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Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Dossiers of South Koreans not yet ready
Dossiers of South Koreans not yet ready JAKARTA (JP): The police have delayed submitting to the Prosecutor's Office the dossiers of two executives of South Korean Hanbo General Contractors, who are being investigated in connection with the collapse of the Grogol overpass which killed three workers.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Pelni to acquire five Caraka Jaya cargo vessels
Pelni to acquire five Caraka Jaya cargo vessels JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oceanliner PT Pelayaran Indonesia (Pelni) will procure five locally-made Caraka Jaya vessels to replace four cargo vessels that are going to be scrapped later this year.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Stock exchange
Stock exchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 29, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 975 -25 500 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 725 -175 500 Andayani Megah 1,625 0 599,500...
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
NGOs urge government to review labor laws
NGOs urge government to review labor laws JAKARTA (JP): More than 100 Indonesian and foreign non- governmental non-organizations called on the government to review the country's labor laws and to further increase official minimum wages.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Suitcase factory charged with dumping toxic waste
Suitcase factory charged with dumping toxic waste JAKARTA (JP): City officials said yesterday that their investigation of a suitcase factory in West Jakarta, gases from which are believed to be responsible for the death of one woman and the hospitalization of seven others, has revealed that the...
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Most Jakartans can afford proper housing: Official
Most Jakartans can afford proper housing: Official JAKARTA (JP): City administration officials said yesterday that most Jakarta residents can afford proper housing."It's just a matter of choice," M. Yanis, head of the Central Jakarta mayoralty's public relations department, told The Jakarta Post.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Telstra to lay optic cable
Telstra to lay optic cable SYDNEY (Reuter): Australia's two major telecommunications companies, Telstra Corp and Optus, said yesterday they were about to begin laying an optical fiber cable between Australia and Indonesia.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Nation bids farewell to Ibu Tien
Nation bids farewell to Ibu Tien SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): First Lady Mrs. Siti Hartinah Soeharto was laid to rest yesterday at a family mausoleum in a funeral befitting a national heroine and a Javanese princess.At the mausoleum, she was given military honors.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Five held over drugs
Five held over drugs PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Police arrested five people suspected of trafficking banned drugs during a routine operation in Baturaden, a tourist town near here, on Sunday.Antara reported that the police seized 70 pills of Raphinol and 120 pills of Nipam from the suspects.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
More praise comes pouring in for Ibu Tien
More praise comes pouring in for Ibu Tien JAKARTA (JP): A number of women wept openly or fainted watching the procession carrying Mrs. Tien Soeharto's coffin from Surakarta to Astana Giri Bangun cemetery on the town's outskirts yesterday.Melly G.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Leaders join crowds in Solo to pay last respects
Leaders join crowds in Solo to pay last respectsPhoto A/B/C: GuardJP/alxSOLEMN ATMOSPHERE: Four members of the red-beret corps stand guard beside the coffin of Mrs. Tien Soeharto at her family's residence, Dalem Kawitan (far left) as President Soeharto and his eldest daughter Siti Hardiyanti...
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
ASEAN leaders at first lady's funeral
ASEAN leaders at first lady's funeral SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Leaders from neighboring countries arrived in Surakarta (Solo), Central Java, yesterday to personally express their condolences at the death of First Lady Mrs. Tien Soeharto.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Low cost housing designs do not appeal to poor
Low cost housing designs do not appeal to poor JAKARTA (JP): One reason behind the unwillingness of former slum dwellers to live in the apartments built for them is the design, an architect said.To encourage the city's poorest to live in them, the design must be such that middle class residents are...
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Six killed in road crash
Six killed in road crash PURWOREJO, Central Java: Six people were killed and six others seriously injured when a train slammed into a passenger bus in Kutoarjo, near here, on Sunday. Three were killed on the spot and three others died in a hospital.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
16 countries to join parachuting meet
16 countries to join parachuting meet JAKARTA (JP): As many as 16 countries have assured their participation in the Sixth World Parachuting Championships at Lido Lake, Bogor, West Java, in prelude to the Indonesian Air Show.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Paiton II construction to be started in June
Paiton II construction to be started in June JAKARTA (JP): PT Jawa Power, a consortium of Bimantara of Indonesia, Siemens AG of Germany and PowerGen of Britain, will start the construction of the Paiton II steam power project in East Java in June with an investment of US$2.5 billion.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
RI firm to buy stake in Australian plant
RI firm to buy stake in Australian plant SYDNEY (Reuter): A private Indonesian firm, PT Maritosa Coalindo, has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire a 10 percent interest in the South Australian Steel and Energy project (SASE) for US$5 million, the South Australian deputy premier's office...
