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Sat, 08 Jun 1996
BI officers deny allowing bank to block accounts
BI officers deny allowing bank to block accounts JAKARTA (JP): High-ranking officers from the central bank, Bank Indonesia, have admitted to never having given permission to the Standard Chartered Bank branch office here to freeze the Rp 1 billion (US$45 million) account of two of its customers,...
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Shangri-La's RI option
Shangri-La's RI option HONG KONG (Reuter): Shangri-La Asia Ltd said in a statement yesterday that its unit Illasa Ltd has been granted an option to buy a stake in an Indonesian company planning to build a hotel in Jakarta.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
2,600 books from Caltex
2,600 books from Caltex PEKANBARU, Riau: Oil company PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia contributed 2,600 school textbooks and sports equipment yesterday to several elementary and junior high schools located in remote areas.S.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Inter-city body tackles capital's relentless growth
Inter-city body tackles capital's relentless growth JAKARTA (JP): The Inter-Indonesian Municipalities Organization, BKS-AKSI, is helping the government control the capital's relentless growth.An official of the organization said yesterday that it is involved in a program called "Bangga Suka Desa",...
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Formula Asia to resume tomorrow
Formula Asia to resume tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): British driver Piers Hunisett will turn up for the fifth and sixth legs of the Formula Asia auto racing championship tomorrow at the Sentul Circuit, West Java, with the chief goal of extending his lead in the competition.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Tunky visits U.S. to explain trade, industry policies
Tunky visits U.S. to explain trade, industry policies JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo left last night for the United States on a mission to explain the government's industry and trade policies, including the controversial national car program, to Washington.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
BDN's profits rise 5%
BDN's profits rise 5% JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Dagang Negara (BDN) booked a moderate increase of around 5 percent in its consolidated pretax profits last year, to Rp 249.87 billion from Rp 236.77 billion in 1994.Out of last year's consolidated pretax profits, Rp 36.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
VDHS buys Indonesian firm
VDHS buys Indonesian firm SINGAPORE (Reuter): Marine engineering and infrastructure group Van der Horst Ltd (VDHS) said yesterday it was finalizing negotiations to acquire an unnamed company in Indonesia.A Van der Horst statement gave no financial details of the purchase.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Another deregulation step
Another deregulation step The government has announced new deregulation measures that are designed to improve Indonesia's competitive stance in the midst of the tide of globalization. This is to answer the challenge of consistently implementing the WTO, AFTA and APEC agreements.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Lido Lake skies gear up for parachuting c'ships
Lido Lake skies gear up for parachuting c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Organizers of the Sixth World Parachuting Championships at Lido Lake in Bogor, West Java said all participants would be ready for the competition by Monday, four days before the opening ceremony on June 14.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
U.S. labor advocacy group denounces Nike's practices
U.S. labor advocacy group denounces Nike's practices CHICAGO (UPI): A U.S. labor advocacy group said yesterday it plans to push ahead with a campaign against athletic apparel giant Nike, which it claims employs grossly underpaid Indonesian children to make its shoes.Made in the USA, a Washington D.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Garuda undertakes massive restructuring
Garuda undertakes massive restructuring JAKARTA (JP): Director General for State Enterprises Bacelius Ruru said yesterday that the national flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia, is conducting a massive restructuring program to improve its efficiency.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Warning for timber firms
Warning for timber firms JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The local government has threatened to take punitive action against forest concessionaire holders who refuse to employ indigenous people.Chief of the provincial forestry office Soehardidjono said it is mandatory for timber companies operating in the...
Sat, 08 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 Nationality: Perjalanan Nasional 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the...
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
The alluring chimera of communism
The alluring chimera of communismBy Gabriel Koch JAKARTA (JP): The world turns its jaded eyes this month to the intriguing, monolithic, vodka-swilling bear of a country which is Russia, in anticipation of the first major electoral test of democracy in the land of diamond-studded czars and...
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Police now banned from frequenting nightspots
Police now banned from frequenting nightspots JAKARTA (JP): National Police Spokesman Brig. Gen. Nurfaizi said yesterday that police officers are forbidden to enter prostitution complexes, gambling dens and other similar establishments, such as nightclubs and massage parlors, without official...
