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Thu, 08 Feb 1996
Thai firms rush to issue ECDs
Thai firms rush to issue ECDs BANGKOK (Reuter): Thai listed companies are taking advantage of the local stock market's recovery and a downtrend in interest rates abroad to step up the issue of Euro Convertible Debentures (ECDs), bankers and analysts said yesterday.
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Ultraman 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Dance: Variety Dance 3:30 Women's Program: Health Service 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Al Jamalludin Al Afghani 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:00 News:...
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
Siti Hardiyanti inducted as new volleyball leader
Siti Hardiyanti inducted as new volleyball leader JAKARTA (JP): Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana was sworn in yesterday as the new chairperson of the Indonesian Volleyball Association, with a pledge to restore the country's pride in the sport.
Thu, 08 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.
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
Indonesia Open golf tourney in Jagorawi
Indonesia Open golf tourney in Jagorawi JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia Open, the country's oldest men's professional golf championship, will be staged for the 21st time from March 13 to March 17 at the Jagorawi GC, Cibinong, West Java.
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
Mentiga in RI venture
Mentiga in RI venture KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia's Mentiga Corp Bhd said it has signed a joint venture agreement with Indonesia's Tradisi Group to develop 25,000 hectares of secondary forest in north Sumatra island into an oil palm plantation.
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
PLN to float Rp 1t of bonds this year
PLN to float Rp 1t of bonds this year JAKARTA (JP): State-owned electricity company PLN will issue bonds worth Rp 1 trillion (US$432.5 million) this year to partly finance new power projects.PLN president Djiteng Marsudi said yesterday that the plan of the bond issuance had been approved by the...
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
NU dissenters to set up rival chapter board
NU dissenters to set up rival chapter board SURABAYA (JP): Breakaway leaders in Indonesia's largest Moslem organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) are preparing to establish a rival chapter in East Java.K.H. Hasib Wahab, the deputy chairman appointed to the rival central board established last month, as...
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
Mosque loudspeakers
Mosque loudspeakersFrom RepublikaI used to visit mosques all over the country, especially the ancient ones, where I loved to perform my prayers. My attraction to mosques is their beauty and grandeur, also their miraculous ability to create inner peace.That was then. Now I feel distant from mosques.
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
Information, not condoms in hotels
Information, not condoms in hotels JAKARTA (JP): The government has ruled out the suggestion of providing free condoms in every hotel room as part of its anti- AIDS drive. Instead, it urged hotels to put leaflets on the danger of AIDS in every room.
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
ICRC sends team to meet Irian rebels
ICRC sends team to meet Irian rebels JAKARTA (JP): A team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Jakarta flew to Irian Jaya yesterday to join in the government's efforts to secure the release of 13 people, including six Europeans, held hostage by separatist rebels.
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
Guide to language training business
Guide to language training businessBy John Phillips This is the first of two articles on English teaching in Indonesia. YOGYAKARTA (JP): I first came to Indonesia to become a language education consultant at a government project under the nominal supervision of a private school.
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
Syarwan appointed ABRI political chief
Syarwan appointed ABRI political chief JAKARTA (JP): Maj. Gen. Syarwan Hamid, who has articulated most of the military's political views for the past year, has been promoted to become the Armed Forces Chief of Political Affairs.
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
Bus driver arrested for raping maid
Bus driver arrested for raping maid JAKARTA (JP): A minibus driver was apprehended by an angry mob yesterday after he allegedly raped a maid in the Jatimakmur village in Pondok Gede, Bekasi, 30 kilometers west of here.Head of the Bekasi police precinct Lt. Col.
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
Minister refuses to downsize bureaucracy
Minister refuses to downsize bureaucracy JAKARTA (JP): The government has turned down proposals to cut the four-million strong civil service to improve efficiency."We have no intention to trim the bureaucracy because we don't want to please bureaucrats who remain in office while plunging others...
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
RI gets ADB loan
RI gets ADB loan MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has extended a US$102-million loan to strengthen engineering education in Indonesia, a statement from the bank said yesterday.The loan, approved Tuesday, will help fund the country's Engineering Education Development Project which is...
