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Sat, 03 Feb 1996
5,000 workers to honor National Workers Day
5,000 workers to honor National Workers Day JAKARTA (JP): As many as 5,000 workers, government officials and businesspeople from Greater Jakarta will engage in number of activities to honor National Workers Day which falls on Feb. 20.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Coach Prasetyo uncertain of Davis Cup victory
Coach Prasetyo uncertain of Davis Cup victory JAKARTA (JP): Workouts are on schedule, but Indonesian tennis coach Deddy Prasetyo is not convinced his team can win the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zone first round matches against arch rival South Korea here next week.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Inco profits jump 128.6%
Inco profits jump 128.6% JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed nickel mining company PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) reported a 128.6 percent increase in its (unaudited) net profits to US$96 million last year.The company said in a statement that its sales rose 38.9 percent to $301.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Qantas raises RI service
Qantas raises RI service CANBERRA (Reuter): Australia's International Air Services Commission (IASC) said it issued a draft ruling which, if confirmed, would allow Qantas Airways Ltd an extra two B767-300 services per week between Australia and Indonesia.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Majority of Indonesians oppose nuclear plant: Poll
Majority of Indonesians oppose nuclear plant: Poll JAKARTA (JP): Almost 80 percent of Indonesians are against nuclear power stations being built here, according to a poll conducted recently by a leading anti-nuclear group.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Three arrested for robbery, rape in Bekasi
Three arrested for robbery, rape in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Local police detectives have arrested three of the five suspects believed to have robbed a Bekasi poultry breeding farm manager in the small village of Cimuning, Bantar Gebang, in Bekasi, over 30 kilometer east of here.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 2, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 700 0 3,000 AHAP Insurance 3,000 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,150 0 70,500 Aneka Kimia...
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Govt to tender all power projects
Govt to tender all power projects JAKARTA (JP): The government will tender all electricity projects to international bidders, including projects to be financed with export credits, the president of state-owned electricity company PLN, Djiteng Marsudi said yesterday.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Nuclear power station
Nuclear power stationFrom Pikiran RakyatIt is strongly rumored that the government will realize its plan to build a nuclear power station in Gunung Muria valley. I am particularly skeptical about this project because a terrible catastrophe could occur.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Cutlery found in patient's stomach
Cutlery found in patient's stomach JAKARTA (AFP): A team of surgeons at a state hospital in Bali have found various objects, including cutlery, a pen and a toothbrush inside the stomach of patient with mental problems, press reports said Wednesday.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Kadin hails plan to cut levies
Kadin hails plan to cut levies JAKARTA (JP): Business leaders yesterday welcomed the government's plan to slash levies to the bare minimum to help make Indonesian companies competitive, but also suggested that civil servants' salaries should be raised as well.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Sempati sets extra flights
Sempati sets extra flights JAKARTA (JP): Sempati Air, a private airline company, will operate 50 additional flights on its domestic and international routes to meet the expected surge in the number of passengers later this month.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Competition between schools healthy
Competition between schools healthy JAKARTA (JP): The establishment of the so-called superschools in various cities is injecting a welcome competitive spirit into the education world in Indonesia, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Fake Chanel products confiscated
Fake Chanel products confiscated JAKARTA (JP): Buying pricey Chanel products at exclusive shops is no guarantee that you're buying the real thing.In fact, you might be buying an upmarket forgery from overseas.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Olympic badminton team announced
Olympic badminton team announced JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia named 28 players to the national team yesterday to prepare for the Thomas Cup, the Uber Cup and the Olympic Games.Association chairman, Soerjadi, said during a birthday party at his home that the association...
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Drivers go on strike
Drivers go on strike BANDUNG: Hundreds of public transport drivers held a noisy strike yesterday, causing heavy traffic congestion and leaving thousands of passengers stranded.Antara reported that the drivers of minibuses for the Tegallega-Banjaran route refused to take passengers and, instead,...
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Padang runs out of blood
Padang runs out of blood PADANG, West Sumatra: During the holy fasting month of Ramadhan the local office of the Red Cross faces a shortage of blood as the number of donors dwindles, Antara reported.Spokesman Tawanto said the office gives out 75 bags of blood every day, but during the fasting...