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Female racer enters Indonesian rally
Female racer enters Indonesian rally JAKARTA (JP): Italy's world rally winning co-driver Fabrizia Pons looks certain to add life to the Rally of Indonesia in Medan, North Sumatra, where she teams up with compatriot Pierro Liatti.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Dial 530-3000 for advice on AIDS
Dial 530-3000 for advice on AIDS JAKARTA (JP): Anti-AIDS campaigners launched yesterday a new hotline to provide the public with information on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, its mode of transmission and efforts to prevent it.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Bumi Modern reports rise in losses
Bumi Modern reports rise in losses JAKARTA (JP): PT Bumi Modern, the owner of the Hyatt Regency Surabaya, a four-star hotel in the East Javanese capital, yesterday reported total losses of Rp 24.8 billion (US$10.5 million) last year.The losses indicated a 119 percent increase from the Rp 11.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Lopa sees violation against Mulyana
Lopa sees violation against Mulyana JAKARTA (JP): The Secretary General of the National Commission on Human Rights said the authorities may have violated the rights of human rights campaigner Mulyana W. Kusumah when it accused him this month of having past communist links.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Agricultural seminar here
Agricultural seminar here JAKARTA (JP): An agricultural seminar will be held on May 23 to discuss no-tilling techniques for rice planting and the environmental and health aspects of plant cultivation using chemicals.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Dutch man to write Javanese dictionary
Dutch man to write Javanese dictionary JAKARTA (JP): A Dutch linguist and computer expert, who loves karawitan -- or Javanese orchestras, is planning to write a complete contemporary Javanese dictionary which is planned to be published on CD-ROM.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Bali's economic success is environment's loss: Emil Salim
Bali's economic success is environment's loss: Emil SalimText and photos by Putu Wirata DENPASAR (JP): The resorts, hotels and newly-built homes in Bali have adopted the island's traditional harmony of architecture, landscaping and gardens.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Textile industry to be restructured
Textile industry to be restructured JAKARTA (JP): The country's textile industry will undergo a major restructuring in May in order to boost its exports and enable Indonesia to face new competitors on the world market, an executive says.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Call girls punished lightly
Call girls punished lightly DENPASAR, Bali: Six women, including three Filipinas, who were arrested by police during a raid on a local brothel, were each let off with a Rp 50,000 fine yesterday by the Badung District Court.They were all found guilty of violating a bye-law on homelessness.Judge L.P.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Thai firm to set up pulp plant in East Kalimantan
Thai firm to set up pulp plant in East Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): PT Surya Hutani Jaya of Indonesia and Siam Cement Company of Thailand will jointly construct a pulp plant in Kutai, East Kalimantan with an investment of US$700 million.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Court told of blood type error
Court told of blood type error JAKARTA (JP): Experts from the police department admitted to a court hearing yesterday that erroneous data had been submitted as evidence.Herlina, a first lieutenant of police laboratory and forensics department, confirmed to the East Jakarta district court that the...
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Parachuting meet in Malaysia
Parachuting meet in Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): The North Sulawesi women's team will warm up for the 14th National Games in an international parachuting championships in Malaysia next month, the chairman of the provincial parachuting body Theo Mandagi said yesterday.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
ASEAN free trade
ASEAN free trade The week-end meeting of ASEAN trade ministers on the Singaporean island of Sentosa last week was just as effective as we have come to expect of such an informal gathering. Stripped of formality, the ministers were able to get straight down to business in a frank, open manner.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
The merry month of May
The merry month of May There seems to be an experiment on applied economics taking place here in Jakarta's "duty free" shops. Probably some brilliant young student of economics has persuaded the shop owners to participate in the experiment with a view to publishing the results in a doctoral thesis.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: The Praise Vocal Group, Nightly except Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday,...
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Green campaign
Green campaign I was surprised to read the article on page 7 entitled Activists attack green campaign as 'lip service' (The Jakarta Post, April 29, 1996).As far as I know, the green consumerism campaign is meant to be environmentally friendly. However, the reverse has occurred.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Nipah culprits sentenced to two years in jail
Nipah culprits sentenced to two years in jail SURABAYA, East Java (JP): All four soldiers accused of involvement in a 1993 shooting incident which led to the death of four civilians in the East Java village of Nipah were found guilty by a military court yesterday and sentenced to an average of two...
