others were injured in two separate traffic accidents which took place here on Wednesday, Antara reported.In the first case, a car bearing a Jakarta license plate driven by an exhausted Cukbin, 25, overturned, killing one of...
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Police arrest jeans forgers
Police arrest jeans forgers BANDUNG: Police have arrested three people suspected of illegally selling and manufacturing jeans bearing the brand name Carvil and confiscated 1,383 pairs of jeans as evidence, Antara reported yesterday.Police chief Lt. Col.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Inco gets $421.25m loan
Inco gets $421.25m loan JAKARTA (JP): PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) announced yesterday that it has received commitments from a group of international lenders totaling US$421.25 million to finance its expansion program and refinance its debts.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Science Film 3:30 Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Al Jamalludin Al Afghani 4:30 Culture: Lingkar Budaya 5:00 Evening News 5:25 My Country 5:30 Business: Kiat Kewiraswastaan 6:00...
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaFriday Maghrib 6.18 p.m.Saturday Imsak 4:30 a.m. Subuh 4.40 a.m.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Arts & Crafts, daily. Sunset Procession, daily. Ramayana Dance, Thursday. Legong Dance, Saturday. Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday. Rejang, Puspawresti, Belibis and Jaran Teji dances, Monday.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Jealous woman killed by husband
Jealous woman killed by husband MEDAN, North Sumatra: Police have arrested a man, identified only as KT, for allegedly killing his wife and attempting to burn their child and servant, Antara reported.The man, tired of his jealous wife's tirades, stabbed Ade Catherina beru Kembaren several times,...
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Soldiers found guilty of killing Irian Jaya villagers
Soldiers found guilty of killing Irian Jaya villagers JAKARTA (JP): A military court in Jayapura has sentenced four soldiers to between one and three years imprisonment and expelled them from the service for the killings of three Irian Jaya villagers.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Prices soar as gavel comes down on Noe art collection
Prices soar as gavel comes down on Noe art collectionBy Jason Tedjasukmana JAKARTA (JP): All doubts surrounding the prospects of the auction business in Indonesia were hammered away last week when Christie's disposed of every dish, drawing and dagger of the Adrian Noe estate.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Lonsum to get $197m loan
Lonsum to get $197m loan HONG KONG (Reuter): PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia (Lonsum) and its parent PT Pan London Sumatra Plantation have mandated HSBC Investment Bank Asia, Singapore, and Union Bank of Switzerland, Hong Kong, to arrange US$197 million syndicated term loan facilities, UBS said.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Viharas accept governor's decision
Viharas accept governor's decision JAKARTA (JP): Chinese Buddhist temple boards in the city appear to have accepted the governor's decision forbidding them from celebrating Imlek, Chinese New Year, in their temples or in public areas.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Indonesia not likely to make Olympic fencing competition
Indonesia not likely to make Olympic fencing competition JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's prospects of making the Olympic fencing competition in Atlanta this summer are uncertain, an official said yesterday.Eman Sumusi, vice secretary of the Indonesian Fencing Association, told a hearing of the National...
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
'Radio Sonora' on floods
'Radio Sonora' on floodsFrom MerdekaRadio Sonora's reports on the recent floods in Jakarta deserves high praise. Information, advice and descriptions of the situation were direly needed by all citizens to plan their daily activities.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Police check
Police checkFrom KompasMy sister and I were in a taxi around 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21. When we passed the Metro supermarket in the Greenville area of West Jakarta, the driver had to stop for a police road check. There was nothing wrong with his documents, so the police officer focused on us.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
The Listening Post
The Listening Post * Mark Twain was a victim of the floods -- or rather, one of his books got waterlogged when the rapidly-rising waters of the Ciliwung crept into my study on that amazing and terrifying Saturday afternoon.
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
Jakarta to hast rock climbing meet
Jakarta to hast rock climbing meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host the 5th Asian Rock Climbing Indoor Championships scheduled here in mid-November.Chairman of the Indonesian Rock Climbing Federation Setiawan Djodi said on Wednesday that Japan, South Korea, China, Chinese Taipei, Australia, India,...
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
'Lebaran' parades not allowed
'Lebaran' parades not allowed SEMARANG: An official of the local religious affairs office has called on the Moslem community here not to greet the coming Idul Fitri holiday by holding processions."On the eve of Idul Fitri, it would be better if the public uses mosques and other sacred places to...
Thu, 15 Feb 1996
National team wins domestic game
National team wins domestic game BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Veterans Jaya Hartono and Robby Darwis showed some of their old soccer mastery when they scored a goal each that earned the national team (PSSI) a 2-0 warm-up win over Mastrans Bandung Raya here yesterday.
Thu, 15 Feb 1996
Hotel holiday packages for Ramadhan
Hotel holiday packages for RamadhanBy Steffani McChesney JAKARTA (JP): During the holy month of Ramadhan, many hotels in Jakarta are offering a variety of buka puasa (breaking of the fast) choices and, closer to Lebaran (Idul Fitri), special room packages for those who want to spend the holidays at...
Thu, 15 Feb 1996
Govt bans new projects in Puncak
Govt bans new projects in Puncak JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday decided to freeze all new construction in the Puncak area, a popular weekend getaway for Jakartans, and restore the cool hilly resort into its former function as a water catchment for the capital.
Thu, 15 Feb 1996
Omni Batavia
Omni Batavia The flooding in Jakarta on Feb. 10 to Feb. 12 forced me to stay at Hotel Omni Batavia on Jl. Kali Besar Barat 44-46 in West Jakarta.Around midnight on Feb. 11, I was awakened by deafening banging on my door. It was being forced open by three men. They were calling a name unknown to me.
Thu, 15 Feb 1996
Gamya taxi firm denies dismissing its drivers
Gamya taxi firm denies dismissing its drivers JAKARTA (JP): The Gamya taxi company has never laid off or fired its drivers, as mass layoffs are against government regulations, the company's lawyer says.Lawyer S.S.Helios Koento-Djojonegoro said in a letter dated Feb.
Thu, 15 Feb 1996
Indhasana to mine kaolin
Indhasana to mine kaolin JAKARTA (JP): PT Indhasana Intisupra Kaolin plans to mine kaolin and build a kaolin processing plant in Belitung, South Sumatra, with an investment of Rp 15 billion (US$6.5 million)The company's president, Soetadi, said in Palembang, South Sumatra, that the plant, which...