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Tue, 13 Feb 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 12, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 775 0 5,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,000 0 22,000 Aneka Kimia...
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Cambodia to join ASEAN in 1997
Cambodia to join ASEAN in 1997 PHNOM PENH (AFP): Cambodia's foreign minister insisted yesterday he was determined the country should apply to meet its 1997 goal for full membership of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), despite concerns the deadline might have to be put back.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Firms not clear on poor funds
Firms not clear on poor funds JAKARTA (JP): Foreign-owned companies may leave Indonesia if the government fails to explain the nature of the "two percent of profit" donation for its poverty alleviation program, a tycoon warned over the weekend.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Enteos workers seeking help from rights body
Enteos workers seeking help from rights body JAKARTA (JP): Twenty people representing 170 workers of PT Ilmu Inti Swadaya, which is run by the Enteos Club, went to the headquarters of the National Commission on Human Rights over the weekend to ask the body to help settle a dispute about unpaid...
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
'Berjaya' operation ready for holidays
'Berjaya' operation ready for holidays JAKARTA (JP): The municipal branch of the Agency for the Coordination of Support for the Development of National Stability (Bakorstanas) launched an operation Saturday against criminals and transportation touts as the Idul Fitri holidays and the Chinese lunar...
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Merpati launches new cargo service
Merpati launches new cargo service JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of the national air carrier Garuda Indonesia, has introduced a guaranteed cargo service in cooperation with its affiliated firm PT Mega Titian Nusantara.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Workers' strike over allowances
Workers' strike over allowances JAKARTA (JP): Three workers' strikes have occurred in Greater Jakarta since the deadline for companies to pay out Idul Fitri allowances on Feb. 6.Workers of garment and shoe factories, which are the most sensitive sectors, went on strike in West Jakarta, North...
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Murderer gets 10 years in jail
Murderer gets 10 years in jail MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan District Court sentenced Iwan Susilo, 34, to ten years of imprisonment. He was found guilty of murdering his now late friend, Suardi.Presiding judge T. Sembiring said Iwan stabbed Suardi in the abdomen with a knife on Sept.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Deaths of 29 people probed
Deaths of 29 people probed KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The health authorities are still checking on reports that 29 people in the Sabu Island have recently died in a diarrhea outbreak, Antara reported yesterday.The head of the local office of Ministry of Health, Dr. Agus Y.G.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Making Windows 95 fly with advance/EV baseboard
Making Windows 95 fly with advance/EV baseboardBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): When my friend Michael from Regina's Bakery told me he wanted to buy a new computer, I said to him, "Why don't we have some fun? We'll buy the components and we'll assemble it together." He immediately agreed.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Presidential candidate
Presidential candidate Before you do or say anything you should determine the right methods, the right time and the right tools.If you are too eager and do things prematurely, because of high spirits, it may not work out.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Hotels have new chiefs
Hotels have new chiefs JAKARTA (JP): PT Hotel Indonesia International Corporation and Natour (HIIN), a state-owned hotel management firm, has appointed Chandra Hasan, 53, as the new general manager for Hotel Indonesia, the country's first five-star hotel located in the capital.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Drivers upset at traffic jams
Drivers upset at traffic jams JAKARTA (JP): Drivers of public transport plying the Tanah Abang route have complained about the drastic drop in their incomes due to the chronic traffic jams in the area during the fasting month.Traffic around the Tanah Abang market has been notorious for years.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Experiment makes 'school' super for needy youngsters
Experiment makes 'school' super for needy youngstersBy Lucia Esti Elihami YOGYAKARTA (JP): Mochtar Buchori's article, titled Super schools making inroads into RI society, which appeared in this paper on Jan. 6, 1996, and a subsequent letter to the editor by Nina Stoltz (The Jakarta Post Jan.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Majority of housemaids in city still unprotected
Majority of housemaids in city still unprotected JAKARTA (JP): The efforts to protect housemaids are being hampered by the city administration's failure to register maids in an organised way, an official said.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Bureaucratic initiative attracts investors
