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Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Shipment inspection
Shipment inspection This is in response to the letter by A. Djuana (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 7, 1996). I would be glad to assist him in collating his shipping documents on future importations.The writer alleges that the pre-shipment inspection report issued by the government appointed surveyor "...
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Rape or consensual sex?
Rape or consensual sex? BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Local police doubt a 16-year-old girl was raped, saying they have found evidence she consented to having sex with her accused attacker, Antara reported.The girl turned up at the South Lampung Police Precinct in tears during the Idul Fitri holiday...
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
East Java flood threat
East Java flood threatFrom MerdekaThe recent big flood that submerged almost all of Jakarta may have been forgotten by many of us after the hectic celebration of Idul Fitri. But to those who lost most of their precious belongings and maybe even relatives in the flooding, the mere thought of another...
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Down payment deductions
Down payment deductionsFrom KompasI bought a house in Bogor, West Java, from developer PT AM (GPG). Although the house is situated on a corner plot with more land than the other lots, I was informed by the marketing department that I need not pay for the additional land.
Fri, 01 Mar 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, 01 Mar 1996
Inconsistent policy
Inconsistent policy The national automobile program, which was announced by Trade and Industry Minister Tunky Ariwibowo on Wednesday came as a painful surprise to car assemblers and everyone who longs for a viable and competitive car manufacturing industry.
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Leaders arrive for ASEM
Leaders arrive for ASEMBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat and Riyadi BANGKOK (JP): President Soeharto was among the visiting 25 government leaders who arrived yesterday to attend the opening of the inaugural summit of Asian and European leaders.
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Suspects retract their confessions to city police
Suspects retract their confessions to city police JAKARTA (JP): Three suspects in the murder case of the family of Rohadi, brought in yesterday as witnesses for the defense of the main suspect, disavowed their earlier testimonies to city police.
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Fire ravages shopping center
Fire ravages shopping center BOGOR (JP): The town's most prestigious shopping center was razed to the ground early on Thursday morning in a blaze that took more than 12 hours to put out.Personnel from the 10 fire trucks deployed to the scene at the four-story Internusa were hampered by a strong...
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
76,000 stateless people apply for naturalization
76,000 stateless people apply for naturalization JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman says 76,000 stateless people of Chinese descent have applied for Indonesian citizenship since free naturalization services were introduced nationwide last December.
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Sticky problem
Sticky problemFrom Suara PembaruanI always drive along Jl. Tanah Abang on my way to my office and I have to pass under a flyover which is still under construction. On Feb. 6, when I arrived at the office I found that my car was spotted with cement.
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Senior officials finalize draft of ASEM statement
Senior officials finalize draft of ASEM statementBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BANGKOK (JP): Senior officials from 10 Asian and 15 European countries yesterday held their final meeting here yesterday to wrap up the draft of the Chairman's Statement for the Asia-Europe Summit which opens today.
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Calls for compromise in PDI row gain momentum
Calls for compromise in PDI row gain momentum JAKARTA (JP): The idea that the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) appoints a compromise candidate to head its East Java chapter board gained momentum yesterday, although the party's leaders have not responded, at least publicly, to the idea.
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Fighting levies is a tough job: Ginandjar
Fighting levies is a tough job: Ginandjar JAKARTA (JP): A senior official has called on the public not to expect too much from the recently launched campaign against official levies, given the lengthy and arduous bureaucracy involved.
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
ABRI must regain spirit of solidarity
ABRI must regain spirit of solidarity YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) must get back the spirit of solidarity it once had with the people back in 1949, when ABRI repelled Dutch military forces, P.J. Suwarno said yesterday.
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 29, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 825 25 6,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,000 0 125,000 Aneka Kimia...
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Four men arrested for murder
Four men arrested for murder JAKARTA (JP): Four men were arrested yesterday for allegedly mobbing and killing a man in the Pulomas apartment complex in East Jakarta.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna said that the four men were caught five hours after the incident, in which a middle-aged...
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Analysts open fire on tax breaks for new carmaker
Analysts open fire on tax breaks for new carmaker JAKARTA (JP): Several stock analysts criticized the import duty and luxury tax exemption given by the government to a newly- established automaker, PT Timor Putra Nasional, as unfair and discriminative.
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Global trends affect income share
Global trends affect income share JAKARTA (JP): The problem of income distribution in a country is bound to emerge as the country struggles to adjust itself to global trends, an academician says.Prof. Iwan Jaya Azis said in a scientific oration at the University of Indonesia yesterday that the...
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Listing of decrees to detect levies
Listing of decrees to detect levies JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is listing all provincial decrees in an effort to detect levies which are hampering economic growth."Hopefully, there are no decrees which are not in line with policies.
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
ASEM to build mutual regard
ASEM to build mutual regardBy Michael Battye BANGKOK (Reuter): The Asia-Europe summit, prompted by the new world economic order, is likely to prove a watershed for two regions suffused with colonial history.
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Pondok Pinang inundated
Pondok Pinang inundated JAKARTA (JP): One community unit in Pondok Pinang district, South Jakarta was flooded by 40 cm of water on Wednesday afternoon.The city flood control center reported that the flood started after the level of water in the Pesanggrahan river reached 2.15 meters at 6 p.m.
Fri, 01 Mar 1996
Govt sets up special team to curb imports
Govt sets up special team to curb imports JAKARTA (JP): The government has established a special monitoring team to curb the sharp growth in imports, noted economist Emil Salim said yesterday.Emil, the former state minister for population and environment, said that the team, established on Tuesday,...