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Sun, 25 Feb 1996
Ferry tragedy
Ferry tragedyFrom Media IndonesiaAccording to the Minister of Transportation's official report to the House of Representatives, the KMP Gurita which sank at the sea between Sabang and Banda Aceh, was not overloaded.
Sun, 25 Feb 1996
Balinese hawkers cater to every international demand
Balinese hawkers cater to every international demand DENPASAR (JP): "Look look, okay? Buy me sir?" one used to hear a woman say.She was not selling herself, but rather a Balinese wooden sculpture. Unfortunately, she chose three words that could easily be misinterpreted.
Sun, 25 Feb 1996
Security pact brings together RI, Australia
Security pact brings together RI, Australia From the Indonesian view, there are at least five points of long-term substantive interest in the agreement.By Ikrar Nusa Bhakti The recent signing of the Agreement on Maintaining Security between Indonesia and Australia was a historic event for the two...
Sun, 25 Feb 1996
Indonesia to send two runners to Olympics
Indonesia to send two runners to Olympics JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is to send two marathon runners to the Atlanta Olympic Games in July, an official said over the weekend.B. Chaidir, the newly elected secretary-general of the Indonesian Amateur Athletic Association (IAAA), said after his installing...
Sun, 25 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 Information: Among Us 8:35 Children's Stories 9:00 People and Events 9:30 Comedy: Ria Jenaka 9:45 Music: Album Kita 10:45 Youth Program: Temu Remaja 11:15 Cooking: Indonesian Food 11:45 Sports: Dari...
Sun, 25 Feb 1996
Canberra's new bond with Jakarta buries old fears
Canberra's new bond with Jakarta buries old fears Milton Osborne gives an Australian viewpoint on the new agreement. Nothing gives greater point to the significance of the security agreement signed between Australia and Indonesia on Dec.
Sun, 25 Feb 1996
Idul Fitri holidaymakers hit the road once more
Idul Fitri holidaymakers hit the road once more JAKARTA (JP): All major roads leading to Jakarta and other big cities in Java were congested yesterday as millions of people headed home from their villages after an extended Idul Fitri holiday. The congestion is expected to peak today.
Sun, 25 Feb 1996
Taxi Drivers
Taxi DriversFrom NeracaJakartan taxi drivers' seasonal illness during Ramadhan seems incurable. The joy of Ramadhan was tainted by some taxi drivers. Why? Because they demanded charter fares, which are more expensive than the legal metered fares.I experienced this twice.
Sun, 25 Feb 1996
Accidents kill 144 in Malaysia
Accidents kill 144 in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Road accidents in Malaysia killed 24 people in the 24 hours since 6 a.m. Friday (2200 GMT), taking the countrywide toll since last Saturday to 144, the national Bernama news agency quoted police as saying.
Sun, 25 Feb 1996
Purnama misses Asian archery c'ship
Purnama misses Asian archery c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Injury will prevent leading women's archer Purnama Pandiangan from competing at the Asian Archery championships in Bangkok from Feb. 24 to Feb. 29."She injured her hip during the selection camp and is still undergoing treatment.
Sun, 25 Feb 1996
Obituary
Obituary Sukasah Somawidjaja, a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, died of heart attack at his Jakarta home yesterday. He was 75 years old and is survived by eight children and 12 grandchildren.A banker by training, Sukasah, served as inspector general for development, a post which he held for 15...
Sun, 25 Feb 1996
Kuala Lumpur invests in its young generation
Kuala Lumpur invests in its young generationWhat is the significance of the new Education Bill?By Timothy N Harper The Malaysian government, after months of speculation, has taken a "quantum leap" in education.
