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Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Bimantara to supply Asia with Hyundai vehicles
Bimantara to supply Asia with Hyundai vehiclesBy Russell Williamson PT BIMANTARA Cakra Nusa could soon become the sole supplier of right-hand drive Hyundai vehicles in the Asian region.The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of PT Bimantara Citra headed by Bambang Trihatmodjo, President Soeharto's...
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Truth or dare
Truth or dare Given the risk it poses to human life and the relative ease with which it spreads, it is not surprising that many people are worried about the dengue fever epidemic in various places in Indonesia, and specifically in Jakarta.
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Seminar to discuss adverts
Seminar to discuss adverts JAKARTA (JP): PT Ammirati Puris Lintas Indonesia is to host a regional conference on the advertising industry in the Asia Pacific region here next month.The company said in a statement on Thursday that Ammirati Puris' chairman, Martin Puris, will attend and speak at the...
Sat, 29 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,...
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Crazy world
Crazy world The Jakarta Post recently commissioned a survey of readers, and one of the questions was "how does the paper compare with other newspapers in terms of content?" My answer would be that it compares very favorably, as, in any single edition, it gives an unequaled exposure of the crazy...
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
PT Gas Negara aiming for Rp 90 billion net profit
PT Gas Negara aiming for Rp 90 billion net profit JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), recently changing its legal status to a limited liability company with a commercial mission, forecast a net profit of Rp 90 billion (US$38.96 million) this year.
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Barito pays Rp 50 devidend
Barito pays Rp 50 devidend JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of PT Barito Pacific Timber, a major publicly-listed producer of plywood and blockboards, yesterday approved the management's proposal to pay a dividend of Rp 50 (2.1 U.S. cents) per share.
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Where art thou Walter Burley Griffin? Indonesia needs you
Where art thou Walter Burley Griffin? Indonesia needs youBy Zatni Arbi CANBERRA (JP): The Brassey Hotel, Room 250. I was just about to take a quick shower when the phone rang. It was a lady friend who was wishing me welcome to Canberra, a city I was visiting for the first time.
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Mercedes offers fresh perspective
Mercedes offers fresh perspectiveBy Russell Williamson Mercedes-Benz's new E-Class mid-sized luxury sedan arrived in Jakarta earlier this month with a fanfare befitting a presidential visit.With the theme of "See Mercedes-Benz with new eyes", reflecting the cars distinctive oval headlights, the...
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Panin Bank writes off loans worth Rp 38.5b
Panin Bank writes off loans worth Rp 38.5b JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Panin Bank removed bad loans worth around Rp 38.5 billion (US$16.5 million) from its balance sheet last year to improve its financial performance, says a senior official of the bank.
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Seven die in bus crash
Seven die in bus crash TEGAL, Central Java: Seven people were killed and 16 others injured in a mass pile up involving a van, a bus and a scooter here on Thursday night, police said yesterday.Chief of the Tegal police precinct Lt. Col. Soedibyo said the accident at about 8 p.m.
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Food bill targets firms neglecting safety rules
Food bill targets firms neglecting safety rules JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday submitted to the House of Representatives a food bill which includes the imposition of penalties of up to Rp 500 million (US$217,391) against companies neglecting food-safety regulations.
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
PT Indah Kiat to increase production to 1.2 million tons
PT Indah Kiat to increase production to 1.2 million tons JAKARTA (JP): PT Indah Kiat Pulp and Paper aims to be capable of producing 1.2 million tons of pulp per annum by the end of this year, the company said yesterday. Its current capacity is 800,000 tons.
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Indonesia scheduled to host ASEAN meeting next month
Indonesia scheduled to host ASEAN meeting next monthBy Matthew Allen Vehicle emissions and safety standards, together with improved regional trade, will be the major issues when the ASEAN Automotive Federation (AAF) convenes in Jakarta next month.
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
NGOs seek media help with environment campaign
NGOs seek media help with environment campaign JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) has called on the media to help non-governmental organizations' (NGOs) campaign for sustainable development.
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
General Motors freezes investment in Indonesia
General Motors freezes investment in IndonesiaBy Russell Williamson General Motors Corp has frozen its investment in Indonesia for an indefinite period in response to confusion surrounding the government's national car policy.
