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Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Language and law experts defend Bintang in court
Language and law experts defend Bintang in court JAKARTA (JP): Experts in language and constitutional law were called into court yesterday to defend controversial politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas, who allegedly called President Soeharto a dictator.Linguist J.S.
Thu, 01 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, 01 Feb 1996
Try upset at bureaucracy supervision
Try upset at bureaucracy supervision JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Administrative Reform T.B. Silalahi conceded yesterday that supervision in the bureaucracy is slack and has not brought about the desired results.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Traffic policemen removed for health reasons
Traffic policemen removed for health reasons JAKARTA (JP): The City Traffic Police plan to transfer officers who have been deployed on the roads for a long time to help reduce stress, as was revealed in a recent study made by a renowned university.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
TV today:
TV today:TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Ultraman 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 One Day with Dibyo Widodo, City Police Chief 3:30 Education: Bina Pramuka 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...
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
109 teachers sent to remote places
109 teachers sent to remote places SURABAYA: The local office of the Ministry of Education and Culture will soon send 109 teachers to remote villages in Irian Jaya, Kalimantan, Bengkulu and South Sumatra.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Gus Dur's growing influence led to Habibie move
Gus Dur's growing influence led to Habibie move SEMARANG (JP): State Minister for Research and Technology B.J. Habibie's request that Abdurrahman Wahid quit the chairmanship of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem organization was made out of fear of the latter's growing influence, says a political...
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Kempes to join Indonesian side
Kempes to join Indonesian side JAKARTA (JP): Former Argentinean World Cup hero Mario Kempes will arrive today to complete a deal with Indonesian side Pelita Jaya as a playing coach for the remainder of the season.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Bank Niaga records 41.5% increase in pre-tax profit
Bank Niaga records 41.5% increase in pre-tax profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Niaga reported a 41.5 percent increase in its unaudited pre-tax profit in 1995 to Rp 80.6 billion (US$35.20 million) from Rp 56.9 billion in the previous year.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Four jailbirds still at large
Four jailbirds still at large DILI, East Timor: Four of the eight inmates who broke out of the Becora Correctional Facility during a riot on Tuesday are back behind bars, while the other four are still at large, Antara reported.Chief of the East Timor Office of the Ministry of Justice Benny J.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Aneka to expand into chemical production
Aneka to expand into chemical production JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed chemical product distributor PT Aneka Kimia Raya got its shareholders' approval yesterday to purchase shares of two chemical producers, PT Polekao Indonesia Chemicals and PT Arjuna Utama Kimia, at Rp 26 billion (US$11.3 million).
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Cooperation accords in satellite business
Cooperation accords in satellite business COCOA BEACH, Florida (JP): Private companies interested in doing business with Indonesia's telecommunications satellite industry will have the chance to form cooperation agreements (KSOs) with state-owned PT Telkom.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Non-tariff barriers obstruct economy: Kadin
Non-tariff barriers obstruct economy: Kadin JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has blamed non-tariff barriers, such as monopolistic practices, as well as various legal and illegal levies as the major problems hampering the country's economy development.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Philipus and four others stand trial on murder charges
Philipus and four others stand trial on murder charges JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta District Court yesterday began trying five suspects charged with killing a woman and three children in Bambu Apus, East Jakarta, on Oct.2 last year.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Birthplace of Lord Buddha
Birthplace of Lord Buddha I would like to comment on Jeebit Shresta's Misleading Information (The Jakarta Post Sunday, Jan. 28, 1996) letter, in which the writer cites Nepal as the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
More help for lepers
More help for lepers The articles on leprosy by K. Basrie in The Jakarta Post of Jan. 29, 1996 were very interesting, yet for me they raised more questions than they answered. In Jakarta, I remember seeing many lepers begging at traffic lights and was horrified by their plight.K.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
PDI board urged to sue meddling government
PDI board urged to sue meddling government JAKARTA (JP): A senior legislator urged the executive board of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) yesterday to settle it's conflict with the government over the East Java leadership rift in court.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
PSP to issue rights shares
PSP to issue rights shares JAKARTA (JP): Putra Surya Perkasa (PSP), a publicly-listed property developer, will issue 472.5 million rights shares at the price of Rp 1,000 (44 U.S. cents) this month."The owner of every 10 old shares, as recorded by Feb.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Best bridge pair invited by Israel
Best bridge pair invited by Israel JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's best pair of Eddy Manoppo and Henky Lasut have received an invitation to play in the Israel Bridge Festival in Tel Aviv, scheduled for Feb. 15 to Feb. 24.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
KL joins Ongko Group
KL joins Ongko Group JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian stock-brooking company TA Enterprise Berhad acquired 49 percent of PT Ongko Multicorpora's shares in its subsidiary, PT Arya Prada Sekuritas, which it then renamed PT TA Ongko Securities.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Use Ramadhan for introspection, minister says
Use Ramadhan for introspection, minister says JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman stressed the importance of introspection, particularly for those who consider themselves community leaders.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
CMNP to take equity stakes in tree projects
CMNP to take equity stakes in tree projects JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of publicly-listed toll road developer PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada (CMNP) yesterday approved the company's plan for equity participation in three projects.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Legislators support peat land mega-project
Legislators support peat land mega-project JAKARTA (JP): Legislators yesterday supported the government's plan to convert one million hectares of peat land into rice fields in Central Kalimantan but stressed that thorough studies were needed to ensure the mega project was a success.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
U.S. car salesman sentenced to life
U.S. car salesman sentenced to life MANILA (AFP): An American businessman was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Manila court yesterday for the 1993 murder and mutilation of his Filipina girlfriend.Mark Stephen Whisenhunt, a car salesman from San Fransisco, California, was found "guilty beyond...