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
TV schedules slowly return back to normal
TV schedules slowly return back to normal JAKARTA (JP): State-run TVRI and the five commercial television stations will resume their regular schedules after two days of covering the death of First Lady Mrs. Tien Soeharto and her funeral to the exclusion of all else.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Fees galore
Fees galoreFrom TirasSome time ago, like all other residents, I received a circular from the Menteng Dalam village chief's office concerning fees for public sanitation. The circular was also signed by the Kecamatan Tebet district chief.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
13,800 to be resettled
13,800 to be resettled SEMARANG, Central Java: The provincial administration is hoping to resettle 13,800 people from the area to less-densely populated islands in the 1996/97 fiscal year which began on April 1.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Traffic stops during moment of silence
Traffic stops during moment of silence JAKARTA (JP): Traffic on the city's main thoroughfares stopped for a while at noon, following a signal from sirens to start 30 seconds of silence to honor First Lady Tien Soeharto, whose body was about to be carried to the President's family mausoleum in...
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Police assigned to schools
Police assigned to schools JAKARTA (JP): Police officers will soon be assigned to monitor activities at every high school in South Jakarta in an effort to prevent students from brawling."If it is agreed, we will place one or two officers at the schools to supervise," South Jakarta Police Chief Lt.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
'Grebeg' ritual draws attention
'Grebeg' ritual draws attention DEMAK, Central Java: Thousands of people flocked to Demak on Sunday to take part in the religious ritual Grebeg, held annually to coincide with Idul Adha, the Moslem Day of Sacrifice.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Playing doubles offers as much prestige as singles
Playing doubles offers as much prestige as singlesBy Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): "Two are better than one," King Solomon said. "Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."This synergism is the glory of playing doubles.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Fire insurance rates cut by up to 60%
Fire insurance rates cut by up to 60% JAKARTA (JP): Amid concerns over the continuing outflow of funds to foreign firms for fire insurance services, local insurance firms have cut fire risk premium rates by 50 to 60 percent, to a new range of 0.045 percent to 2 percent per annum.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Cataract surgery still too costly
Cataract surgery still too costly JAKARTA (JP): "Doctor, is there a discount for a retired-woman like me wanting to have a cataract operation?," an old woman asks a doctor at a cataract stand at the Jakarta Eye Center. The doctor laughed and told her there was no discount.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Pig problems
Pig problems I am writing about the issue of permitting the relocation of a pig husbandry site in West Java (Merdeka, April 12, 16 and 23, 1996). The government should think twice before consenting to the relocation plan.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Two arrested over riot
Two arrested over riot UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Two men are currently under military detention for their role in last week's massive students' riots over bus fare hikes.Brig. Gen. Fachrul Razi, the chief of staff at the Wirabuana Military Command, said one man was arrested for carrying a knife...
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Road worries
Road worriesFrom NeracaI don't totally understand why the Bojong Gede road is so easily damaged. I think it is because there is no culvert on either side of the road so when it rains the water remains on the road. The other cause is the low quality of the road.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Apartments too costly for Benhil residents
Apartments too costly for Benhil residents JAKARTA (JP): Most of the 373 residents of Benhil, Central Jakarta, whose shanties burned last year, have sold their rights to city administration allocated apartments to other people.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Ibu Tien passes away
Ibu Tien passes away JAKARTA (JP): First Lady Mrs. Siti Fatimah Hartinah Soeharto, popularly known as Ibu Tien, died of a heart attack at the Army Gatot Subroto Hospital at dawn yesterday. She was 72.Her sudden death was announced by the State Secretariat in a short statement broadcast on...
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
PDI complains of official pressure
PDI complains of official pressure JAKARTA (JP): The Central Executive Board of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) said party members in the provinces are under pressure from local government officials to attend an extraordinary congress organized by opponents of chairperson Megawati...
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Yayuk loses, giving Belgium Fed Cup victory
Yayuk loses, giving Belgium Fed Cup victory JAKARTA (JP): Yayuk Basuki contributed to Indonesia's day of mourning yesterday as she slipped to a straight-set defeat that gave Belgium a convincing 5-0 Fed Cup win.