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Wajah Negeriku 2:35 TV Series: Gaiking 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:30 Soccer: Dunhill League 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Soccer: Dunhill League (continued) 5:10 Evening News 5:30 Culture 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Performance: Pelangi 6:15 Village Program...
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Abdul Manullang -- The Stevie Wonder of Bekasi
Abdul Manullang -- The Stevie Wonder of BekasiBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): People who frequent the Bekasi bus terminal are familiar with Abdul Manullang, a 41-year-old blind singer with a deep voice who regularly performs with his young children near a Chinese restaurant there.
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 28, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 800 0 5,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 675 25 18,000 Andayani Megah 1,150 0 769,500 Aneka...
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Notable lawman Ali Said dies of asthma at 69
Notable lawman Ali Said dies of asthma at 69 JAKARTA (JP): Ali Said, the former chief justice and chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights, died of asthma at Pondok Indah hospital yesterday. He had turned 69 on June 12.
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Golds depend on women golfers
Golds depend on women golfers JAKARTA (JP): The host Jakarta will be relying on its national women's golfers to win the gold medals in the sport at the 14th National Games this September.The quartet of Retno Mustari, Gunaningsih, Ani Iman and Titi Puryanti should face no stiff opposition in the...
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
PDI members told to end mass street protests
PDI members told to end mass street protests JAKARTA (JP): The chief of the Jakarta Regional Military Command, Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso, warned loyalists of ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri yesterday to quit their mass street protests, as they have disrupted the...
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
9,000 ready to monitor poll
9,000 ready to monitor poll SEMARANG: The Central Java chapter of the Moslem-oriented Indonesian Development Party (PPP) has recruited 9,000 activists to monitor next year's general election.The activists, who consist of people from various professions, from laborers to college students, will be...
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Virtual banking needs new regulations: Analysts
Virtual banking needs new regulations: Analysts JAKARTA (JP): The rapid development of information technology in the banking sector means changes are required in its regulation, analysts said yesterday.
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Nuclear project in the bag
Nuclear project in the bag SEMARANG: The government's controversial plan to build a nuclear plant near here is most likely to go ahead despite strong objection from environmentalists, an official said.The project's feasibility study for the project on the Muria peninsula, about an hour drive east...
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Landuse and human resources
Landuse and human resources The policy of encouraging industrial growth during the past 25 years proved inadequate in keeping pace with the growing number of human resources. The number of job opportunities available is not balanced by the number of people entering the labor market.
Sat, 29 Jun 1996
Festival for street singers
Festival for street singers BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Bogor Association of Street Singers in cooperation with the local administration will organize a competition for street singers.To be staged in the town's information office's hall, the competition, the first of its kind to be held in...
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
RI must take its car opportunity: Kia
RI must take its car opportunity: KiaBy Riyadi SEOUL (JP): Indonesia's national car program, which involves South Korea's Kia Motors Corporation, has drawn wide criticism both domestically and internationally. The government, however, is determined to continue with the program at all costs.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Where to go in Bali: June 28, 1996
Where to go in Bali: June 28, 1996Music and entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Arts & Crafts, daily. Sunset Procession, daily. Ramayana dance, Thursday. Legong dance, Saturday. Arjuna Wiwaha dance, Sunday. Rejang, Puspawresti, Belibis and Jaran Teji dances, Monday.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Polyester makers file dumping claim with government
Polyester makers file dumping claim with government JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Synthetic Fiber-Makers Association has asked the government to impose a 40 percent provisional antidumping duty on polyester staple fiber imports from South Korea and Taiwan.The association's chairman, A.A.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Land seizure in Serpong delayed
Land seizure in Serpong delayed TANGERANG, West Java (JP): The Tangerang District Court has postponed confiscation of a golf course and a 70-hectare plot of land in Gading Serpong.Tangerang District Court Chief Soedardji ordered the confiscation at the behest of heirs of the late Tan Hok Tjioe, who...
