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Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Farmers threaten to quit Golkar
Farmers threaten to quit Golkar TEMANGGUNG, Central Java: Thousands of tobacco farmers have threatened to rescind their membership in the ruling Golkar organization unless the government brings down fertilizer prices.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Isolated tribe
Isolated tribeFrom Media IndonesiaThe term "isolated tribe" carries connotations of oppression and is somewhat insulting. The isolated tribe is regarded as a culturally primitive group.Unfortunately, the Department of Social Affair has given only a vague definition of "isolated tribe" and the...
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Thailand-RI countertrade
Thailand-RI countertrade BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand is preparing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a countertrade deal with Indonesia in which Indonesia will supply aircraft in exchange for Thai agricultural products, most likely rice and sugar, a Thai official said yesterday.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
RI military buildup not a threat
RI military buildup not a threat JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia said yesterday that its purchase of military hardware is part of the military's professional duty to remain alert and should not constitute a threat to its neighbors.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Merpati service
Merpati service On Feb. 26, 1996, I flew from Denpasar to Ujungpandang on Merpati Nusantara Airlines flight MZ726. This flight continued on to Biak while I, accompanied by my wife and two young children, transferred to a flight to Manado.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Mayoralty denies demolition charge
Mayoralty denies demolition charge JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta mayoralty has denied the allegations of Rawasari market traders, who complained to the City Council last March that the mayoralty was behind the demolition of their kiosks.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
ISDN users to meet here
ISDN users to meet here JAKARTA (JP): Users of Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) and Intelligent Network (IN) facilities will gather today at PT Indosat's headquarters to discuss utilization of the services in the country.
Wed, 10 Apr 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 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., opening hours Monday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Three state plantation firms ready to go public
Three state plantation firms ready to go public JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday that three state plantation firms will soon be ready to go public.Sjarifudin announced after installing the new directors of state plantation firms, known as PTPs, that PTP...
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
A place for sexism
A place for sexism I refer to the recent advertisements in The Jakarta Post for managerial positions at Tony Roma's restaurants. The first advertisement proclaimed that the successful candidate will "ideally be male.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Marijuana grower stands trial
Marijuana grower stands trial MEDAN, North Sumatra: The district court of Tanah Karo, 120 km southern of here, charged a farmer with growing and selling marijuana or ganja by the local term.Prosecutor A.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Indonesian boxers gear up for Olympics
Indonesian boxers gear up for Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Olympic Boxing team will undergo a physical fitness test at the National Sports Council this morning before heading to Uzbekistan and Cuba for more advanced training.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Traders seek help from rights body
Traders seek help from rights body JAKARTA (JP): Some 40 traders from the Cisalak market in Bogor, West Java, have urged members of the National Commission on Human Rights to visit their site and order a private company to stop renovating the market.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Police shoot hoodlum
Police shoot hoodlum JAKARTA (JP): A notorious hoodlum believed to have been involved in a series of robberies has been shot dead in Tambora area, West Jakarta.The Tambora police subprecinct confirmed the shooting of Jaja bin Raba on Monday night, saying that the hoodlum resisted arrest and ignored...
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Editors demand minimum wage for journalists
Editors demand minimum wage for journalists BANDUNG (JP): The government should introduce a minimum wage for journalists and refuse license applications if publishers are suspected of being unable to pay their journalists properly, a senior journalist has suggested.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Garuda gets FAA license
Garuda gets FAA license JAKARTA (JP): The Garuda Maintenance Facility (GMF), the aircraft maintenance arm of flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, has received prolonged recognition from the United State's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Kumenindo to set up petrochemical plant in W. Java
Kumenindo to set up petrochemical plant in W. Java JAKARTA (JP): PT Kumenindo Kridanusa, a consortium of six companies headed by Fadel Muhammad, will set up a cumene-based petrochemical plant in Balong Indramayu, West Java next year, which is expected to start production in early 2000.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 9, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 975 0 5,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,700 0 453,500 Aneka...
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Military warns demonstrators
Military warns demonstrators SURABAYA: Chief of the East Java's Brawijaya Military Command Maj. Gen. Imam Utomo warned disillusioned workers yesterday against staging street demonstrations.The general suggested that instead of demonstrating, workers should send a delegation to discuss their demands...
