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Tue, 13 Feb 1996

National team to play in Kobatama series

National team to play in Kobatama series JAKARTA (JP): The national basketball team will take part in the 1997 Kobatama national basketball league series championships, a league official announced yesterday.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Soeharto asks people to buy local products

Soeharto asks people to buy local products JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto stressed yesterday that the national economy will end in ruins if Indonesians buy foreign products over local ones when trade in the Asia-Pacific is liberalized in 2020.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

RI told to be more active on Internet

RI told to be more active on Internet SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): The Indonesian government should be more active on the Internet by putting out messages on issues that affect its image abroad, a computer expert said yesterday.

Tue, 13 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.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Train ticket price

Train ticket price On Feb. 2 my husband and I took the 9 a.m. Argo Gede train from Gambir station in Jakarta to Bandung. He already had a ticket but I still had to buy one. I went to the ticket window at 8:50 a.m.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Cement firms have no plans to raise prices

Cement firms have no plans to raise prices JAKARTA (JP): Cement producers denied rumors of a price hike yesterday but confirmed their support for the government-set local-reference pricing system, which they hope to maintain until domestic production capacity exceeds demand.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Eradicating levies made by private parties

Eradicating levies made by private parties The courage which the governor of Bali has shown by annulling the appointment of PT Arbamas Mukti Investico as the sole supplier of beer and other alcoholic beverages for the island deserves to be commended.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Exclusion of E. Timor from agenda sought

Exclusion of E. Timor from agenda sought JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia sought French support yesterday to exclude East Timor from the agenda of the Asia-European summit in Bangkok next month, warning that the inclusion of such a controversial issue could jeopardize the outcome of the meeting.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Astra's water pump

Astra's water pumpFrom RepublikaThe Sunter Agung district in North Jakarta, comprising 18 sub- districts (RWs) has been fighting against floods for these past five years, not only in the rainy season, but every time there is high tide.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Alms exempted from tax

Alms exempted from tax JAKARTA (JP): Alms and other forms of donations collected by Baziz, an institution established by the government to collect Islamic alms and other charity funds, are exempted from value added and income taxes.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Govt offices ignore audit agency findings

Govt offices ignore audit agency findings JAKARTA (JP): Many financial irregularities reported by the government audit agency are disregarded by government agencies, a senior official says.Chief of the Development and Finance Control Board Soedarjono told a hearing with the House of...

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Two die in collision

Two die in collision BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Two people died and two others were seriously injured when a jeep collided with a truck on Sunday in Natar, South Lampung, Antara reported yesterday.Those who died were Desintia Everlyn, a 13-month old baby, and her mother Lovina Aidaningsih, both...

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Garbage along main road

Garbage along main road The open garbage dump on Jl. Antara in Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, is a sore spot in this strategic shopping area visited by many people from Jakarta, the provinces and abroad.Apart from the dump being constantly full of garbage, Jl.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Asian rubber markets go into hibernation

Asian rubber markets go into hibernation SINGAPORE (Reuter): Regional rubber markets began hibernating yesterday ahead of next week's Lunar New Year holidays and traders said production stoppages and current wintering could keep prices steady to slightly up.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

RI not strong enough to lead SE Asia: Expert

RI not strong enough to lead SE Asia: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has lost its chance to emerge as Southeast Asia's natural leader because it has been unable to develop a healthy economy, an observer said yesterday.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Legislators blast govt for failing to control floods

Legislators blast govt for failing to control floods JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives yesterday blasted the government for failing to prevent the floods which have hit Jakarta this rainy season.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Sugar firm suffers loss

Sugar firm suffers loss JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Perkebunan XXIV-XXV, one of the country's major sugar producers, suffered a loss of Rp 9.8 billion (US$4.2 million) last year, a company official said yesterday.The executive secretary of the state-owned plantation firm, M.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Current city planning to be reviewed: Governor

Current city planning to be reviewed: Governor JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is reviewing the urban planning for the period between 1985 and 2005 in an effort to accommodate the development process.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Textile expo in Jakarta

Textile expo in Jakarta BANDUNG, West Java (JP): The Indonesian Textile Association will conduct an exhibition on textiles and textile-related products at the Jakarta Fairground in May.The chairman of the association's West Java branch, Ade Sudradjat, told journalists here over the weekend that the...

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Doctors as a profession

Doctors as a profession I am very concerned with the way doctors in Indonesia treat their patients.There have been many cases where they are not capable of treating their patients, but instead of seeking a solution by way of consulting other doctors and specialists, they seem to prefer to keep mum.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Indonesian table tennis stars hoping for Olympics glory

Indonesian table tennis stars hoping for Olympics glory JAKARTA (JP): As many as six national table tennis players will represent the country in the Olympic Games qualifying round in Chiba, Japan, an official of the Indonesian Table Tennis Association said yesterday.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Manila won't send experts to autopsy

Manila won't send experts to autopsy MANILA (AFP): A Philippine diplomat said yesterday that Manila will not send Filipino pathologists to Singapore to observe the autopsy of a Filipina maid, whose cause of death had earlier been questioned by her relatives.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Environmental advisers

Environmental advisers I find commendable that the Indonesian authorities have engaged foreign advisers in environmental policy formulation. (The Jakarta Post, Opinion Page, Feb. 1). May I recommend that the environmental advisers read the working paper Environmental Innovation and Management in...

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Diarrhea, dengue outbreaks kill 41

Diarrhea, dengue outbreaks kill 41 KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Thirty-eight people have died and 1,000 have been hospitalized over the past five months following a diarrhea outbreak which hit 28 villages on Sabu Island.The head of the health office in Kupang, Dr.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

House queries ministry over $10.48m in losses

House queries ministry over $10.48m in losses JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives asked Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar yesterday to explain the financial losses discovered in eight of his ministry's projects which have amounted to more than Rp 24 billion (US$10.48 million).