Sun, 25 Feb 1996
Luar Batang converts waste into compost
Luar Batang converts waste into compostBy Imran Rusli JAKARTA (JP): When Hamzah Harun Al Rasyid began his development project in Kampung Luar Batang in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, he had no idea that the village's sewage would become a prospective income earner for the area.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Tax procedure on dividends paid to foreigners eased
Tax procedure on dividends paid to foreigners eased JAKARTA (JP): The government has eased the procedure for the collection of the withholding tax imposed on dividends paid by publicly listed companies to their foreign shareholders whose home countries have double taxation agreements with Indonesia.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Indonesian car plans close to completion
Indonesian car plans close to completion Development of an Indonesian national car could get the go- ahead within weeks according to sources in Australia.Although the plans for the Maleo remain unconfirmed, industry sources suggest the Indonesian government has been hosting key Australian component...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Asia worries about decline in European trade
Asia worries about decline in European trade TOKYO (AFP): Asian participants at next month's landmark meeting with the European Union hope the conference will help redress declining exports and shrinking investment, according to a Japanese survey released yesterday.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Two boys drownedin pool
Two boys drownedin pool JAKARTA (JP): Two boys drowned in a swimming pool yesterday in Ciputat, in the south of the city. The unidentified boys, aged 10 and 12 years old, were found dead in the Situ Gintung pool.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Production costs
Production costsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe President has instructed that all bribes and all levies not associated to production should be stopped. A follow-up measure taken by the minister of manpower eradicated 37 levies on supervision of safety and health norms.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
RP marines kill 14 extremists
RP marines kill 14 extremists ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (Reuter): Fourteen extremist rebels were killed and 13 wounded in a gunbattle with Philippine marines, the military said yesterday.Several marines were also wounded in the fighting on Tuesday when the marines landed on the island of Jolo 950 km...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Traffic management key to road chaos
Traffic management key to road chaosBy Mitchell Mackey The answer to Jakarta's traffic problems is better traffic management and not a reduction in car sales, according to Gaikindo Secretary-General F. Soeseno.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Traffic congestion costs bus firms dearly
Traffic congestion costs bus firms dearly JAKARTA (JP): The traffic congestion during the Idul Fitri exodus has taken its toll on the revenue of bus companies.Bus companies officials said their buses could not travel at all on the peak days of Feb. 17 and 18.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
National car likely to harm local industry
National car likely to harm local industryBy Mitchell Mackey The secretary-general of the influential Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries, Mr F Soeseno, has cautioned against expecting an early announcement concerning the go-ahead for a national car project.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
City's crime rate stays high during Idul Fitri holidays
City's crime rate stays high during Idul Fitri holidays JAKARTA (JP): The massive exodus of about a third of the city's nine million souls for the recent Idul Fitri festivities failed to reduce the number of criminal acts and fatal accidents in the city and its surrounding areas.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
TV today
TV todayTV today 2:30 p.m. Travels: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Ninja Turtles 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Sports 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Sports (Continued) 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Science Film 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: South...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Math exam for vocational schools
Math exam for vocational schools JAKARTA (JP): Education expert Marsetio Donoseputro welcome the government's recent announcement that mathematics will be included in the national examinations required of all vocational students.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Australia's Asian push at risk in poll: Keating
Australia's Asian push at risk in poll: Keating CANBERRA (Reuter): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating, fighting for his political survival, warned voters yesterday that Australia could turn its back on Asia if the conservative opposition won the March 2 general election.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
'Andil daging': 'Betawi' tradition for Idul Fitri
'Andil daging': 'Betawi' tradition for Idul FitriBy Yoko N. Sari JAKARTA (JP): Idul Fitri is a time for Moslems to celebrate after a month of battling their urges. For two days, family and friends get together for specially prepared meals, which, for Betawi people (old Jakartans), means buffalo...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Utut Adianto sets modest target for Dutch competition
Utut Adianto sets modest target for Dutch competition JAKARTA (JP): The Donner Memorial tournament in Amsterdam this August will be a daunting test for Indonesia's top chess wizard Utut Adianto, in his bid for greater international recognition.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Costly crab
Costly crabFrom Bisnis IndonesiaSingapore is known for its cleanliness and orderliness. It is also the most prosperous country in Southeast Asia. The people, from hawkers to the prime minister, are friendly, honest, disciplined, hardworking and reliable.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Women find contraceptives hazardous
Women find contraceptives hazardous JAKARTA (JP): Many women using long term contraceptives -- like IUDs -- are having health problems and could be dropping out of the family planning program, a leading doctor says.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Hong Bin Lou, RI's first Chinese Moslem restaurant