Bureaucratic initiative attracts investors JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of investors have expressed their interest in the general mining sector following a bureaucratic initiative launched by the government last month.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Red Cross seeks to make contact with Irian rebels
Red Cross seeks to make contact with Irian rebels JAKARTA (JP): A Red Cross team is still trying to make contact with Free Papua Movement (OPM) rebels that have been holding seven Indonesians and six Europeans captive in the jungles of Irian Jaya since Jan. 8.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
130 drug inmates escape from center
130 drug inmates escape from center KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): About 130 inmates at a drug rehabilitation center in northern Kedah state escaped after rioting and setting ablaze five buildings on Saturday night.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
U.S. cargo firm in China
U.S. cargo firm in China BEIJING (Reuter): Federal Express Corp (Fedex) will open an all-cargo route between China and the United States in March, becoming the first U.S. cargo carrier allowed to fly to China, the Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
RP navy suspects piracy, seizes Chinese ship
RP navy suspects piracy, seizes Chinese ship MANILA (Reuter): The Philippine Navy on Saturday seized a suspected Chinese pirate ship and its 20 crewmen after they tried to ram a navy boat in a gunbattle northwest of Manila, officials said yesterday.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Lebaran bonus payment
Lebaran bonus paymentFrom Bisnis IndonesiaI refer to the statement made on Jan.22, 1996 by the manpower minister on the subject of the Idul Fitri bonus payment.As a company which regularly pays out the annual Idul Fitri bonus, we are in full support of the statement.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaMonday Maghrib 6.19 p.m.Tuesday Imsak 4:29 a.m. Subuh 4.39 a.m.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Anti-subversion law
Anti-subversion law After, at the end of October last year, it announced that it was studying the Anti-subversion Law, the National Commission on Human Rights last Tuesday recommended that the government rescind that piece of legislation.The Anti-subversion Law -- or Law No.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Asylum seekers depart as French FM arrives
Asylum seekers depart as French FM arrives JAKARTA (JP): Two East Timorese asylum seekers holed up in the French embassy left quietly for Portugal on Saturday, less than 24 hours before the scheduled arrival of French Foreign Minister Herve de Charette.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Political observers criticized for PDI stance
Political observers criticized for PDI stance JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid, chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama, lashed out at defenders of the government's hands-off policy on the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Tire firm raises loans
Tire firm raises loans JAKARTA (JP): PT Elangperdana Tyre Industry, a subsidiary of Elang Group, has raised a syndicated loan of US$78 million to support its export-oriented tire production.Mohammad Yasin, an executive of the Elang Group, said here Saturday that the loan, the agreement for which...
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Indonesia print media told to innovate or perish
Indonesia print media told to innovate or perish SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Newspapers will lose ad revenues to television stations if they don't keep up with their readers' demands, a media observer warned yesterday.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Students' expulsion final: Rector
Students' expulsion final: Rector BANDUNG (JP): The rector of the Bandung Institute of Technology, Wiranto Arismunandar, said the college's decision to expel two students following the death of a freshman is "final"."The college's decision is final.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Tambang Timah, Aneka Tambang to seek gold
Tambang Timah, Aneka Tambang to seek gold JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed state-owned tin miner PT Tambang Timah will cooperate with state-owned general mining firm PT Aneka Tambang to explore for gold and diamonds in the latter's concession areas.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Federation opens doors to journalists
Federation opens doors to journalists JAKARTA (JP): The All-Indonesia Workers Union Federation (SPSI) says journalists can, and should, form their own union and join the federation.Hikayat Atika Karwa, a federation deputy, told Antara that the federation changed its statutes last year to allow...
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Merapi shaken up by quakes
Merapi shaken up by quakes SEMARANG, Central Java: Earthquakes have shaken up Mt. Merapi, on seven different occasions last week, Antara reported Friday. Mt. Merapi's activity status is now on "alert".Djilal, an official at the office in charge of monitoring the volcano's activities at the...
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Saber Rider and The Star Sheriff 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Children's Program: Riang Ria 3:30 TV Series: Crystal Maze 4:30 Quiz: Cepat Tepat 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Al Jamalludin Al Afghani 5:00 Evening News 5:25...