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Guidelines on 'poverty' fund raising issued
Guidelines on 'poverty' fund raising issued JAKARTA (JP): The Director General of Taxes Fuad Bawazier yesterday dismissed speculation that his office will deduct 2 percent off every after-tax income of more than Rp 100 million (US$43,290) for the state-sponsored poverty alleviation program.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
'Sriwijaya Post' stops publication
'Sriwijaya Post' stops publication JAKARTA (JP): Sriwijaya Post, a daily newspaper based in Palembang, South Sumatra, is suspending its publication as of today following a physical clash among its employees in the latest conflict embroiling the newspaper's management.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
City proposes Rp 2.84t budget
City proposes Rp 2.84t budget JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has proposed to the City Council a budget of Rp 2.84 trillion (US$1.3 billion) for Jakarta in the next fiscal year, or 9.26 percent higher than the current budget of Rp 2.7 trillion.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Swapping cash for peace of mind
Swapping cash for peace of mind JAKARTA (JP): Pay a little cash and leave your worries behind, while you enjoy the Idul Fitri holiday out of town.The state-owned pawn brokerage is now offering the service of taking care of valuables usually left behind in vacant houses by holiday travelers.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
RI and Malaysia agree to protect workers
RI and Malaysia agree to protect workers JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Malaysia have drawn up guidelines that standardize the fees and protect the interests of Indonesian maids working in Malaysia, Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief said yesterday.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Billiard players complain about lack of equipment
Billiard players complain about lack of equipment JAKARTA (JP): No equipment, no achievement. That's one of the retorts the Indonesian billiard and snooker association has about why its athletes have no say in international competitions.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Food laws to regulate 'halal' label: Soeharto
Food laws to regulate 'halal' label: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday that all halal food packages must, in the future, bear a label stating the contents are suitable for Moslems to consume.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Housewife found dead
Housewife found dead JAKARTA (JP): A 50-year-old housewife was found dead with several wounds to the face yesterday morning in her house in the Taman Kedoya Baru housing complex, West Jakarta.The body of Yeni Tanama was found at around 7 a.m. by her cousin, Suhaidi Gandhi, a police officer said.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Foreign worker wages
Foreign worker wages Foreign workers employed in certain sectors in Indonesia are earning fantastic wages. According to Ministry of Manpower data, Indonesia spent no less than Rp 5 trillion (US$2.4 billion) last year on wages for 57,159 workers from various countries.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Compensation for ferry disaster paid
Compensation for ferry disaster paid BANDA ACEH: The state-owned insurance company PT Jasa Raharja will pay Rp 324 million in compensation to the relatives of the 54 people who died when the ferry Gurita sank in the waters off Weh Island earlier this month.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Bad loans
Bad loansFrom Media IndonesiaIn November 1995 bad loans were reported to reach Rp 10.465 trillion, an amount equivalent to Indonesia's foreign loan obtained from CGI (Consultative Group for Indonesia). Most of the bad loans involve state-owned banks. The money is thus in fact owned by the people.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Seminar on anthropology
Seminar on anthropology UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Some 140 anthropology students from 14 universities across the country will gather at Hasanuddin University here on March 3 to attend a seminar.The focus of the talk, according to Antara, is poverty alleviation programs.
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Bank customers say no to police protection
Bank customers say no to police protection JAKARTA (JP): The city's police are mystyfied why most people are reluctant to ask police officers to accompany them when withdrawing money from banks."Many times we have asked customers to call for police help for security reasons to help them take money...
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Strong environmental authority needed
Strong environmental authority neededBy Jim Scherer JAKARTA (JP): Critics of government efforts at environmental protection in Indonesia need to look at the legal framework that makes enforcement actions difficult.