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Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Indonesia contributes little to world science
Indonesia contributes little to world science JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is contributing little to the international science and technology community, a government official said recently."Many of our scientists love to give speeches, but not conduct research or write articles," said Mien Ahmad Rivai,...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Indosat to sell 7.1% of its stake in Telkomsel
Indosat to sell 7.1% of its stake in Telkomsel JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned PT Indosat is to sell 7.1 percent of its shares in PT Telkomsel, a digital cellular telecommunications firm, to the existing shareholders.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
200 public transportation vehicles lose permits
200 public transportation vehicles lose permits JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation Control Agency (DLLAJ) has temporarily revoked the operational permits of 200 public transportation vehicles for various violations over the last four months.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Fare increases still disputed
Fare increases still disputed TANGERANG (JP): The increased transportation fares announced by the government on April 3 have given rise to complaints by people in this town located 30 kilometers west of Jakarta.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Police to crack down on rampant software piracy
Police to crack down on rampant software piracy JAKARTA (JP): The police are set to crack down on computer software piracy, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono announced yesterday.The grace period the government has allowed to voluntarily stop the piracy of intellectual property is over and the time...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 18, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 900 -250 500 Andayani Megah 1,675 0 424,500 Aneka...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Three East Timorese enter Dutch Embassy
Three East Timorese enter Dutch Embassy JAKARTA (JP): Three young East Timorese entered the Dutch Embassy yesterday and are demanding political asylum in Portugal."They have asked for political asylum in Portugal," the embassy's first secretary, E.J. Schmidt, said yesterday.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Go east, Siswono says
Go east, Siswono says PAMEKASAN, Madura: Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo is calling on Maduranese people, known for their love of traveling, to settle in the less-developed eastern areas of Indonesia.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Surabaya bourse to elect new bosses on Monday
Surabaya bourse to elect new bosses on Monday JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) will elect new management on Monday from among the three nominated teams of directors and the two teams of commissioners approved by the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam).
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Expats celebrate Kartini Day
Expats celebrate Kartini Day JAKARTA (JP): Around 200 expatriates took part in a 10- kilometer cross-country run held by the Jakarta Hash House Harriettes outside the 3,400-hectare Cikarang Baru housing and industrial complex, Bekasi, Wednesday evening.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Nuclear waste in neighboring Russia vexes Norway
Nuclear waste in neighboring Russia vexes NorwayBy Rolf Soderlind OSLO (Reuter): When Russia and the Group of Seven industrialized states meet to discuss nuclear safety in Moscow on Friday, Norway will be anxiously watching their progress.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
What next after the Osaka summit?
What next after the Osaka summit?By Hadi Soesastro The following is the first of two articles on the progress of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation. JAKARTA (JP): APEC after Osaka is about implementing a set of action plans as outlined in the Osaka Action Agenda.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Govt firm on minimum wage policy
Govt firm on minimum wage policy PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): Unmoved by waves of protest, the government said yesterday it won't review its policy of raising the regional minimum standard by 10.6 percent as of April 1.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Dusit Hotel in Balikpapan
Dusit Hotel in BalikpapanFrom Media IndonesiaOn April 12 I checked in at Dusit Hotel, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.While still handling my check-in, the receptionist left me to serve another client, a westerner who participated in the Camel Rally.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Social forest projects often regarded only as formalities
Social forest projects often regarded only as formalities JAKARTA (JP): Forest concessionaires still consider social forestry projects to be more of a burden than a responsibility, and thus the projects rarely meet the needs of the people they are supposed to help, an executive says.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
New official
New officialCorrection: The new director general of land transportation is Santo Budiono, not Santo Budianto as printed in yesterday's photo caption on this page. We apologize for the error. -- Editor
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Nissan to form RI venture
Nissan to form RI venture TOKYO (Reuter): Nissan Diesel Motor Co Ltd said yesterday it signed an agreement to set up a joint venture, PT Astra Nissan Diesel Indonesia, in Jakarta in July.Astra Nissan, capitalized at 2.87 billion yen, will be owned 75 percent by PT Astra International, and 12.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
