Search Indonesian News Archive - 1996/02

Fri, 09 Feb 1996

No holiday for postal workers

No holiday for postal workers BANDUNG: PT Pos Indonesia, the state-owned post office company, has canceled all leave of absence for its employees in the run-up to the Idul Fitri holiday.Pos Indonesia spokesman Yusuf Prihatna told Antara that the company is making every effort to deliver the...

Fri, 09 Feb 1996

Soeharto slated to open bazaar

Soeharto slated to open bazaar JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled to open a bazaar organized by the Arief Rachman Hakim Eksponen '66 organization at the National Monument on Monday.The bazaar will be open to public from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. every day until Feb. 16.

Fri, 09 Feb 1996

RI jets marketable in 2006

RI jets marketable in 2006 SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesian state-owned aircraft maker PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) said yesterday its first jet was expected to enter the market in 2006.A company statement said IPTN was planning to design a twin- jet, 130-seater aircraft to be known...

Fri, 09 Feb 1996

Police need more information on bank scam case

Police need more information on bank scam case JAKARTA (JP): A noted criminologist has urged all parties concerned with the recent massive fraud at the HongkongBank's branch office here to help police by providing the necessary information.

Fri, 09 Feb 1996

PWI observes 50 anniversary in Surakarta

PWI observes 50 anniversary in SurakartaBy B. Sutikno SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Today is the 50th anniversary of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI). On Feb. 9, 1946, when the six-month-old Indonesian Republic was struggling to maintain its independence, a number of journalists...

Fri, 09 Feb 1996

KONI to have smart new home

KONI to have smart new home JAKARTA (JP): The management of the Senayan sports complex revealed yesterday a gigantic plan to build a 50-story skyscraper above the lot which now accommodates the National Sports Council office.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Roadwork may disrupt traffic during Idul Fitri

Roadwork may disrupt traffic during Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): Sporadic road repairs along the northern coast of Java will disturb the traffic flow from Jakarta to Central and East Java and vice versa, an official has warned.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Govt cannot stop establishment of poll watchdogs

Govt cannot stop establishment of poll watchdogs JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday said it does not have the authority to prevent private organizations from establishing their own independent election watchdogs, although it believes they are totally uncalled for.H.S.A.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Five months jail for burglars

Five months jail for burglars JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta District Court yesterday sentenced two men to five months imprisonment after finding them guilty of stealing electronic goods.Surya and Nurdin stole the goods from the house of Robby on Jl. Jelambar, West Jakarta, on Nov.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Paraplegic travels the country

Paraplegic travels the country PADANG, West Sumatra: Thirty-year-old Ismail, a paraplegic who set off in 1988 to travel across the country on a specially- designed bicycle, has returned home.Ismail said yesterday that he planned to continue his trip and arrive in his hometown of Langsa in Aceh...

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaThursday Maghrib 6.19 p.m.Friday Imsak 4:28 a.m. Subuh 4.38 a.m.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

'Delay first birth until 20'

'Delay first birth until 20' JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Population Affairs Haryono Suyono yesterday appealed to young married couples to postpone the birth of their first child until the woman is at least 20 years old, to help with the government's family planning campaign.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

No more bus tickets to Sumatra available

No more bus tickets to Sumatra available JAKARTA (JP): Bus tickets to Sumatra destinations from Feb. 8 to Feb. 25 are no longer available at Pulo Gadung and Rawamangun bus terminals.An employee of the ANS bus company confirmed yesterday that all the tickets have been sold.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

JSX suspends Erdhika Mulyatama

JSX suspends Erdhika Mulyatama JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday suspended a securities company, PT Erdhika Mulyatama, for thirty trading days for its failure to comply with trading rules.In addition to the suspension, which began yesterday, JSX also fined Erdhika Rp 2.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Indonesian press needs to strive for independence

Indonesian press needs to strive for independence SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Political and social analysts here have concluded that as long as the Indonesian press remains subservient to the state it will not be able to propagate the democratic values that are required to meet the challenges of...