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Javanese eagles endangered
Javanese eagles endangered JEMBER, East Java: The number of Javanese eagles in the province is rapidly dwindling and the species may soon reach extinction unless conservatory measures are taken immediately, a local official says.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Big bird
Big bird Under the initiative of Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave, the Garuda Wisnu Kencana monument will be built on 250 hectares of land in Bali. This monument will cost Rp 80 billion and is aimed at promoting tourism in Bali.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Advertising conference to focus on Asian consumers
Advertising conference to focus on Asian consumers LONDON (Reuter): Many of the delegates heading for a big international advertising conference next week in South Korea will be searching for an answer to a key question -- how to get a hold of the increasing amount of cash in the pockets of Asian...
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Paper retains its journalists' association membership
Paper retains its journalists' association membership JAKARTA (JP): A local newspaper has denied ever attempting to have seven journalists dropped from the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI), a witness told a court yesterday.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Elang's equity placement
Elang's equity placement JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Elang Realty announced yesterday that all proceeds raised from its initial public offering last year were used to increase its equity participation in its four subsidiaries.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Junior stars break athletic records
Junior stars break athletic records JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia Open Junior Track and Field Championships at the Senayan Madya Stadium saw five more national records shattered yesterday, taking the tally of new marks set at the meet to eight.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Indonesia short of medical workers: Unicef official
Indonesia short of medical workers: Unicef official JAKARTA (JP): A lack of medical workers is responsible for the high maternal mortality rate in some areas, where the labor process is commonly attended to by untrained midwives, a Unicef official said yesterday.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Fatimah Achmad -- a tough lone fighter
Fatimah Achmad -- a tough lone fighter JAKARTA (JP): Colleagues call her a tough politician.Fatimah Achmad is hardly a new face in Indonesian politics, a field she chose over teaching and a civil servants career, and perhaps even family life, in the 1960s.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Where to go in Jakarta: June 8, 1996
Where to go in Jakarta: June 8, 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.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Australia sees Indonesia as major wool mart
Australia sees Indonesia as major wool mart SYDNEY (Reuter): A rejuvenating Australian wool industry sees Indonesia, one of the hottest countries in the world, as a major new market as wool innovates to recapture a growing share of the world apparel market.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Academics slam PDI congress as destructive
Academics slam PDI congress as destructive SEMARANG (JP): Academics yesterday criticized a proposal by dissidents in the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) to hold a congress, saying that based on their past track record a congress would only perpetuate rather than solve the party's internal strife.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 7, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 925 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 725 25 94,500 Andayani Megah 1,225 25 127,000 Aneka Kimia...
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Latief criticized for minimum wage U-turn
Latief criticized for minimum wage U-turn JAKARTA (JP): A network of non-governmental organizations yesterday criticized Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief over his decision to allow 215 companies to defer paying the new minimum wages.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Pasaraya to offer incentives
Pasaraya to offer incentives JAKARTA (JP): PT Pasaraya Nusakarya, a retail firm owned by PT ALatieF Corporation, will offer incentives to prospective local investors buying its shares in the initial public offering slated for next month.
Sat, 08 Jun 1996
Vendor killed in Bongkaran
Vendor killed in Bongkaran JAKARTA (JP): A police officer shot to death yesterday a hoodlum who killed a street vendor for refusing to give him money in the notorious red-light district of Bongkaran, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
Few people interested in becoming teachers
Few people interested in becoming teachers JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno is dismayed by the declining interest in choosing teaching in schools as a profession.Try called on all Indonesian educational institutions to help convince the public that teaching is a rewarding profession which...
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
Anawin buys JIHD shares
Anawin buys JIHD shares JAKARTA (JP): Anawin Holdings BV of the Netherlands, owned by a consortium of investors led by Lazard Asia Investment BV, has acquired a 10 percent stake in PT Jakarta International Hotels & Development (JIHD).
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
Sadistic killers sent to jail
Sadistic killers sent to jail PADANG, West Sumatra: Two young men were found guilty by the local district court yesterday for the sadistic murder of 12-year-old Wulanda last October, Antara reported.The news agency said 18-year-old Martin Sumitra received 20 years in jail while 24-year-old Amrizal...
