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Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Gus Dur to stand trial soon
Gus Dur to stand trial soon JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid, chairman of the powerful Moslem organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), will soon stand trial for allegedly slandering his rival Abu Hasan, a prosecutor said yesterday.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Estate project teaches farmers to adapt to new methods
Estate project teaches farmers to adapt to new methods In an effort to restore its self-sufficiency in rice, the government has embarked on a project to converse the massive peat land in Kalimantan into rice fields and tree crops.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Property firm gets US$180m loan
Property firm gets US$180m loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Grand Paradise (GP), a property company, obtained a loan of US$180 million from a syndication of five foreign banks and a local bank under an agreement signed here yesterday.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Cambodia applies for ASEAN membership
Cambodia applies for ASEAN membership JAKARTA (JP): Cambodia yesterday took a step closer to becoming a full member in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) when Foreign Minister Ung Huot submitted its membership application to Indonesia.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Money vital to boost athletes' performance
Money vital to boost athletes' performance JAKARTA (JP): Not a single theory, no matter how good it is, on how to lift our athletes' generally poor performance would work without money, a top National Sports Council (KONI) official says.That was once summed up as UUD by KONI training director Moch.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Indonesia experiences second art boom
Indonesia experiences second art boomBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Almost 170 Southeast Asian paintings were auctioned in Singapore last Sunday. A historical painting by Raden Saleh Syarief Bustaman, entitled The Deer Hunt, measuring almost 2 by 3 meters, fetched a record breaking price for a work...
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Farmers learn how to use herbicides
Farmers learn how to use herbicides KAPUAS, Central Kalimantan (JP): The mega-rice estate project in Kalimantan is a physical challenge to the government, but other aspects pose more potential threats to the project's success.Humans are the main factor in such a huge project.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
RI rescues Western Australia wool mills
RI rescues Western Australia wool mills PERTH (Reuter): An Indonesian company will establish an A$18 million synthetic yarn and rug manufacturing facility in Perth as part of a package aimed at rescuing the troubled Western Australian carpet yarn manufacturer, Albany Woollen Mills, the State...
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Businessmen charged with tax abuse
Businessmen charged with tax abuse JAKARTA (JP): Four company executives are being charged with violating their right to issue value-added tax invoices by falsifying the transactions of goods and services, the Central Jakarta District Court was told Tuesday.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
39 people detained for rioting in Irian
39 people detained for rioting in Irian JAKARTA (JP): The authorities in Irian Jaya have detained 39 people on suspicion of inciting the March 18 riot in Abepura, near the capital Jayapura.A spokesperson for the Irian police command, Capt.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Bus, taxi and air fares increased
Bus, taxi and air fares increased JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday announced fare hikes, to be effective today, for domestic land, sea and air transportation of between 9.2 and 66.7 percent.Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto, who announced the fare hikes after a cabinet meeting on...
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
French firm and Telkom collaborating
French firm and Telkom collaborating JAKARTA (JP): Sofrecom, a subsidiary of France Telecom, has launched, in collaboration with state-owned telephone company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), a computerized customer management system designed to improve Telkom's efficiency and customer...
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Anti-pornography campaign
Anti-pornography campaign DILI, East Timor: Police have launched an anti-pornography campaign here and planned to target video and laser disks rentals, Antara reported yesterday.Local police chief Lt. Col.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Yamaha braces for tough battle against Honda
Yamaha braces for tough battle against Honda JAKARTA (JP): The Marlboro Indonesia Grand Prix at the Sentul circuit from Friday to Sunday, will once again represent a classic rivalry between the motorcycle giants Yamaha and Honda.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Investment in RP soars
Investment in RP soars MANILA (AFP): Investment in the Philippines' special economic zones rose 16.6 percent from a year earlier to 7.79 billion pesos (US$299 million) in the first three months of 1996, it was announced here.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
RI fire cover the world's priciest
RI fire cover the world's priciest JAKARTA (JP): Fire insurance coverage in Indonesia is higher than in any other country due to the inadequate fire safety systems in most buildings.The president director of New Zealand Insurance Indonesia, Ian W.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
RI urged to boost exports to Australia
RI urged to boost exports to Australia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia should be more active in seeking export opportunities to Australia to reduce its continuing lop- side trade imbalance with its southerly neighbor, a veteran diplomat believes.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
World Bank urges RI to review labor regulations
World Bank urges RI to review labor regulations JAKARTA (JP): A World Bank expert urged Indonesia yesterday to review its labor regulations to promote industrial relations.Alejandra Cox Edwards said in a seminar that the current regulatory system handling dismissals, representation and dispute...