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Marsan simply watches Ciliwung River level
Marsan simply watches Ciliwung River levelBy Johannes Simbolon/Gedsiri Suhartono JAKARTA (JP): His name is Marsan. He lives by the polluted Ciliwung River near the Panus bridge in Depok.His job is simple. He watches and then reports the water level at the bridge.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
43,000 houses built for new transmigrants
43,000 houses built for new transmigrants JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Transmigration has built 43,229 houses for new settlers in the current fiscal year, the director general of settlement, J. Widarbo, told the House of Representatives yesterday.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
'Pesantren' for inmates
'Pesantren' for inmates JAKARTA (JP): Almost 300 inmates in the Bulak Kapal prison in Bekasi, 20 Km west of the city, are joining an Islamic course called Pesantren Ramadhan during the fasting month.Jointly organized by the Bekasi penitentiary, Bani Saleh Foundation, and the Bekasi branch of the...
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
RI to host textile fair
RI to host textile fair JAKARTA (JP): Two international exhibitions featuring textile machinery and products will take place simultaneously at the Jakarta Fairground in Kemayoran here from May 2 to May 6.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
City urged to negotiate with Glodok merchants
City urged to negotiate with Glodok merchants JAKARTA (JP): A city council commission urged the city administration yesterday to meet with the owners of shops along a pedestrian walkway in Glodok, West Jakarta, to settle a dispute between the merchants and the private company which recently...
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Many amusement centers ignore closing hours
Many amusement centers ignore closing hours JAKARTA (JP): Operators of nightclubs, bars, discotheques and other entertainment centers have again been reminded of their obligation to obey Ramadhan fasting month operation hours.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Rapid chess at Perbanas
Rapid chess at Perbanas JAKARTA (JP): Two hundred chess players are expected to take part in a rapid chess tournament from Feb. 9 to Feb. 11 at the Perbanas banking school in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, the Indonesian Chess Association announced yesterday.The association's secretary-general Maj. Gen.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaSaturday Maghrib 6.20 p.m.Sunday Imsak 4:26 a.m. Subuh 4.36 a.m.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Science Club is extraordinary club
Science Club is extraordinary clubBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): The Biological Science Club, which has been in the news with the kidnapping of four of its members while on a scientific expedition in Irian Jaya, is anything but a club.In the opinion of its executive director, Yuda N.
Sat, 03 Feb 1996
Japan wary of regional currency safety net in Asia
Japan wary of regional currency safety net in Asia TOKYO (Reuter): Japan is cautious about joining a "safety net" in Asia to protect regional currencies from speculative attacks, monetary officials said.The reason is that it has a bigger commitment to a safety net run on a global basis, they said.
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
Prison riot causes Rp 30m losses
Prison riot causes Rp 30m losses DILI, East Timor: An official said yesterday that the riot at the Bekora Correctional Institution on Tuesday, in which one person was killed and several others injured, caused an estimated Rp 30 million (US$13,129) in losses.
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
Soeharto stops beer levy
Soeharto stops beer levy JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday ordered Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo to stop the private company PT Arbamass Multi Invesco (AMI) from collecting levies on beer sales on the tourist island of Bali.
Fri, 02 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, 02 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: Dublin, Ireland 3:30 Education Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Al Jamalludin Al Afghani 5:00 Evening News 5:25 My Country 5:30 News Feature: Exodus as a tradition...
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
Extra food for students
Extra food for students LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh: Beginning in July, elementary school students outside Java and Bali will be given extra food to improve nutrition, announced Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M.
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
Indomobil sets up venture
Indomobil sets up venture JAKARTA (JP): PT Indomobil Investment Corporation signed a joint venture agreement here yesterday with Fuji Univance Corp. and Marubeni Auto Sales Corp., both of Japan, to set up a joint venture company to produce automotive components.
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
Sports Academy receives car
Sports Academy receives car JAKARTA (JP): The newly established Indonesian Sports Academy received a Toyota Kijang station wagon from President Soeharto on Wednesday.Mien Gondowidjojo, a lecturer at the academy, said after the handing-over ceremony at the National Sports Council office that the...