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
Investors urged to set up mutual funds
Investors urged to set up mutual funds JAKARTA (JP): The new capital market law should provide the momentum for domestic institutional investors, including pension funds, to become more active on the stock market through mutual funds, an official said.
Thu, 08 Feb 1996
House to question evacuation of shopping bridge
House to question evacuation of shopping bridge JAKARTA (JP): Legislators have pledged to demand an explanation from the city mayoralty over Monday's evacuation of 60 shop owners from a pedestrian walkway.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Legislators calls for RI rocket launching center
Legislators calls for RI rocket launching center CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (JP): The government needs to conduct a serious feasibility study on whether to establish a rocket launching center in Indonesia, a member of the House of Representatives has declared.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Ramadhan Talks: Ramadhan Ya Ramadhan 3:30 Among Us 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Al Jamalludin Al Afghani 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05...
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
District chief okays pillory of criminals
District chief okays pillory of criminals JAKARTA (JP): A district chief in South Sumatra said he fully endorses the policy by village officials in his area to parade criminals caught in the act around their villages before turning them over to the police.Muara Pinang District Chief A.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Indonesian tennis players lack foreign experience
Indonesian tennis players lack foreign experience JAKARTA (JP): The lack of international experience is to blame for the failure of the country's tennis talents to reach the highest level, chairman of the Indonesian Tennis Association Sarwono Kusumaatmadja claims.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Press faces new enemies lurking on the horizon
Press faces new enemies lurking on the horizon National Press Day will be celebrated this week. Sociologist Ariel Heryanto recalls experiences of the Indonesian press and looks at the challenges that lay ahead.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
BNI to sell shares to public in July
BNI to sell shares to public in July JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) plans to sell a portion of its shares to the public in July this year, according to a senior bank official.Willy Sambalao, BNI's acting president, said a number of local and foreign securities companies have...
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
President backs war on levies
President backs war on levies JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday gave his full backing to Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief's plan to phase out various business levies charged by his ministry, and suggested that other government agencies should follow suit.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
RI wants wushu at the 1997 SEA Games
RI wants wushu at the 1997 SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council should try its best to include wushu, a Chinese martial art, in the upcoming Southeast Asian Games here next year, an official said yesterday.Inclusion of the sport has been supported by seven southeast Asian countries.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
101 golfers from 20 countries to compete in Kosaido Open
101 golfers from 20 countries to compete in Kosaido Open JAKARTA (JP): A total of 101 golfers from 20 countries will compete in the US$100,000 Kosaido Ladies Indonesia Open golf championship from Feb. 15 to Feb. 17 in Pandaan, a small town 60km south of Surabaya.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Nickel resources surveyed
Nickel resources surveyed JAKARTA (JP): Queensland Nickel Ltd. of Australia is surveying Obi island in Maluku for nickel resources."Queensland Nickel is one of the three Australian mining companies interested in surveying nickel resources in Maluku," the chairman of the surveying team of the...
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Pakistan envoy to discuss Bhutto's visit
Pakistan envoy to discuss Bhutto's visit JAKARTA (JP): A senior Pakistani official was slated to arrive in Jakarta last night to discuss preparations for Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's visit to Indonesia next month.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Govt encourages sectarian politics
Govt encourages sectarian politics YOGYAKARTA (JP): The way the government has been treating the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) as one of its political support bases has contributed to the re-emergence of sectarian politics in Indonesia, a political observer said yesterday.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Middlemen no strangers to local legal system
Middlemen no strangers to local legal system JAKARTA (JP): Traffic violators routinely avoid lengthy court procedures and hearings by using middlemen, said a junior secretary for the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
KONI set to induct new volleyball leaders today
KONI set to induct new volleyball leaders today JAKARTA (JP): The secrecy which has overshadowed the negotiations on who will take the top jobs at the Indonesian Volleyball Association will end only when chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) Wismoyo Arismunandar swears in them today.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Free markets, violence and world progress
Free markets, violence and world progressBy Arief Budiman SALATIGA (JP): When I visited the Australian National University last year, I had the opportunity to attend a seminar presented by Dr. Heinz Arndt.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Ancient Islamic Art of Indonesia
Ancient Islamic Art of Indonesia The United Arab Emirates Ambassador Mohammad Saeed Al-Kindi is slated to open the Ancient Islamic Art of Indonesia at the Maruzen Gallery, Mega Pasaraya, Blok M on Thursday.The opening ceremony will coincide with the breaking of the fast meal.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Ruling on CPs eased
Ruling on CPs eased JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, has eased its ruling on the issuance of commercial papers (CPs) on the local money market.In a ruling issued last week, the central bank stated that it will allow the trading of CPs even if their ratings are still being processed...