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Jakarta floods

Jakarta floodsFrom JayakartaAnother big flood in Jakarta within one month. This time (Feb. 10) the water also inundated those neighborhoods usually exempt from floods, including the central business district of Jalan Thamrin.Last month's flood was due to the overflowing of the Ciliwung River.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Pelni unlikely to launch 'Palindo' vessel soon

Pelni unlikely to launch 'Palindo' vessel soon JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oceanliner PT Pelayaran Indonesia (Pelni) is not likely to operate its passenger vessel Palindo Jaya I during the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday due to unsettled negotiations with the vessel's assembler, PT PAL.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Govt vows to continue resettlement program

Govt vows to continue resettlement program JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo denied yesterday that transmigrants are increasingly reluctant to be resettled to the less developed areas of eastern Indonesia.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Taspen's profits decline by 10.5%

Taspen's profits decline by 10.5% JAKARTA (JP): PT Taspen, the state-owned pension provident funds for civil servants and employees of state-owned companies, reported a 10.5 percent decline in net profits to Rp 52.1 billion (US$ 22.5 million) last year.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Good schools more than good students and good teachers

Good schools more than good students and good teachersBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Noel McGinn, a Harvard professor of education, once said to me: "At Harvard we don't have good teachers. We have only good students".Is this true? it depends upon the way you look at it.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Mulia raises $125m loan

Mulia raises $125m loan JAKARTA (JP): Mulia Industrindo, a ceramics tile and flat glass producer listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, issued floating rate notes worth US$125 million yesterday.A company director, Tony Surjanto, said in a statement yesterday that the interest rate of the notes,...

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Osaka teenagers to study here

Osaka teenagers to study here SURABAYA: Ten teenagers and five teachers from the prefecture of Osaka, Japan, will soon get a few days' taste of what it's like to study in local junior high schools, Antara reported.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Food poisoning hot line open

Food poisoning hot line open JAKARTA (JP): Do you know what to do in case of food poisoning?Dial 425-0767 or 422-7875. The Lembaga Sentra Informasi Keracunan (Food Poisoning Center Institute) will advise you what action to take, Suara Pembaruan reported over the weekend.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Asian soccer matches will not be delayed

Asian soccer matches will not be delayed JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Malaysia have made it clear that they would not entertain India's request to delay their Asian Soccer Championship Zone Four matches from early March to early April.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

India to be ASEAN dialog partner

India to be ASEAN dialog partnerBy V. Anjaiah JAKARTA (JP): In the fifth summit of ASEAN in Bangkok in December 1995 leaders of the grouping discussed a proposal by Singapore Prime Minister Go Chok Tong to enhance India's present ASEAN sectoral partner status to full dialog partner.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

East Asia may become petrochemical exporter

East Asia may become petrochemical exporter SINGAPORE (AFP): East Asia's growing petrochemicals production will protect it from shortages as demand gallops, and the region could even turn into a net exporter by 2005, a conference was told here yesterday.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Pulp and paper companies to see drop in profits

Pulp and paper companies to see drop in profits JAKARTA (JP): Analysts predict that the continuous drop in prices since October will cause Indonesian pulp and paper companies to suffer profit declines this year.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Frank Momberg back in Germany

Frank Momberg back in Germany JAKARTA (JP): German Frank Momberg, the only foreigner to be released by Irian Jaya separatist rebels holding members of a scientific expedition hostage, has returned to his home country, Antara reported yesterday.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Kid's Songs 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Diletansia: Piano, Biola and Guitar 3:30 Science Film: Space for Four 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Al Jamalludin Al Afghani 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 English...

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Murder trial postponed

Murder trial postponed JAKARTA (JP): Flood has canceled testimony from witnesses in a trial of allegedly cold blooded murderers which has attracted wide public attention.The East Jakarta District Court was knee-deep in water yesterday, paralyzing the court's administrative activities.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaTuesday Maghrib 6.19 p.m.Wednesday Imsak 4:29 a.m. Subuh 4.39 a.m.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

KL orders probe on addicts

KL orders probe on addicts KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has promised an investigation into allegations that drug addicts in rehabilitation centers were assaulted, Bernama news agency reported yesterday.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Freeing Jakarta of floods

Freeing Jakarta of floods When the sky above Jakarta becomes overcast, the authorities and residents alike traditionally start calculating which parts of the sprawling city will be inundated. But this kind of reaction to the perennial problem of flooding in the capital is no longer relevant.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Security guards for holiday makers

Security guards for holiday makers JAKARTA (JP): The government will deploy 300 security personnel to ensure safety and to keep order during the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday next week."The task force functions to protect the public from train accidents, crime and ticket scalpers' misdemeanors," the...

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Death toll up as rains come down

Death toll up as rains come down JAKARTA (JP): Six more bodies were fished out of city rivers, bringing the death toll to 13.It was officially announced yesterday that the six bodies were those of a police officer, 2nd Sergeant Bambang Hartono, 25, Sugiono, a 23-year-old student, Dahlan, a...

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Student stabbed to death

Student stabbed to death JAKARTA (JP): A student at the Technical High School was stabbed to death by a group of at least six men at Pondok Kopi area in East Jakarta yesterday."All of the suspects are still at large but their identities are clear enough to us," City Police Spokesman Lt. Col.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Protesters enter palace security

Protesters enter palace security MANILA (Reuter): Dozens of demonstrators broke through tight security around the Philippine presidential palace yesterday and startled palace guards by staging a rally denouncing President Fidel Ramos for raising fuel prices.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

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