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Transparency needed
Transparency needed The Bogor city authorities have decided that only 10 people died in the fire at the Pasar Kembang market last March 28. However, many Bogor residents are still questioning this. There seem to be a number of reasons why this stated death toll is hard to believe.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
AFC rejects Fok FIFA nomination
AFC rejects Fok FIFA nomination KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Asian soccer powers will vote together to stop the son of controversial Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok taking one of the continent's places on the FIFA executive.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Blueprint needed to face globalization
Blueprint needed to face globalization JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian people will fall victim to free trade unless the government designs and implements policies that will develop a competitive economic base.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Laverton lifts gold reserve
Laverton lifts gold reserve SYDNEY (Reuter): Laverton Gold NL said it has increased its forecast of contained gold at the Rawas gold/silver project in southern Sumatra in Indonesia by 20 percent to 415,000 ounces of gold equivalent.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Japanese debutante shines in first day of tennis open
Japanese debutante shines in first day of tennis open JAKARTA (JP): Big names gained mixed results in the opening round of the Danamon Indonesia Women's Open tennis championships yesterday.While top seed Sabine Appelmans of Belgium safely cleared her first hurdle with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 win over...
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
RP probes mine tailings catastrophe
RP probes mine tailings catastropheBy Dario B. Agnote MANILA (Kyodo): Environmentalists first sounded the warning more than a decade ago but it went largely unheeded.Today, the Philippine government is trying to determine the extent of a pollution catastrophe that has already affected some 15,000...
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
KIPP to open fund-raising bank account
KIPP to open fund-raising bank account JAKARTA (JP): The newly established independent poll watchdog plans to open a bank account as part of its efforts to raise funds to finance its activities nationwide.Secretary-general of the Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP) Mulyana W.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:05 Talks: Gita Wicara 3:30 TV Series: Roseanne 4:05 TV Drama 4:30 Documentary 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Science Film 7:00...
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Fuel demand to rise with new KL airport
Fuel demand to rise with new KL airport SINGAPORE (Reuter): Malaysia's new Kuala Lumpur international airport, now being built, is expected to see passenger traffic rise 10 percent a year and jet fuel demand rise 13-15 percent a year from 1998, a project manager said yesterday.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
S. Korea to build Vietnam's resort
S. Korea to build Vietnam's resort HANOI (AFP): Vietnam has authorized a South Korean firm to build a US$290-million tourist resort on a former prison island off the country's southern coast, a report said yesterday.PMC Jinwon Co. Ltd is to join with Con Dao Marine Product and Import Export Co.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Consistent policy vital to capital inflows
Consistent policy vital to capital inflows JAKARTA (JP): Amid concerns over the country's deepening current account deficit, the government needs to maintain its credibility abroad to attract more capital inflow to cover the deficit, an analyst argues.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Employee's name used to set up phantom firms
Employee's name used to set up phantom firms JAKARTA (JP): A witness told a court hearing yesterday that his employer had exploited his name to setting up companies."I was just a clerk. My superior asked me if he could use my name to establish more firms," Muri Hendriyadi, told the Central Jakarta...
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Govt licenses Merpati, Sempati to fly to Britain
Govt licenses Merpati, Sempati to fly to Britain JAKARTA (JP): In addition to the country's flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, the government has licensed two other airlines, Merpati Nusantara and Sempati Air, to fly to Britain.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Foreign investment declines by 15 %
Foreign investment declines by 15 % JAKARTA (JP): Government-approved foreign investment declined by 15 percent within the first two-and-a-half months of this year over the same period of 1995, while domestic investment rose by 86.5 percent.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Court to hear Grogol overpass collapse case soon
Court to hear Grogol overpass collapse case soon JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta police have completed the dossiers on two executives of South Korean Hanbo General Contractors held most responsible for the recent collapse of the Grogol overpass.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
NEW BOSS:
NEW BOSS:JP/bsrThe deputy to Jakarta police chief, Brig. Gen. Gunawan, yesterday installed Lt. Col. Arie Subowo (right), 44, as the new head of Jakarta Seaport Police, replacing Lt. Col. Timbul Sianturi (second right).Arie's latest position was head of Bandung detectives in West Java.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Sexism in sciences criticized
Sexism in sciences criticized JAKARTA (JP): Women are poorly represented in "hard sciences" such as physics and engineering because of oppressive and ignorant social values which deem those sciences "unsuitable" for women, observers say.Senior sociologist Mely G.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
PPP committed to Moslem constituents
PPP committed to Moslem constituents JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) is trying to convince Moslems it is the right party through which to channel their political interests.Party chief Ismail Hasan Metareum assured party members in the Central Kalimantan capital of Palangkaraya...