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
East Java PDI branch dissidents strike back
East Java PDI branch dissidents strike back JAKARTA (JP): Dissidents of the rift-plagued Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) from East Java struck back at their opponents yesterday.They turned up at the House of Representatives to respond to accusations hurled by Subagio, a PDI House member of the...
Wed, 07 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.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
City to enforce Ramadhan curfew
City to enforce Ramadhan curfew JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has promised to take stern action against amusement centers violating regulations, especially those concerning closing hours during the fasting month.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Worker kidnapped and tortured
Worker kidnapped and tortured JAKARTA (JP): A group of drunk men recently abducted and tortured a factory worker in Tangerang, west of here.City police spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna told reporters yesterday that Sanudin, 24, was having his breaking of the fast meal at a rice stall on Monday when...
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Roadwork disrupts telephones
Roadwork disrupts telephones JAKARTA (JP): Some 5,000 telephone lines from the Balaraja telephone exchange in Tangerang have been out of order since Jan. 26 due to roadwork on Jl. Raya Serang.Fiber optic cables connecting the Tangerang and Balaraja exchanges were unintentionally cut by the road...
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaWednesday Maghrib 6.19 p.m.Thursday Imsak 4:27 a.m. Subuh 4.37 a.m.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 6, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 800 50 21,500 AHAP Insurance 2,800 -200 2,500 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,075 -50 145,000...
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Market rent up by 50 percent
Market rent up by 50 percent JAKARTA (JP): Market management fees will be raised by 60 to 150 percent in five years, the director of the city-owned market company, PD Pasar Jaya, has said."The fees set by the municipality in 1990 are quite outdated," Soedradjat Soeleman announced on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Observers consider Indonesian press weak
Observers consider Indonesian press weak SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian contemporary press is in a bind: it has been made so weak by the government that it is unable to function as a social control, while poor solidarity erodes its strength from within.This observation has been made by four experts.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Official denies Israeli outing
Official denies Israeli outing JAKARTA (JP): An official denied yesterday a plan to send an Indonesian team to the Israel Bridge Festival in Tel Aviv, scheduled to begin next week.JA Wowor, chairman of the North Sulawesi Bridge Association, told Antara yesterday that there was no official request...
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
German group sues Habibie
German group sues Habibie BONN (Reuter): Rights activists are bringing a libel suit against an Indonesian minister for disparaging demonstrators who heckled Indonesia's President Soeharto during a visit to Germany last year, their lawyer said on Monday.State Minister of Research and Technology B.J.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Semarang-Blora road
Semarang-Blora roadFrom KompasThe upcoming Idul Fitri holiday reminds my family of a road accident around this time last year. When riding a Cokro Kembang bus we collided with a Karya Jaya bus on the Semarang to Blora road. Among the injured was our nephew Luthfi Ansori.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Murder suspect arrested
Murder suspect arrested SURABAYA: Police have arrested a woman suspected of murdering a woman whose mutilated body was found here recently.The head of the East Java Police Office, Maj.Gen. Roesmandi, said that police arrested the suspect, whom he identified as Mrs.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
Southeast Asian oil output seen declining
Southeast Asian oil output seen declining CANBERRA (Reuter): Crude oil production in the Southeast Asian region will decline to around 4.6 millions barrels per day (bpd) in 2005 from a 1996 peak of around 5.
Wed, 07 Feb 1996
RI to host workshop on forestry conservation
RI to host workshop on forestry conservation JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host a debate next month on forest conservation programs in Asia, bringing together business executives and environmental activists as well as community leaders and government officials.