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Thu, 13 Jun 1996
Chiyoda wins RI order
Chiyoda wins RI order TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Chiyoda Corp. said yesterday it had received a US$400 million-$500 million order from PT Smelting Co. to design and build a copper refinery in Indonesia.The major Japanese plant engineering firm said the construction of the refinery, with annual capacity...
Thu, 13 Jun 1996
Japan wants to avoid taking RI to WTO
Japan wants to avoid taking RI to WTO TOKYO (Reuter): Japan has no plans yet to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Indonesia's "national car" policy and will continue talks on the issue, a trade ministry official said yesterday.
Thu, 13 Jun 1996
Indonesia should screen influences, says Soeharto
Indonesia should screen influences, says Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has no intention to insulate itself from the onslaught of foreign cultures, but will be selective in accepting new elements, President Soeharto hopes.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Australia's focus on Asia
Australia's focus on Asia MELBOURNE (JP): Jamie Mackie, retired professor of politics at Australia National University, believes that Australia's turn towards Asia did not start with former prime minister Paul Keating and his foreign affairs minister Gareth Evans.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Justice Adi wants fresh inquiry
Justice Adi wants fresh inquiry JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Chief Justice for General Crimes Adi Andojo Soetjipto said yesterday that the team investigating the alleged collusion and bribery at the Supreme Court has not been comprehensive and objective enough in its work.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 11, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 925 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 700 0 12,500 Andayani Megah 1,225 25 255,000 Aneka...
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
National football
National football I am disappointed that The Jakarta Post does not carry more sports news about our very exciting national football competitions. This is an unfortunate time to mention this since you did carry our Uber and Thomas triumphs in Hong Kong recently, and you reported on the Lazio game.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Evershine pays dividends
Evershine pays dividends JAKARTA (JP): PT Evershine Tex, a publicly-listed textile company, has won approval from its shareholders to allocate 52 percent of its net profits in 1995 to a final dividend.Its net profit increased slightly from Rp 22.3 billion in 1994 to Rp 24.2 billion last year.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Bakrie to enter Uzbekistan
Bakrie to enter Uzbekistan JAKARTA (JP): To strengthen its presence in Uzbekistan, the Bakrie Group of Indonesia will participate in the bidding for the reconstruction of the telecommunications network in Tashkent.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
International agencies bullish on RP
International agencies bullish on RP International economic forecasting agencies are unanimous in predicting a sustained growth for the Philippines this year.With its estimated 6 percent economic growth last year, the UN World Economic and Social Survey says the country has closed in on the...
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Citra builds skyway in Manila
Citra builds skyway in Manila In metropolitan Manila, an elevated toll road project known as the Metro Manila Skyway, is being undertaken using mostly Indonesian equity and technology.Indonesia's Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada, Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada, Bhaskara Duniajaya and Matra Sarana Aristama...
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Higher costs hurt textile exporters
Higher costs hurt textile exporters JAKARTA (JP): Exports of Indonesia's textiles and textile- related products has steadily declined in the last five years, due to increasing production costs, the secretary-general of the Indonesian Textile Association said yesterday.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Car troubles
Car troubles We will soon have a national car, after almost 25 years as merely a car assembler. I am glad to know I will not have to pay three times the original value for the domestically assembled cars.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Ometraco revenues up
Ometraco revenues up JAKARTA (JP): Ometraco Corporation announced yesterday that it booked Rp 382 billion (US$162 million) in consolidated revenues during the first quarter of this year, surpassing the Rp 234 billion recorded in the same period of last year.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Workers not paid minimum wage
Workers not paid minimum wage PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Some of the workers recruited for the clearing of one million hectares of farmland located in the forests of the Kapuas regency are being paid less than the official daily minimum wage, Antara reported.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
ASEAN leaders urged to stand up to Myanmar
ASEAN leaders urged to stand up to Myanmar MANILA (AFP): Two special envoys of U.S. President Bill Clinton met with Philippines President Fidel Ramos here yesterday at the second stop of an Asian mission aimed at coordinating an international response to the military crackdown in Myanmar, officials...
