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Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Indonesia will contend 10 events at Atlanta
Indonesia will contend 10 events at Atlanta JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will figure in 10 of the 26 events contested at the 26th Olympic Games in Atlanta from July 19 to Aug. 4 with a 39-strong team, chief of Indonesia's Olympic team project Soebardi Soear said yesterday.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: LontarThe RegentLONTAR'S NEW BOOK: Sri Hardjoko (left), representing the minister of education and culture, John McGlynn (center), a Lontar executive and co-editor of the book, and Ann Kumar, another co- editor of the book, at the launching of Illuminations: The Writing Traditions...
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
KL to 'import' ulemas
KL to 'import' ulemas MEDAN, North Sumatra: Malaysia has made a request for Indonesian ulemas who master the various religious books in Arabic, a local ulema was quoted by Antara as saying yesterday.Hamdan Abbas, former chairman of the provincial office of the Indonesian Council of Ulemas, said...
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Awami hopeful of forming govt with Jatiya support
Awami hopeful of forming govt with Jatiya supportBy Nadeem Qadir DHAKA (AFP): Sheikh Hasina Wajed, the daughter of Bangladesh's founding leader, is set to become the nation's second female prime minister, following the confirmation that the Jatiya Party (JP) will throw its weight behind her.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Elderly found dead at Monas
Elderly found dead at Monas JAKARTA (JP): An unidentified woman, believed to be 60, was found dead yesterday with an insecticide can next to her body in Monas (National Monument) park in Central Jakarta.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Soeharto, Goh inaugurate Bintan tourist resort
Soeharto, Goh inaugurate Bintan tourist resortBy I. Christianto BINTAN ISLAND, Riau (JP): President Soeharto and Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong inaugurated the S$3.5 billion (US$2.8 billion) Bintan Beach International Resort yesterday, a tourist destination established jointly by the two...
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Resolve the PDI conflict
Resolve the PDI conflict The conflict within the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) continues to rage until this day. Those who want to hold a congress and those who reject the idea compete to justify their respective stands.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
City youths hold anniversary bash
City youths hold anniversary bashBy Fitha W. Dahana JAKARTA (JP): Who says the young people of Jakarta don't care about their country's history and culture? A group of youths from the Model Muda Foundation (YMM) has plans to prove this opinion wrong.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Foreigners caught working illegally
Foreigners caught working illegally BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Head of the provincial justice office Nurdin Nursin said two Australian nationals found working illegally here will be sent to the West Jakarta municipality, which is the destination stated in their passports.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Unfinished bridge
Unfinished bridgeFrom NeracaThe pedestrian bridge on Jl. Sultan Agung has not been completed. The floor has not been cemented, but it has been opened for use by pedestrians. I feel uneasy every time I walk across it.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
PSN to invest $11 million in communications system
PSN to invest $11 million in communications system JAKARTA (JP): PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) plans to invest US$11 million in the establishment of a micro earth-based communications system to provide extensive telecommunications services across the country.PSN's president, Adi Rahman Adiwoso.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Govt urged to maintain pre-shipment inspection
Govt urged to maintain pre-shipment inspection JAKARTA (JP): Five trade associations yesterday urged the government to maintain its current system of pre-shipment import inspection because of its effectiveness in expediting import flows and minimizing the invisible costs of importing.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Dragon still has chance to open branch office
Dragon still has chance to open branch office JAKARTA (JP): Vanuatu-based Dragon Bank International still has the opportunity to open its representative office here despite the revocation of its investment permit by the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) last week.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Legal expert says police must be more professional
Legal expert says police must be more professional JAKARTA (JP): A legal expert says that duties performed by police will become tougher and more complicated in the future due to the globalization process, stiffer competition among nations and increasing public demand for better security and...
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Hat found
Hat found On May 9, 1996, while I was hiking on Penanjakan hill in the Tengger-Bromo caldera to watch the sunrise I found a blue cotton hat. It does not belong to anyone in my group, but I believe it belongs to one of the hikers who walked from Cemoro Lawang to Penanjakan.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Sabah to curb minister's powers
Sabah to curb minister's powers KOTA KINABLU, Malaysia (AFP): Malaysia's politically-volatile Sabah state has passed amendments to five laws to clip the powers of its chief minister and check his authority over land, forestry and mining.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Supeblocks sprouting in Jakarta
Supeblocks sprouting in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): At present in Jakarta there are a number of developments which have been dubbed superblocks by their developers.According to PT First Pacific Davies, an international property consultant, a superblock is a large composite development where several uses...