RI growth 8 percent last year
RI growth 8 percent last year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's economy last year grew by 8.07 percent, more than the 7.48 percent recorded in 1994, the Central Bureau for Statistics announced yesterday.The bureau's chairman, Sugito, reported to President Soeharto at the latter's residence that Indonesia's...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
BAT to pay dividends
BAT to pay dividends JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of the publicly-listed cigarette manufacturer PT BAT Indonesia yesterday approved the management's proposal to pay dividends of Rp 1,525 (50 U.S. cents) per share for its 1995 operation.BAT's president, Johan G.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Vessel collides with oil tanker
Vessel collides with oil tanker SINGAPORE (Reuter): An oil tanker collided with a fishing vessel in the Straits of Malacca yesterday, Lloyd's Shipping Intelligence and shipping sources said.Three people on board the fishing vessel Jasa Baru were picked up by the Panamanian-registered 1,822-gross...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Australia's Indonesia policy
Australia's Indonesia policy Australia's recent change of government, from the Labor Party to the Liberal-National coalition as a result of the March 2 elections has raised a number of issues among observers.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Indonesia and Malaysia face racism allegations
Indonesia and Malaysia face racism allegations Is racism alive in Indonesia? According to Bill Hayden it is. The former governor general of Australia said recently that Malaysia and Indonesia are racist countries. Arief Budiman takes a look at this issue.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Australian sports officials due here
Australian sports officials due here JAKARTA (JP): Australia's Northern Territory Sport and Recreation Minister Steve Hatton will make a trip here late this month in a bid to strengthen ties between the two sports communities.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Alleged killer retracts testimony
Alleged killer retracts testimony JAKARTA (JP): The main defendant in the Rohadi family murder case yesterday retracted statements given earlier to police investigators admitting to the crime.In a packed East Jakarta district courtroom Philipus Kia Lejab, the prime suspect in the murder of a woman...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Women workers
Women workers I would like to thank The Jakarta Post for publishing the result of my survey (April 17, 1996). However, the Post has misinterpreted some of the data, and thus a correction is needed to avoid misunderstanding.1.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Famine report in Arso denied
Famine report in Arso denied JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A local transmigration official denies a report of famine affecting the Arso resettlement area after the two-year food supply expired.Head of the provincial office of Ministry of Transmigration Sudarmadi said here yesterday his office would...
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Importers say bribery rampant at Tanjung Priok
Importers say bribery rampant at Tanjung Priok JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Importers Association is angry at excessive red tape caused by customs officials at Tanjung Priok port which it says has been increasing lately, the association's chairman Amirudin Saud said yesterday.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
RI told to revise car plan
RI told to revise car plan TOKYO (AFP): The Japanese auto industry has urged Indonesia to reconsider its plans for a national car project, describing it as an "international concern," an industry leader said yesterday.
Fri, 19 Apr 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, 19 Apr 1996
Promoter pours cold water on Jordan's Jakarta visit
Promoter pours cold water on Jordan's Jakarta visit JAKARTA (JP): It is very unlikely that National Basketball Association great Michael Jordan will come here for a week-long show in August, according to promoter Ary Sudarsono.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Alleged bank robber shot dead
Alleged bank robber shot dead JAKARTA (JP): A bank robber has been shot dead earlier this week for resisting arrest near the Kampung Rambutan bus terminal in East Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police Chief, Lt. Col. S.Y.
Fri, 19 Apr 1996
Soeharto concerned over brawls
Soeharto concerned over brawls JAKARTA (JP): Concerned about recent students brawls, President Soeharto has asked the national scouts to be more active in strengthening the morals and character of the country's younger generations.
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
Irian shooting blamed on mental disorder
Irian shooting blamed on mental disorder JAKARTA (JP): A special team investigating the shooting of 15 people by a special forces second lieutenant in an airport hangar in Timika, Irian Jaya, has returned here with a preliminary report indicating that the suspect had been suffering a mental...
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
Two arrested for kidnapping
Two arrested for kidnapping JAKARTA (JP): The city police have arrested two men believed to be the kidnappers of a soccer player whose father had been involved in a business dispute with them.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col.
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
HongkongBank employees seek salary rise
HongkongBank employees seek salary rise JAKARTA (JP): More than 200 Hongkong Bank employees in Central Jakarta went on strike indefinitely yesterday, in protest against the management's refusal to raise their salaries and provide them with better facilities.