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
RI set to be better in ASEAN track meet
RI set to be better in ASEAN track meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is worried about Thailand's all- conquering team in the upcoming 20th ASEAN School Track and Field Championships here on June 15 and June 16, but promises a better outcome than last time.
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
Nuclear bill sets liability of Rp 450b
Nuclear bill sets liability of Rp 450b JAKARTA (JP): A government-sponsored bill on nuclear energy has set the maximum liability of a nuclear power plant operator or developer at Rp 450 billion ($120 million) for damages caused by leakage or any other type of accident.
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
10 years for killing dentist
10 years for killing dentist MEDAN, North Sumatra: Two teenagers were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment each yesterday for killing a local dentist, Antara reported.The two youths, one 16 years old and the other 17, were found guilty of premeditated murder by the Medan District Court for the murder...
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
Almond may become Bogor's plant
Almond may become Bogor's plant BOGOR (JP): Almonds will probably be adopted formally as Bogor's "characteristic plant", an official says."Almond trees have long lined our sidewalks," M. Basit, the township's spokesman, said earlier this week.
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
Security guard at airport
Security guard at airportFrom KompasI am an employee at the Soekarno-Hatta airport. I always enter and exit the place through the airport's west gate, called Post M-1.On May 22, 1996 at about 7 a.m. I saw at the post a security guard viciously kicking the front wheel of an employee's motorcycle,...
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
More makers of electronic parts needed
More makers of electronic parts neededJP/oby PURWAKARTA, West Java (JP): Indonesia needs more manufacturers of electronic components to reduce its dependence on imports, Wardijasa, a deputy chairman at the Investment Coordinating Board, said here yesterday.
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
German films at Goethe Institute
German films at Goethe Institute JAKARTA (JP): A series of film screenings and a discussion on German movies will focus on the works of Reinhard Hauff, a director known for showcasing Germany's marginalized groups.
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
Govt under fire for backing PDI breakaways
Govt under fire for backing PDI breakaways JAKARTA (JP): Former minister of home affairs Rudini criticized the government for "hastily" endorsing breakaways of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) who wish to unseat its legitimate chief, Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
The Listening Post
The Listening Post * Debbie & Byron work over The Jakarta Post on tonight's "Listening Post" broadcast (Radio Sonora FM100.9 at 8:15). Have this issue of this fine newspaper before you, as you listen to us read, describe, comment and complain.
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
Man-eating tiger stalks villagers
Man-eating tiger stalks villagers BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A tiger that devoured a villager and injured another in the Gunung Tinggi-Pantee Purba district in Aceh Barat regency last week is still haunting area residents, Antara said yesterday.
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
Fresh facts about writing traditions revealed
Fresh facts about writing traditions revealed JAKARTA (JP): Common knowledge holds that Indonesian writing traditions started with an elite few and was confined to a limited number of traditional societies.
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
YBI to hold Batik Exhibition
YBI to hold Batik Exhibition JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Batik Foundation (YBI) will organize a national batik exhibition called Gelar Batik Nusantara at the Plenary Hall, Jakarta Hilton Convention Center from June 10 through June 14.Mrs.
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
Security guard sentenced to life four murders
Security guard sentenced to life four murders JAKARTA (JP): A security guard found guilty yesterday of murdering a woman and three children has been sentenced to life imprisonment."We find that you are guilty of the crime and therefore sentence you to life," judge Soenarto told Philipus Kia Ledjab,...
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
Utut leads team to Asian intercity tour
Utut leads team to Asian intercity tour JAKARTA (JP): Grandmaster Utut Adianto will gear up for his European tour in the Asian chess intercity tournament in Dubai from June 18 to June 30.During the biennial chess meet, Utut, one of the country's best players, will bear the banner of Bandung instead...
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
China unsure about RI's business climate
China unsure about RI's business climate JAKARTA (JP): Chinese businessmen consider that Indonesia's trade and investment regulations have not been promoted well enough, making them unsure about the country's business climate.
Fri, 07 Jun 1996
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and Entertainments * 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.