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Jakarta and Canberra say no row over envoy
Jakarta and Canberra say no row over envoy MELBOURNE (Reuter): Australia and Indonesia yesterday denied any problems in bilateral relations over Canberra's nomination of a new ambassador to Jakarta.Foreign Minister Alexander Downer declined to confirm the nomination of Miles Kupa, whose allegedly...
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Income tax rate for shipping firms lowered
Income tax rate for shipping firms lowered JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad announced a reduction yesterday in the income tax rate for domestic shipping companies from 1.8 percent to 1.2 percent of their gross revenues.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Code of ethics needed for clean government
Code of ethics needed for clean government JAKARTA (JP): A senior military officer says Indonesia needs a code of ethics to ensure that civil servants' conduct contributes to the campaign for a clean, professional and respected administration.Maj. Gen. A.M.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Matahari to invest $106m for 16 new stores this year
Matahari to invest $106m for 16 new stores this year JAKARTA (JP): PT Matahari Putra Prima, a publicly-listed retail company, said yesterday that it will open 16 new stores this year with a total investment of Rp 250 billion (US$106 million).
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Ujungpandang hosts youth meet
Ujungpandang hosts youth meet JAKARTA (JP): Ujungpandang, the capital city of South Sulawesi province, will host the Arafura Youth Games from July 28 to August 2.The participants are students from Australia's Northern Territory and students from eastern Indonesian provinces.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Teachers take warship trip
Teachers take warship trip SURABAYA: A total of 1,200 primary and secondary school teachers from East Java will take a two-day cruise along the coast of the Java Sea aboard the Teluk Semangka warship.The first group of 300 teachers went on the "fun sailing trip" on Monday, Eddy Irawan of the Navy's...
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
More female teenagers arrested in night raid
More female teenagers arrested in night raid JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police arrested 41 more female teenagers for midnight loitering on Monday after 14 others were arrested in Kalibata Mall on Saturday for a similar offense.South Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Rationalization
RationalizationFrom KompasEconomic inefficiency, illegal levies and abuse of power are just small aspects of our nation's life. The far greater problem that needs considering is the bureaucratic ulcer which we tend to overlook.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Two thieves shot dead
Two thieves shot dead JAKARTA (JP): Police shot dead yesterday two men who were members of a five-man gang believed to have stolen jewelry and Rp 5 million in cash from a resident of Cikorongo, Bekasi, West Java.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Will economics brings about democracy?
Will economics brings about democracy?By Makmur Keliat The following article is the first of two articles on the relations between market economy and democratization. SURABAYA (JP): The hypothesis that there is a correlation between the market economy and liberal democracy is by no means new.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
BII expects to book 27% lending growth
BII expects to book 27% lending growth JAKARTA (JP): Bank Internasional Indonesia of the Sinar Mas Group expects to book a Rp 300 billion (US$127 million) net profit this year, supported by an estimated 27 percent lending growth, an executive of the bank, H.S. Anwar, said yesterday.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Indonesian rowers going for gold
Indonesian rowers going for gold JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's female rowing crew was told to defend its gold medal at the world's invitational dragon boat race in Singapore from June 22 to June 23.The Indonesian Rowing Association's chairman Basuki yesterday also told the association's male team to...
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 Game Show: Fun House 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Children's Program: Arena 123 3:30 TV Series: Roseanne 4:05 TV Drama: Undangan 4:30 Documentary: Ternate 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the...
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Egypt urges Indonesian support for Arab summit
Egypt urges Indonesian support for Arab summit JAKARTA (JP): Egyptian Ambassador to Indonesia Mahmoud Osman called on Indonesia yesterday to give its support for the Arab summit, which will be held in Cairo this weekend.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Japan to cut RI gas term
Japan to cut RI gas term TOKYO (Reuter): Seven Japanese Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) importers plan to send a delegation to Indonesia's state-owned oil firm Pertamina later this month in a bid to revise down a term premium, traders said yesterday.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
A modest proposal
A modest proposalFrom NeracaIndonesia has spent a lot of time and energy on politics. The rural people have only one thing to aspire to: prosperity. Good politics ensures that society can live in peace and politicians can act professionally.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 18, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 850 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 675 0 1,000 Andayani Megah 1,250 -25 168,000 Aneka...