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
Customs office allowed to impose sanctions
Customs office allowed to impose sanctions JAKARTA (JP): The government has issued new rulings, empowering the Directorate General of Customs and Excise to impose administrative sanctions on violators to uphold the customs and excise laws.
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
33 firms seek minimum wage delay
33 firms seek minimum wage delay JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-three companies want the Jakarta office of the Ministry of Manpower to postpone the implementation of the new minimum wage regulation.The head of the office, Freddy Tuamelly, said yesterday that the 33 companies have reported that they cannot...
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
Collusion on the Supreme Court
Collusion on the Supreme Court Allegations of collusion on the Supreme Court (The Jakarta Post, April 15 and Kompas, April 15) threaten jurisprudentie- recht (Dutch for judge-made law).The Chief Justice has authorized the Special Supervision Coordinator within the Supreme Court to conduct an...
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
Minister installs 64 new commissioners
Minister installs 64 new commissioners JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah yesterday installed six new advisers at his ministry and 64 new state-owned plantation firm commissioners.
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
Honda to raise output in RI
Honda to raise output in RI TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Honda Motor Co. Ltd. said yesterday it would raise motorcycle production in Indonesia and open a second production plant.The world's leading motorcycle manufacturer said in a statement it would lift Indonesian production from 550,000 units in 1995 to...
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
Firm owner tried for corruption
Firm owner tried for corruption MANADO, North Sulawesi: A private company owner in Jakarta, identified only as BS, went on trial yesterday for altering land acquisition documents in an attempt to defraud the state out of Rp 1.8 billion (approximately US$ 762,388).Antara reported that Prosecutor B.
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
Malaysian riders join Siwo race
Malaysian riders join Siwo race JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia announced yesterday it would send a team of three riders to the annual track cycling race at the Rawamangun velodrome, East Jakarta, this weekend.Secretary-general of the Indonesian Cycling Association Hussein Kartasasmita said that Malaysia...
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
Polysindo's profits up 95%
Polysindo's profits up 95% JAKARTA (JP): PT Polysindo Eka Perkasa, a publicly-listed producer of polyester chips, fiber and yarn, announced yesterday that it booked Rp 210 billion (US$89 million) in net profits in 1995."It was an increase of 95.
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
Indonesia's road to democracy
Indonesia's road to democracyBy Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo This is the second of two articles on the problems of creating a democracy. JAKARTA (JP): Everybody knows corruption is the main cause of a high cost economy and that it especially originates from the state apparatus.
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
W. Jakarta vendors gripped by anxiety
W. Jakarta vendors gripped by anxiety JAKARTA (JP): Street vendors in West Jakarta are gripped with anxiety as they do not know when the government will evict them."Why doesn't the government just do what it wants, which is demolish our makeshift kiosks and move us elsewhere, instead of leaving us...
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
Seven die of diarrhea
Seven die of diarrhea KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Seven residents of Nuataus village, in the Fatuleu district 35 kilometers east of here, died in a recent diarrhea outbreak, while 20 others had to be hospitalized.Antara quoted Dr.
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
Police arrest 121 students in anti-brawl drive
Police arrest 121 students in anti-brawl drive JAKARTA (JP): The police apprehended 121 high school students in various places in Central Jakarta yesterday in an effort to control student brawls which have once again flared up.
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
Plaudits for PSSI
Plaudits for PSSIFrom KompasAs an avid football fan I always follow the development of our national soccer team (PSSI). I would like to congratulate it on its success in reaching the final round of the 1996 Asian Cup. This achievement certainly has a historical value for Indonesia.
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
Government approves Garuda's restructuring
Government approves Garuda's restructuring JAKARTA (JP): The government has approved Garuda Indonesia's financial restructuring program and will increase its equity capital to facilitate the firm's plan to float shares later this year.
Thu, 18 Apr 1996
Jordan or Stackhouse due here
Jordan or Stackhouse due here JAKARTA (JP): Either National Basketball Association great Michael Jordan or NBA rookie of the year Jerry Stackhouse will visit Indonesia for a week in August -- if an agreement on the appearance fee is secured.