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Asian broadcasters urged to united to face the West
Asian broadcasters urged to united to face the West JAKARTA (JP): A senior business executive warned yesterday that broadcasting companies in Asia may lose business in the region if they fail to cooperate with each other to compete against western broadcasters.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Planned suit against PDI congress acceptable
Planned suit against PDI congress acceptable JAKARTA (JP): Groups involved in the worsening rift within the minority Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) agreed with officials yesterday that their bickering should be settled in court."No problem," said Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
More Vietnamese refugees repatriated
More Vietnamese refugees repatriated JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia repatriated another 244 Vietnamese refugees from Galang Island under the Orderly Return Program on Wednesday, press reports said yesterday.The Vietnamese were sent home on the Indonesian Navy's KRI Teluk Hading 538 after a ceremony...
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
The Listening Post
The Listening Post * The many varieties of spoken English which the non-native listener must learn to understand is a challenge which students at ALC and other schools in Jakarta are not ordinarily ready to consider.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
PDI at a crossroad
PDI at a crossroadFrom JayakartaSince the congress in Medan three years ago, PDI (Indonesian Democratic Party) has been in an unstable condition. It is not extraordinary that around elections different contestants jostle with each other.PDI is now at a crossroad.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Lakes in critical condition
Lakes in critical condition SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Three major lakes in the hinterland of Kutai are now in critical condition due to erosion along their beaches, Antara reported yesterday.Head of the province's environmental bureau H.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Where to go in Jakarta: June 28, 1996
Where to go in Jakarta: June 28, 1996Music * 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.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Students to join fuel saving race
Students to join fuel saving race JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian university students will test their skills in modifying cars to have the lowest fuel consumption in a 770-kilometer race stretching from Jakarta to Surabaya, East Java.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Schering Plough dividends
Schering Plough dividends JAKARTA (JP): PT Schering Plough Indonesia decided yesterday to increase its final dividend for last year by 25 percent to Rp 750 (US$0.32) per share from Rp 600 in 1994.At yesterday's annual meeting of the company's shareholders, chief commissioner Ian L.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
U.S. will boost trade with RI
U.S. will boost trade with RI JAKARTA (JP): The United States will continue to support trade ties and investment in Indonesia despite its opposition to Indonesia's national car policy.Visiting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Mickey Kantor said yesterday that Indonesia remained a priority on Washington's...
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Indomulti pays dividend
Indomulti pays dividend JAKARTA (JP): PT Indomulti Inti Industry, a publicly-listed producer of shoes, announced that it has allocated Rp 3 billion (US$1.2 million) out of its last year's net profit of Rp 50 billion for dividend payment.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
National Police Force to be expanded for polls
National Police Force to be expanded for polls JAKARTA (JP): The National Police announced yesterday a plan to expand its size and personnel in order to be better equipped for safeguarding the 1997 general election.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Asahimas shares for co-ops
Asahimas shares for co-ops JAKARTA (JP): PT Asahimas Flat Glass Co. Ltd. announced yesterday that its founders have transferred 3.48 million shares, or 1 percent of the company's total shares, to 40 cooperatives.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Pulogadung priciest plant site
Pulogadung priciest plant site JAKARTA (JP): Pulogadung in East Jakarta is currently the most expensive area in Greater Jakarta to locate a factory.Prices range from US$207 to $220 per square meter, while areas in Bekasi and Tangerang range from $45 to $100 per square meter, a monthly property...
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Extortion at bus terminals
Extortion at bus terminals JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation Agency has threatened to take firm action against unscrupulous workers at inter-city bus terminals who steal money from the sale of platform entrance tickets.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 27, 1996: -------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 800 -25 21,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo...
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Structuring of Asian security
Structuring of Asian securityBy Hermawan Sulistyo SURABAYA (JP): There is no doubt that in the last decade there has been a significant increase in the arms expenditures of Southeast Asian countries, as Dewi Fortuna Anwar eloquently wrote (The Jakarta Post, June 6 and June 7).
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
Export of elephants suggested
Export of elephants suggested BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Local farmers, complaining of frequent raids on their land by herds of wild elephants, are calling on the government to export the animals, which have become a pest, Antara reported yesterday.
Fri, 28 Jun 1996
United's Andy Cole is coming to town
United's Andy Cole is coming to town JAKARTA (JP): Manchester United striker Andy Cole will be at the Senayan stadium on July 5 for a one-hour soccer clinic with young Indonesian players.Ruby Sjabana, sales and marketing manager of Reebok's Indonesian distributor, PT RSH Marketing, said yesterday...