Hong Bin Lou, RI's first Chinese Moslem restaurant JAKARTA (JP): Sly would likely disagree, but Sylvester Stallone's greatest contribution to 20th-century civilization may not be his ceaseless "Rambo" and "Rocky" sequels.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Blood shortage hits Cambodia
Blood shortage hits Cambodia PHNOM PENH (Reuter): Cambodian medical teams face a shortage of blood for soldiers wounded while fighting Khmer Rouge guerrillas, media reports and officials said yesterday.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Lift technician killed
Lift technician killed JAKARTA (JP): A building technician was killed yesterday while trying to repair a broken lift at the Graha Aktiva building in the Kuningan business area in South Jakarta.Ahmad, in his 30s, was believed to have been crushed by the broken lift.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Six establishments are punished for violations
Six establishments are punished for violations JAKARTA (JP): Six establishments were temporarily closed down for violating regulations during the fasting month of Ramadhan.An official of the city public office, Toha Reno, said yesterday that five of the six establishments have reopened for business...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Bintang complains of obstruction
Bintang complains of obstruction JAKARTA (JP): Politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas says the government is making a feeble attempt to bring in two key witnesses expected to testify on his behalf.In a press statement made available to The Jakarta Post yesterday, Bintang said the government might instead...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Backlog of ships off Priok harbor slightly lessens
Backlog of ships off Priok harbor slightly lessens JAKARTA (JP): The number of general cargo and container vessels waiting to berth at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port fell slightly yesterday to 67 after they peaked to 77 during the Idul Fitri holidays.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
JSX to confirm amount of equity participation
JSX to confirm amount of equity participation JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will confirm the amount of its equity participation in the Clearing and Guarantee and Central Custodian houses at the next shareholders' meeting.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Ex-convict clubbed to death
Ex-convict clubbed to death PEMALANG, Central Java: Tafsir bin Ma'ani, a 31-year-old ex- convict, was clubbed to death by a mob of Walangsana villagers in the Moga district after news got around that he had stolen a tape recorder.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
S'pore hotel rooms up
S'pore hotel rooms up SINGAPORE (Reuter): The number of hotel rooms in Singapore will rise by 2,000 this year to 33,013, the Straits Times newspaper reported yesterday.It said the increase would be largely due to the opening of big hotels such as the 612-room Ritz Carlton and the 507-room Pontiac...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Mahathir to visit Japan next week
Mahathir to visit Japan next week TOKYO (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will pay an unofficial visit to Japan for three days starting from tomorrow, the foreign ministry said yesterday.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
PTT Telecom ready to support PT Telkomsel
PTT Telecom ready to support PT Telkomsel JAKARTA (JP): PTT Telecom, a major subsidiary of Koninklijke PTT Nederland (KPN) of the Netherlands, will support the operational system of PT Telkomsel to develop the firm into a leading mobile cellular telephone operator in Indonesia.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Ford and Indomobil to offer credit option
Ford and Indomobil to offer credit optionBy Russell Williamson Ford Credit International and PT Indomobil Investment Corporation have joined forces to offer car buyers a range of retail finance packages.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Dozens of police officers punished
Dozens of police officers punished AMBON, Maluku: The provincial police office has over the past year punished 55 police officers for various offenses, Antara reported yesterday.Police chief Col. Muchaer said military tribunals sentenced 37 of the offenders to prison terms ranging from four to six...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Returning traffic to increase today
Returning traffic to increase today JAKARTA (JP): The number of passengers from various provinces returning to Jakarta will intensify today and tomorrow, officers of the Directorate General of Land Transportation predict.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Indomobil sets up engine parts plant
Indomobil sets up engine parts plantBy Russell Williamson Indomobil is one of three companies which have signed a joint venture agreement to establish a new US$5 million engine parts manufacturing facility in Indonesia.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Idul Fitri leaves 12,500 cubic meters of rubbish
Idul Fitri leaves 12,500 cubic meters of rubbish JAKARTA (JP): Jakartans may have produced more than 12,500 cubic meters of garbage during the Idul Fitri holidays, but the amount of refuse was still 2,500 cubic meters less than the City Sanitation Agency expected.Agency head M.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Govt defends the sentence of Prince Sirivudh
Govt defends the sentence of Prince Sirivudh PHNOM PENH (AFP): A Cambodian government spokesman yesterday defended the conviction of Prince Norodom Sirivudh, who was sentenced in absentia Thursday to 10 years in prison for allegedly plotting to assassinate co-Premier Hun Hen.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
EU opens dumping inquiry
EU opens dumping inquiry BRUSSELS (Reuter): The European Commission said it has decided to open an inquiry into possible dumping of unbleached cotton fabrics from China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Turkey following European industry complaints.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Getting over it
Getting over itFrom NeracaA pedestrian bridge over the Pondok Pinang to Tanjung Barat ring road does not have a fence.Since the toll road began operating several months ago, PT Marga Nurindo Bhakti, the developer and manager of the road, has not completed this part of its work.
Sat, 24 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.