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Toyota to buy RI engines

Toyota to buy RI engines TOKYO (Reuter): Toyota Motor Corp is considering importing engines produced by its Indonesian unit this autumn, a Toyota spokesman said yesterday.The four-cylinder 1,800cc engines would be used in Toyota's Japan-made commercial vehicles.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Aceh has special Idul Fitri cards

Aceh has special Idul Fitri cards BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Most people choose to buy and send Idul Fitri greeting cards bearing pictures of the traditional drum bedug, ketupat (boiled rice cake) or mosques.Not some Acehnese.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Three ITB lecturers and two students expelled

Three ITB lecturers and two students expelled JAKARTA (JP): Three junior lecturers and two students have been expelled from the prestigious Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) following the controversy over the death of a freshman during an initiation week program recently.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Cheil improves waste processing

Cheil improves waste processing SURABAYA: Cheil Samsung Indonesia, a Korean food seasoning company which became the target of violent demonstrations by local residents for allegedly polluting the river last year, announced yesterday it has "improved" its sewerage.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

President's Cup boxing takes a break this year

President's Cup boxing takes a break this year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will not stage the President's Cup boxing championships this year due to the busy international agenda.Imron Z.S., executive chairman of the Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association, said yesterday that the annual tournament,...

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Softball to make comeback in SEA Games

Softball to make comeback in SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Softball Association urged yesterday the National Sports Council to include softball among medal events in the upcoming 19th Southeast Asian Games here next year.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Customer sues bank over account

Customer sues bank over account JAKARTA (JP): A customer of Standard Chartered Bank has sued the bank for blocking her office account for no legal reason and, therefore, defaming her name and her office reputation.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Sri Lanka's fate as W. Cup host put on hold

Sri Lanka's fate as W. Cup host put on hold NEW DELHI (AFP): Cricket's administrators yesterday were involved in hectic consultations over Sri Lanka's fate as World Cup host, but a decision was unlikely to be taken before the weekend.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Blast at university wrecks lavatory

Blast at university wrecks lavatory JAKARTA (JP): Students angry over bad examination results are believed to be behind the explosion which ruined a university toilet yesterday.Luckily there were no victims as at the time nobody was in the toilet, an employee of the Tarumanegara private university...

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto A: HyattGrand Hyatt JakartaNEW HYATT HOTEL: On Jan. 10, Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave, South Sulawesi Governor ZB Palaguna and Bernd Chorengel, president of Hyatt International, witnessed the signing of an agreement between PT Sulawesi Wisatanusakarya, a...

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Enron has last laugh on India project

Enron has last laugh on India projectBy Clarence Fernandez BOMBAY (Reuter): Manohar Joshi, the chief minister of India's wealthiest state, seems an unlikely cowboy. He successfully took on the Texans and won. Or so it seemed.When Maharashtra's right-wing alliance government forced U.S.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Malaysia operates Islamic money market

Malaysia operates Islamic money market KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's central Bank Negara said yesterday it had decided to use the Islamic interbank money market as another avenue to influence liquidity in the banking system.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Indosat's profilts rise by 59% to Rp 459b in 1995

Indosat's profilts rise by 59% to Rp 459b in 1995 JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned international telecommunications company PT Indosat yesterday reported a 59 percent rise in its net profit last year to Rp 459.4 billion (US$198.7 million) from Rp 289 billion in 1994.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Novus in Kakap oil field

Novus in Kakap oil field SYDNEY (Reuter): Novus Petroleum Ltd said it has agreed to pay US$10.2 million to the U.S.-based Marathon International Oil Co to lift its stake in Indonesia's Kakap offshore oil field to 25 percent from 18.75 percent.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Hillary column

Hillary column Last Sunday's Jakarta Post (Feb.4) featured its usual syndicated column of Hillary Clinton's "Talk It Over".For the readers' benefit I shall repeat verbatim what Hillary expressed towards the end of her passage "Americans equipped best to help the world".