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Social phobia traceable to childhood: Scholar
Social phobia traceable to childhood: Scholar JAKARTA (JP): Do you get cold feet speaking in public? Do you always fear going into restaurants, or feel uncomfortable writing in front of other people?Then you are one of many people in Indonesia who suffer from what a top psychiatrist describes as...
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Flores quake causes little damage
Flores quake causes little damage JAKARTA (JP): No casualties and little damage have been reported following Monday's strong earthquake, which jolted some islands of eastern Indonesia.East Nusa Tenggara Governor Herman Musakabe told the state television TVRI yesterday that his office had contacted...
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Lukman Murderer gets 17 years, lawyers appeal
Lukman Murderer gets 17 years, lawyers appeal JAKARTA (JP): A court here sentenced a man yesterday to 17 years in prison for murder.The team of judges, led by Subardi, found Erfiandi Taufik, 29, guilty of murdering Lukman Lijas, 58, last year.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
S. Korea seeks closer ties with N. Korea
S. Korea seeks closer ties with N. KoreaBy Riyadi SEOUL (JP): South Korea is aiming to become a primary business center in Northeast Asia but must overcome the daunting obstacle of its sister North Korea before it will be able to do so.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Raytheon to join air show
Raytheon to join air show JAKARTA (JP): Raytheon International, a major international aviation and defense electronics company, will participate in the Indonesia Air Show 1996 on June 22 to June 30.Advanced air traffic control systems, radar and satellite- based wide-area surveillance systems,...
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Funding national pride
Funding national pride It would indeed be great for national pride if Indonesia, with a per capita income of less than US$1,000, was capable of manufacturing a jetliner, a feat that until now has virtually been the monopoly of developed nations.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Indonesia fails in four-way first jump
Indonesia fails in four-way first jumpBy Primastuti Handayani LIDO, West Java (JP): Taking on the more experienced and better prepared foreign teams, Indonesia failed to display a formation at the four-way sequential event at the Sixth World Parachuting Championships on Canopy Formation yesterday.
Wed, 19 Jun 1996
Bank Pelita's new leaders
Bank Pelita's new leaders JAKARTA (JP): Bank Pelita announced yesterday its new board of commissioners led by senior economist Sumitro Djojohadikusomo, whose family bought the bank last year.Hashim Djojohadikusomo, Sumitro's son, will become vice chairman of the supervisory board, on which Siswanto...
Tue, 18 Jun 1996
Keep Bromo clean
Keep Bromo clean Twenty years ago I visited Bromo, East Java, and it was a serene, clean and quiet place. Nature is still beautiful there but the place has become awful: noise, stink and dirt -- all that one wants to escape in city.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 17, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 850 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 675 0 5,000 Andayani Megah 1,275 0 1,623,500 Aneka...
Tue, 18 Jun 1996
Maria nails second chess duel draw
Maria nails second chess duel draw JAKARTA (JP): Maria Lucia accepted a 77th move draw proposed by her opponent, Georgia's woman grandmaster Nana Alexandria, in their third chess duel in Surabaya on Sunday.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996
What is to be done about Jakarta's air?
What is to be done about Jakarta's air?By Gary Gentry JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's air quality has declined drastically in the past few years. Some recent studies by world health organizations rate Jakarta's air the third muggiest in the world.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996
Steam
Steam With reference to Mr. Hayton's letter (The Jakarta Post, June 14, 1996, Soccer without chili) whilst on one hand I agree that everyone is free to put chili wherever he likes, on the other hand I fully disagree to the remaining content of his letter.According Mr.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996
Hunger threatens 1,500 families
Hunger threatens 1,500 families KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: About 1,500 rural families in West Solor subdistrict are worried about a possible famine because this year's harvest has proved to be inadequate.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996
Sukarno's death anniversary
Sukarno's death anniversary SURABAYA: The 26th anniversary of the death of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno, will be marked with a modest ceremony at his mausoleum in Blitar, about 170 kilometers south of here on June 20, his relatives said.
Tue, 18 Jun 1996
Unrecognized new party gains more support
Unrecognized new party gains more support JAKARTA (JP): The newly formed opposition Indonesian Democratic Union Party (PUDI), which the government has refused to recognize, gained the support of a former general and two scholars yesterday.