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Senen wall topple an accident: Police
Senen wall topple an accident: Police JAKARTA (JP): Police investigators have concluded that the collapse of an old concrete wall at the Senen railway station on Monday, which killed three people and seriously injured six others, was an accident.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
RP denies training with Taipei
RP denies training with Taipei MANILA (Reuter): The Philippine military yesterday denied reports it had agreed to a joint training program with Taiwan's air force."The AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) has no knowledge about it... We are fully aware of the one-China policy.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Life on the other side
Life on the other side DILI, East Timor: A prointegration leader said yesterday that local youths seeking political asylum abroad are being used by self-exiled resistance leader Ramos Horta for his own political gain.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Efficient stock mart key to cut in interest rates
Efficient stock mart key to cut in interest rates JAKARTA (JP): High interest rates in Indonesia have made the stock market less attractive for domestic pension fund investments but an efficient stock market can help cut the rates, an analyst said.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
KL's palmoil output up
KL's palmoil output up KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia's palmoil output in March is estimated to have risen by 40.5 percent to 600,000 tons from February, private crop forecaster, Ivan Wong said yesterday.Wong had estimated March's output to rise by 30 percent in his previous report.
Wed, 10 Apr 1996
Not just Jakarta
Not just Jakarta I have experienced flight delays twice with Singapore Airlines. On March 15, 1996, the Jakarta to Singapore flight No. 151 was delayed for about four hours. The plane took off at 11:30 a.m. instead of 7:30 a.m. as scheduled. The second time was the Singapore to Jakarta flight No.
Tue, 09 Apr 1996
Construction of Kodeco's cement plant starts
Construction of Kodeco's cement plant starts KOTABARU, South Kalimantan (JP): PT Indo Kodeco Cement, a Korean-Japanese-Indonesian joint venture, held its ground breaking ceremony here yesterday to launch the construction of its US$495-million cement plant.
Tue, 09 Apr 1996
Freeport to release audit results
Freeport to release audit results JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia, whose mining operation in Irian Jaya has often sparked allegations of human rights abuses, will release the results of its self-audit soon, a cabinet minister said yesterday.
Tue, 09 Apr 1996
Eleven killed in bus crash
Eleven killed in bus crash WONOSOBO, Central Java: Eleven people were killed and 37 seriously injured in a collision involving two buses and two vans here on Sunday, a press report said yesterday.Police said the accident occurred at 9 a.m.
Tue, 09 Apr 1996
Manila to file charges against Marcopper
Manila to file charges against Marcopper MANILA (Reuter): Philippine officials said yesterday they were filing criminal charges against executives of Marcopper and threatened to blacklist the partly Canadian-owned mine firm after its waste swamped a 25-kilometer long river.
Tue, 09 Apr 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Kid's Songs 3:05 Music: Gelar Musik 3:30 Science 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science: IPTEK 4:30 TV Drama 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda...
Tue, 09 Apr 1996
Wahyu Abadi develops new design of securities papers
Wahyu Abadi develops new design of securities papers JAKARTA (JP): PT Wahyu Abadi, a securities printing company, said that it has developed a more complicated design for banking commercial papers with a total investment of more than Rp 2.1 billion (US$898,587).
Tue, 09 Apr 1996
Traders and students protest to Bogor mayor over market fire
Traders and students protest to Bogor mayor over market fire BOGOR, West Java (JP): Hundreds of traders and students marched to the mayoralty office yesterday demanding clear explanations on several issues concerning the Pasar Kebon Kembang market fire on March 28, in which 10 people died.