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Asia-Pacific economies to grow faster: PECC
Asia-Pacific economies to grow faster: PECC SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia-Pacific economies will grow faster this year and next on the back of increased trade and investment after a soft landing in 1995, the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) said yesterday.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Japanese hate filthy toilets
Japanese hate filthy toilets DENPASAR, Bali: Japanese tourists find the many filthy toilets located in Indonesia's airports and tourism sites repellent enough to make them cancel visits here, Antara reported yesterday.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Three questioned about gang rape and robberies
Three questioned about gang rape and robberies JAKARTA (JP): Three men are undergoing intensive police interrogation for their possible roles recently in a number of robberies and a gang rape in Bekasi, West Java.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Govt should deregulate real sectors: Economist
Govt should deregulate real sectors: Economist JAKARTA (JP): An economist suggested yesterday that the government further deregulate the real sectors (of production and distribution) to adjust them to current macroeconomic policy.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Message from Philippine Ambassador
Message from Philippine Ambassador We Filipinos have a lot to be grateful for as we celebrate 98 years of Independence today, just two short years away from our centennial.A resurgent and viable economy, one of the most remarkable success stories in the developing world, has put the Philippines...
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Bangladesh mounts security operation to make poll safe
Bangladesh mounts security operation to make poll safe DHAKA (Agencies): Bangladesh mounted a huge security operation yesterday ahead of the country's second parliamentary elections in four months and pledged that everything possible had been done to ensure voting was clean.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Sarwono wants marine environment preserved
Sarwono wants marine environment preserved JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja made a fresh call yesterday for greater efforts to preserve the coastal and marine environment.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Plans to bring body to DPR dropped
Plans to bring body to DPR dropped JAKARTA (JP): Friends of a hoodlum who was fatally shot by police on Friday have dropped their plans to carry the corpse to the House of Representatives.Two representatives of the hoodlum's friends agreed yesterday to bury him peacefully, Jakarta Police spokesman...
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Most vehicles fail standard emission tests
Most vehicles fail standard emission tests JAKARTA (JP): The first day of emission tests on 200 vehicles found that most produced high levels of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and smoke in comparison to permitted levels.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
State firms not above the law, Mar'ie warns
State firms not above the law, Mar'ie warns JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad stressed here yesterday that the management of state-owned companies on the domestic stock exchanges are not exempt from the Indonesian Capital Market Law.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Quo vadis PDI?
Quo vadis PDI? The party of fusion has turned, temporarily at least, into a party of confusion. However, being an underdog, the Indonesian Democratic Party could win popular support and sympathy, not out of ideological persuasion (how could a fused party have an ideology of its own) but rather from...
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
GM freezes investment in Indonesia
GM freezes investment in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): United States-based auto manufacturer General Motors Corp (GM) said yesterday it has suspended additional investment in Indonesia because of what it describes as the discriminatory privileges Jakarta has granted its national car project.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Tennis player Romana to undergo physical test
Tennis player Romana to undergo physical test JAKARTA (JP): Romana Tedjakusuma, Indonesia's second best tennis player, will undergo a fitness test today at the National Sports Council's laboratory as required for the Olympic Games.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Djakarta Lloyd to buy five ships from PT PAL
Djakarta Lloyd to buy five ships from PT PAL JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned international freighter service company PT Djakarta Lloyd has ordered five container ships worth US$118.71 million from the state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL in Surabaya.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Concorde to arrive at RI Show
Concorde to arrive at RI Show JAKARTA (JP): For a third time, the world's only supersonic passenger jet will arrive in the city for the Indonesia Air Show 1996.The manager of British Airways in Indonesia, David H.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Indonesia refuses to pressure Myanmar
Indonesia refuses to pressure Myanmar JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia yesterday reasserted its refusal to take a tougher line against Myanmar, saying that it would continue its "constructive engagement" with the ruling junta in Yangon.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
DHL responds
DHL responds With reference to Paul Charis' letter 'DHL charges twice' in The Jakarta Post, June 6, 1996, I would like to provide the writer with some background information.As DHL Indonesia does not accept collect charges, Mr. Charis was billed by the shipper in the U.S. and not by DHL.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Traffickers to face death penalty in KL
Traffickers to face death penalty in KL KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia said yesterday traffickers of the drug "Ecstasy" would be charged under the Dangerous Drugs Act, which carries a mandatory death sentence.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
ASEAN hopes to reduce pollution emission by 4%
ASEAN hopes to reduce pollution emission by 4% BANDUNG (JP): Experts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are pushing for a massive reduction in pollutant emissions by reducing its growth to 4 percent per year.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
CSIS launches two economic journals
CSIS launches two economic journals JAKARTA (JP): Two economic journals featuring in-depth analyses of Indonesia will be issued by the Jakarta-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts to enter RI
Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts to enter RI JAKARTA (JP): Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts, one of the world's largest privately owned hotel chains, plans to run a Forum Hotel in Surabaya, East Java, which will become its first hotel under the Forum brand and its third property in...