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Bajaj co-op asks govt to keep taxi for the masses
Bajaj co-op asks govt to keep taxi for the masses JAKARTA (JP): A bajaj cooperative in South Jakarta has accepted the government's plan to remove the three-wheeled motorized vehicles from the city's streets, provided their replacement will function as a taxi for the masses.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Brain drain also affecting villages
Brain drain also affecting villages YOGYAKARTA (JP): Brain drain has hit rural areas as their best and brightest stream to urban centers to try their luck, noted sociologist Loekman Soetrisno told a seminar on rural sustainable development.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
GP organizers seek help from rain masters
GP organizers seek help from rain masters JAKARTA (AFP): Organizers have called in traditional rain masters to make sure the Sentul track -- in one of Asia's wettest places -- stays dry for Indonesia's first motorcycle grand prix Saturday.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Revised Fares
Revised Fares Current New rate Increment rate (Rp) rate (Rp) (percent) --------- --------- --------- I. City transportation: 1. City buses (Rp/passenger) a. Public: * regular city bus 250 300 20 * minibus/Metromini/Kopaja 300 400 33.3 b. Students: 100 100 0 2.
Thu, 04 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.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Political-demography of integration
Political-demography of integrationBy Riwanto Tirtosudarmo The following is the first of two articles on national integration. JAKARTA (JP): It seems that social tensions and open conflicts are becoming common occurrences in several parts of eastern Indonesia.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Govt reports deflation and $620m trade surplus
Govt reports deflation and $620m trade surplus JAKARTA (JP): In its drive to stop inflation, the government recorded a 0.61 percent month-on-month deflation for March and a trade surplus of US$620.8 million for January.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Regent bans luxury villas
Regent bans luxury villas BANYUMAS, Central Java: Regent Djoko Sudantoko has refused the application of developer PT Pumas Basita to build 500 luxurious villas in the Munggangsari area, east of the tourist resort Baturaden at the foot of Mountain Slamet.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Dutchman arrested for Ecstasy
Dutchman arrested for Ecstasy JAKARTA (JP): A Dutch national, identified as Laurens Hendrikus, 56, was arrested yesterday for selling Ecstasy pills.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna told The Jakarta Post that Hendrikus, who works for a private company in Jakarta, was caught red-handed...
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Govt plans to let ex-PKI members vote in '97
Govt plans to let ex-PKI members vote in '97 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is stable enough to bear the possible consequences of its plan to allow over a million former sympathizers of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) to vote, a cabinet minister said yesterday.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Suspended student sues UI rector
Suspended student sues UI rector JAKARTA (JP): A University of Indonesia medical student who has been suspended since last November has submitted a lawsuit against the university rector."We are objecting to the rector's decision which refused to comply with the Jakarta State Administrative Court's...
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
ICO coffee exports up
ICO coffee exports up LONDON (Reuter): International Coffee Organization (ICO) exports increased to 5.91 million 60-kg bags in February from 4.85 million in January and 5.24 million in February 1995, figures from the ICO showed.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Tenis Queen Yayuk expected to wrap up career in style
Tenis Queen Yayuk expected to wrap up career in style JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association desperately wants Yayuk Basuki to wrap up her career in style by winning the Danamon Indonesia Women's Open here next week.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Japan's top designer Issey Miyake: Futuristic panache
Japan's top designer Issey Miyake: Futuristic panacheText by Parvathi Nayar Narayan and photos by Arief Suhardiman JAKARTA (JP): Finally! That's the comment one might expect from a fashion lover after learning of the recent opening of an Issey Miyake boutique at Plaza Senayan, Jakarta.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Police puts Bogor death toll at 10
Police puts Bogor death toll at 10 BOGOR, West Java (JP): Police and forensic experts concluded yesterday that the number of victims in last Thursday's fire at the Kebon Kacang market here was only 10."This is the final result of a series of police investigations and forensic examinations," Bogor...