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
Asian rates may not be swayed by U.S. cut: Analyst
Asian rates may not be swayed by U.S. cut: Analyst SINGAPORE (AFP): Battling high current account deficits and inflation fears, most Asian central banks are unlikely to match the latest U.S. interest-rate cut, analysts said yesterday.
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
Jailed banker sues woman for defamation
Jailed banker sues woman for defamation JAKARTA (JP): Former banker Dicky Iskandar Di Nata, who is serving an eight-year jail term for bank fraud, has filed a lawsuit against a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her.
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
The rent seekers
The rent seekers To protect the public, governments often intervene with measures which seem to limit business or restrict a particular group of people. For example, the Indonesian government collects Rp 250,000 (US$108.5) every time an Indonesian resident travels overseas.
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
Four Timorese families 'repatriated' to Lisbon
Four Timorese families 'repatriated' to Lisbon JAKARTA (JP): While dozens of East Timorese have resorted to scaling embassy walls to attain political asylum in Portugal, 29 more left with little fanfare on Wednesday under a joint repatriation program between Indonesia and Portugal.
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
PPD bus drivers complain over ambiguous status
PPD bus drivers complain over ambiguous status JAKARTA (JP): Some 40 people, mostly drivers, from the state- owned bus company PPD filed a complaint with the House of Representatives yesterday to seek help over their uncertain status and poor working conditions.
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
ADB gives aid to private schools
ADB gives aid to private schools BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The Asian Development Bank will give Rp 15 million (US$ 6,564) each to 43 private junior high schools in the regency of Banjar and in the Banjarmasin municipality, Antara reported.
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
Palapa-C1 blasts off into orbit
Palapa-C1 blasts off into orbitBy I. Christianto CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, U.S. (JP): The Atlas IIAS rocket lit up the night sky as it thrust the Palapa-C1 satellite into orbit at 8:15 p.m. on Monday (8:15 a.m. Jakarta time yesterday), 25 minutes later than scheduled.
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
Homebuyers wary of developers
Homebuyers wary of developersBy Wahyudi M. Pratopo JAKARTA (JP): Many people have been cheated by developers who do nothing after accepting down-payments for houses they have offered to build.Many people have also been cheated by developers who claimed that the housing complexes they are building...
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
Inti Indorayon gets management certificate
Inti Indorayon gets management certificate MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): PT Inti Indorayon Utama, one of Indonesia's largest producers of pulp and rayon, accepted an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9002 certificate yesterday as international recognition of the overall quality of...
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
RI thanks PNG for helping free hostages
RI thanks PNG for helping free hostages JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government thanked Port Moresby yesterday for helping to release two Indonesian high school students who were abducted by Irian Jaya separatist rebels and taken across the border to Papua New Guinea.
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
RI golfers to better SEA Games performance
RI golfers to better SEA Games performance JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia struck its worst showing in the Southeast Asian Games ever in Chiang Mai, Thailand last year, an official admitted yesterday.Taufik Aziz, secretary general of the Indonesian Golf Association said after a hearing with the National...
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
Businesses set up foundation to fund Sports Council
Businesses set up foundation to fund Sports Council JAKARTA (JP): Eleven of Indonesia's business heavyweights signed a historic agreement yesterday to set up a foundation to collect funds to finance the country's sports activities.
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
Pusri denies allegation of urea crisis
Pusri denies allegation of urea crisis JAKARTA (JP): PT Pusri, the sole authorized distributor of urea fertilizer on the domestic market, denied yesterday that the recent shortage of urea supply was caused by an increase in exports.
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
Goodyear Plantation's stake sold
Goodyear Plantation's stake sold JAKARTA (JP): PT Berdikari, a state-owned business group directly overseen by President Soeharto, has taken a 20 percent stake in Goodyear Sumatra Plantation.Bustanil Arifin, an executive of the company, said here yesterday that the President has approved the US$22...
Fri, 02 Feb 1996
E. Java to build technology park
E. Java to build technology park SURABAYA: The East Java provincial administration has picked a 40 hectare lot on the campus of the Surabaya Institute of Technology for its Technology Park, Antara reported.