Mon, 12 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.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Doubles team keeps RI's Cup hopes alive
Doubles team keeps RI's Cup hopes alive JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's doubles players bounced back from two sets down to win the match in their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania zone clash against South Korea yesterday.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Mart potential entices aircraft manufacturers
Mart potential entices aircraft manufacturersBy Riyadi SINGAPORE (JP): 1996 is an aerospace year not only for Indonesia but also for the whole East and Southeast Asian region, which experienced a vigorous growth in air transport.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Government blamed for low urea tablet use by farmers
Government blamed for low urea tablet use by farmers JAKARTA (JP): An economic consultancy group blames the reluctance of farmers to use the newly-introduced urea fertilizer tablets on the government, for its failure to adopt friendly and persuasive means to introduce the fertilizers.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Garuda sets extra flights
Garuda sets extra flights JAKARTA (JP): The country's air carrier Garuda Indonesia announced over the weekend that it will operate extra flights to cope with the expected travel boom during the upcoming holidays of Idul Fitri and the coinciding New Chinese Lunar Year.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Beer monopoly abolished
Beer monopoly abolished We should commend Bali's Governor Ida Bagus Oka for his decision over the weekend to withdraw the right he gave last year to PT Arbamass Multi Invesco to collect levies from the sales of beer and liquor in Bali.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Flood-hit city prays for respite
Flood-hit city prays for respite JAKARTA (JP): Floods that inundated Jakarta over the weekend and reportedly killed four people began to subside in some areas yesterday, but continued rising and posing threats in other parts of the city.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Licensing procedures for appraisers issued
Licensing procedures for appraisers issued JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad issued licensing procedures for appraisers over the weekend.Agus Haryanto, spokesman for the Ministry of Finance, said that the licensing procedures, stipulated in Minister of Finance Decree No. 57/KMK.
Mon, 12 Feb 1996
Corrupt judges must be punished: Bismar
Corrupt judges must be punished: Bismar JAKARTA (JP): Retired justice Bismar Siregar believes that any judge who takes a bribe should be expelled from the profession.Commenting on a judge in North Sumatra currently facing corruption charges, Bismar said there should be no leniency for anyone who...
Sun, 11 Feb 1996
Bali governor annuls beer levy
Bali governor annuls beer levy JAKARTA (JP): Bali Governor Ida Bagus Oka has revoked a controversial ruling allowing a private firm to impose a levy on sales of alcoholic drinks.H.S.A. Yussac, a spokesman for the Ministry of Home Affairs, confirmed that the ruling was revoked on Friday.
Sun, 11 Feb 1996
No sex please, this is Bali
No sex please, this is Bali JAKARTA (JP): The regency of Badung, which governs Kuta beach, promised to stamp out the area's illicit sex trade."Bali is not Hollywood," Kompyang R. Swandika, the head of the regency's tourism office, told Antara.
Sun, 11 Feb 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 7:00 a.m. Morning News 7:30 Healthy and Fit 7:40 TV Series: Speed Keteers 8:05 Children World: Panggung Gembira Anak 8:35 Children Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music: Album Kita 10:45 Youth Program: Temu Remaja 11:15 Make Up 11:45 Sports: Dari Gelanggang...
Sun, 11 Feb 1996
Urbanites preparing the trip home for Idul Fitri holidays
Urbanites preparing the trip home for Idul Fitri holidaysBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Mudik again! In a torrent, tens of millions of people from across the country and overseas will simultaneously pour into Java to celebrate Idul Fitri with their families.
Sun, 11 Feb 1996
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaSunday Maghrib 6.19 p.m.Monday Imsak 4:29 a.m. Subuh 4.39 a.m.
Sun, 11 Feb 1996
Guess What?
Guess What? Say it with a kiss, instead of flowers.That's how businessman Indra Rukmana congratulated his wife Siti Hardiyanti on her induction as the new chairperson of the Indonesian Volleyball Association on Wednesday."He's my husband.
Sun, 11 Feb 1996
Can the Indonesian press be impartial?
Can the Indonesian press be impartial? JAKARTA (JP): The ideal press is impartial. However, many factors prevent the Indonesian press from exercising this important quality. How neutral and objective is the Indonesian press? The Jakarta Post interviewed readers of news publications and journalists...
Sun, 11 Feb 1996
'Busana Muslim' business endures share of growing pains
'Busana Muslim' business endures share of growing pains JAKARTA (JP): As with all blossoming businesses, the busana Muslim (Moslem fashion) industry will have to endure its share of growing pains.Dimas Mahendra is one of many designers annoyed by the vulgar commercialization of the industry.
Sun, 11 Feb 1996
Moslem Fashion: Crossing the ages behind the veil
Moslem Fashion: Crossing the ages behind the veilBy Dini S. Djalal Say to the believing women, that they... reveal not their adornment... and let them cast their veils over their bosoms... -- Koran, Sura XXIV:31 JAKARTA (JP): In accordance with the above verse in the Koran, veiling is Islam's most...