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Plagiarism
Plagiarism Through this letter I would like to alert the readers, the Indonesian media and definitely the Press Council to the fact that the Chinese idiom daily Harian Indonesia has blatantly committed an act of plagiarism.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
ASEAN CCI to elect secretary-general
ASEAN CCI to elect secretary-general JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ASEAN CCI) will elect its first full-time secretary-general for a four-year term at its 50th council meeting here next week.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Court cannot prove Bintang's guilt, defense lawyers say
Court cannot prove Bintang's guilt, defense lawyers say JAKARTA (JP): The defense lawyers for outspoken politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas told the Central Jakarta district court yesterday that prosecutors had failed to prove that the defendant had slandered President Soeharto as charged.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Govt to work with environment experts
Govt to work with environment experts JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of the Environment yesterday signed a cooperation agreement with the state-owned Sriwijaya University of Palembang as part of a nationwide scheme to develop improved environmental research.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Painting
PaintingThe caption for the picture of a painting on Page 10 of The Jakarta Post on Sunday, March 31, "Lazlo Balogh's Women In The Rain..." should read "Ida Bagus Kriyana's The Galungan Ceremony. We apologize for the error. -- Editor
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Independent poll watchdog claims to have 18 branches
Independent poll watchdog claims to have 18 branches SEMARANG (JP): The controversial independent body which intends to monitor the 1997 election claimed yesterday that it had opened branches in 18 major Indonesian cities.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Indosat to get new executive
Indosat to get new executive JAKARTA (JP): Apart from the arrangement for new boards of commissioners and directors at the state-owned domestic telecommunications firm PT Telkom, the government is also prepared to replace the financial director of PT Indosat.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Brebes hit by floods
Brebes hit by floods BREBES, Central Java: Incessant rain for the past two days have submerged nine villages in the Kersana and Ketanggungan district, in the regency of Brebes.Thousands of houses and some 120 hectares of farm land are flooded about 50 centimeters deep.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Many bridges dilapidated
Many bridges dilapidated SEMARANG, Central Java: A total of 421 out of 3,027 bridges in the province are in critical condition and need immediate repair, Antara reported yesterday.Chief of the local public works office Sri Winarti said that limited funds mean repair work is proceeding in stages.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
The hike in fares
The hike in fares Raising the price of public services is obviously never a popular measure, however essential it may be for the maintenance and improvement of service providers. That has always been a dilemma faced by the government.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 3, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 925 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 15,000 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,775 25 632,000 Aneka...
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Crowded buses
Crowded busesFrom Merdeka.I'm fed up with Steady Safe's air-conditioned buses which serve the Depok-Grogol route. The crew should not take a number of passengers that exceeds the number of the seats. But in practice they allow passengers to stand in the bus aisle, making the ride very uncomfortable.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Govt urged to be open about privatization
Govt urged to be open about privatization JAKARTA (JP): The government has to be more transparent in conducting its privatization program for the benefit of the market, issuers and the government, a seminar concluded.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
RI seeks Thai rice
RI seeks Thai rice BANGKOK (Reuter): Deputy Thai Prime Minister Amnuay Virawan said yesterday Indonesia has proposed to buy Thai rice under a countertrade deal whereby Jakarta will sell Bangkok aircraft for agricultural purposes.Amnuay said Indonesia builds such aircraft with Spanish technology.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Cabbies, owners want stable rents despite fare hike
Cabbies, owners want stable rents despite fare hike JAKARTA (JP): Despite yesterday's government announcement that taxi fares are to be increased by 66.7 percent from today, owners and drivers say rents should remain stable for the next few months.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Yellow Pages enter the Internet
Yellow Pages enter the Internet JAKARTA (JP): Internet lovers are now able to view advertisements from Indonesia's Yellow Pages published by PT Infomedia Nusantara through IdOLA, an Internet service provided by PT Aplikanusa Lintasarta.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Gold mining in Sumbawa
Gold mining in Sumbawa On March 28, 1996 The Jakarta Post reported Gold mining to start in Sumbawa. The report was about an agreement in principle between Newmont Gold Co. and Sumitomo Corp. to jointly develop and operate a mining project at Batu Hijau on Sumbawa in West Nusa Tenggara.