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

High rise in rice prices good for farmers: Analyst

High rise in rice prices good for farmers: Analyst JAKARTA (JP): The 12.5 percent increase in the floor price of unhusked rice will improve the terms of trade for farmers as long as prices of other commodities do not follow suit, food commodities analyst Chrisman Silitonga said here yesterday.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Vision needed

Vision needed The progress we have achieved -- as measured by income per capita, the export-import balance, the state of our technology and industry -- is not yet on par with that achieved by other countries, even in the Southeast Asian region.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Local press getting bolder, observers say

Local press getting bolder, observers say SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian press has become more courageous in recent years and more effective in keeping the government in check, some political observers say.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Urea fertilizer debacle

Urea fertilizer debacle The furor over the shortage of urea fertilizer over the last few months, reportedly caused in part by farmers' opposition to using urea in tablet form, is strange for two reasons.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Indonesia eyes Olympic beach volleyball berth

Indonesia eyes Olympic beach volleyball berth JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is out to win an Olympic berth for its women's team in the World Championships Series in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which starts today.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Indonesia regrets Canadian protest

Indonesia regrets Canadian protest JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday summoned Canadian Ambassador Lawrence Dickerson to express Indonesia's deep regret at Ottawa's protest last week alleging Indonesian government pressure on the mother of an East Timor activist residing in...

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Police seek help of 'spiritual guru'

Police seek help of 'spiritual guru' PROBOLINGGO, East Java: Police have asked a local man, known to be a "spiritual guru", to help solve the recent murder of a "sorcerer", because the two suspects in their custody have started to blame each other, Antara reported.Police chief Lt. Col.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

President to revoke beer ruling

President to revoke beer ruling JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is expected to issue a decree revoking the Bali governor's ruling authorizing a private company, PT Arbamass Multi Invesco, to act as sole distributor of levy-labeled beer in the resort island.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Two lecturers get award

Two lecturers get award PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: M. Asrori and Tadjudin Nur, both staff lecturers at Tanjungpura University, recently won an award for their research on education, Antara reported.One paper was on students who also have to work to earn their livelihood and help their parents.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Govt raises floor prices of rice

Govt raises floor prices of rice JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday raised the floor price of unhusked rice by Rp 50 or 12.5 percent to Rp 450 (19.9 U.S. cents) following a two-year record high of the country's inflation rate in January.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Help-the-poor savings

Help-the-poor savings JAKARTA (JP): Bank Putera Multikarsa has introduced a help-the poor savings program to support the government's efforts of alleviating poverty in the country.Under the three-month program, the bank has committed to setting aside a Rp 2,000 (86.5 U.S.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Rape case probe continues

Rape case probe continues JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Idroes threatens to punish city public order office staffers who are involved in a recent housemaid rape case.Investigation on the involvement of the city public order officials is going on, he told reporters on...

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 7, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 775 -25 32,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,975 -100 53,000 Aneka...

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Man gets life for parcel bomb

Man gets life for parcel bomb HANOI (AFP): A man in the central Vietnamese province of Lam Dong has been jailed for life for using a home-made parcel bomb to settle scores with an executive over a land dispute, the press reported yesterday.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Girlfriend's testimony

Girlfriend's testimony JAKARTA (JP): The girlfriend of a murdered cable construction worker has testified in the Central Jakarta District Court that she saw one of the three suspects in the case with the victim on the night of the murder.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Japanese companies attracted to Asian market

Japanese companies attracted to Asian marketBy Tim Cribb TOKYO (AFP): Japan's current account data due out this week is expected to underscore the enormity of its growing surplus with Asia, which officials say is being fueled by the shift of its companies into the region.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

APEC drafts Manila summit action plan

APEC drafts Manila summit action plan MANILA (AFP): More than 500 senior officials from the 18- member countries of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) began yesterday a crucial two-day forum to draw up action plans to be presented at the APEC summit here in November.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Noe sale commemorates an Indonesian collector

Noe sale commemorates an Indonesian collectorBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Last year, admirers and collectors of art in Indonesia grieved the loss of Adrian Noe, a respected collector of Asiatic art. This week, his entire collection will be auctioned by Christie's at the Erasmus Huis, Jakarta.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Chemical firm told to close warehouse

Chemical firm told to close warehouse JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta mayor has ordered the management of PT Agung Kimia Jaya Mandiri chemical company to close its warehouse in West Jakarta following a spate of protests by area residents over pollution and explosions.

Thu, 08 Feb 1996

Garuda revises order

Garuda revises order SINGAPORE (Reuter): McDonnell Douglas said yesterday that Garuda Indonesia was converting its order for three MD-11 aircraft into MD-11ER.McDonnell officials told a news conference that delivery of the aircraft had been moved ahead to late 1996 and 1997 from the previously...

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