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Women, children malnourished, Unicef reports
Women, children malnourished, Unicef reports JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian women and children's health is still poor, despite rapid economic progress over the past several years, a report reveals.A summary of The Situation Analysis of Children and Women in Indonesia l995, a special report prepared...
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Administration to insure scavengers
Administration to insure scavengers YOGYAKARTA: The Sleman regency administration has decided to insure local scavengers, whose work exposes them to great health risks, Antara reported yesterday.Regency spokesman Soerjadi said that the area has around 60 registered scavengers, but the actual number...
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Grade school officials told no extra fees
Grade school officials told no extra fees JAKARTA (JP): State elementary schools in Jakarta are not allowed to charge new students for uniforms or books, an official says.The head of the city education agency, Suparmo, said yesterday that each school is allowed to charge new students only Rp 1,750...
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Bintang's challenges are also ours
Bintang's challenges are also ours Sacked legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas who faces a four-year jail term for slandering President Soeharto shook the political landscape recently when he set up a new political party. Political scientist Mochtar Pabottingi examines the event.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Tax fraud defendants may get 14 years in jail
Tax fraud defendants may get 14 years in jail JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutors yesterday demanded that four men indicted of tax evasion each be sentenced to 14 years imprisonment at a court here.The prosecutors also demanded that each defendant compensate the state, with amounts ranging from Rp 10.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
PON organizers told to rethink athlete transportation plans
PON organizers told to rethink athlete transportation plans JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives' Commission IX, which overseas youth affairs, sports, religion, education and culture, told the organizer of the upcoming National Games to consider the public's transportation needs...
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Government won't change political system: Soeharto
Government won't change political system: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday reiterated that the government will not change the political system, as some people have demanded, to "suit their personal interests".
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
PDI breakaways may choose Medan for venue
PDI breakaways may choose Medan for venue JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) dissenters' plan to hold fresh elections for chairperson solidified yesterday with the tentative decision to choose Medan in North Sumatra as the venue for the gathering next week.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
No idea where Tansil could be: Government
No idea where Tansil could be: Government JAKARTA (JP): The government admitted yesterday it has no idea where Eddy Tansil, the business tycoon who escaped from prison more than one month ago, has gone.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Mayoralties get 'Adipura' award
Mayoralties get 'Adipura' award JAKARTA (JP): The city's five mayoralties, for the first time in history, have won the Adipura award for cleanliness. The trophies were handed over by President Soeharto in a ceremony at Merdeka Palace on Monday.
Wed, 12 Jun 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,...
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Curriculum more than subject list
Curriculum more than subject listBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Educating students about human rights became a topic of discussion recently. It was argued that students should receive instruction in human rights to make society more mindful towards problems of human dignity.
Wed, 12 Jun 1996
Ecstasy in East Java
Ecstasy in East Java SURABAYA, East Java: Provincial Police Chief Maj. Gen. Sumarsono said that the designer drug Ecstasy, now widely circulating throughout Indonesia, entered here through Bali from countries such as Australia and Germany, Antara reported yesterday.