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Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Foreign travelers now allowed to enter RI by car
Foreign travelers now allowed to enter RI by car JAKARTA (JP): Four ministers and the national police chief yesterday signed a joint decree that will allow foreign travelers to enter the country driving their own private vehicles.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
RP peace talks marred by Canadian's death
RP peace talks marred by Canadian's death MANILA (Agencies): The Philippines yesterday reported successes in peace talks with Moslem rebels and the battle against Islamic radicals, but the killing of a Canadian mining executive by communist guerrillas marred the triumph.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Alan Ball to boost int'l soccer meet
Alan Ball to boost int'l soccer meet JAKARTA (JP): Alan Ball, Manchester City manager, has been here since Tuesday to attend a school soccer invitational tournament held by the British International School on Saturday and Sunday at the school's soccer field in Bintaro Jaya Sektor 9, Tangerang, West...
Thu, 06 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,...
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Family Matters 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Talks: One Day with Mr. Emil Salim 3:30 Travel 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science Film: Joy Bishop 4:30 Education: Bina Pramuka: Kwartir Nasional 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:00...
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
DHL charges twice
DHL charges twice Last February I purchased some goods from a U.S. company. I instructed the company to ship the goods by DHL and to tell DHL to charge collect to our company account. Later, the company's salesperson sent me an e-mail saying that DHL refused to collect charge.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
PSKD Montessori Menteng
PSKD Montessori Menteng I refer to the article in The Jakarta Post, June 4, 1996, page three, entitled More superschools in the pipeline. I am concerned that you have missed the point why PSKD Montessori Menteng is being established.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Rising tennis star Andrian wins again
Rising tennis star Andrian wins again JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's young tennis hopeful Andrian Raturandang moved a step closer to winning the national selection tournament when he beat Sebastian da Costa yesterday.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Timor car to be built in S. Korea
Timor car to be built in S. Korea JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday that it is allowing the country's first national car to be manufactured in South Korea and imported with special tax and tariff breaks for one year.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Moslems told to cooperate with the West
Moslems told to cooperate with the West JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher said Islam and the West need to learn from one another and forge better cooperation in an effort to create world peace.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Indonesia shocks Sampdoria 2-1
Indonesia shocks Sampdoria 2-1 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's national team prepared well for the Asia Cup finals and delighted its victory-hungry fans with a 2-1 shock over Italian giant Sampdoria in a friendly match at overcrowded Teladan stadium in Medan, North Sumatra, Tuesday evening.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Industrialization plan needed: Economists
Industrialization plan needed: Economists JAKARTA (JP): Economists suggested yesterday that the government draft industrialization plans and seriously develop sectors with long-term competitiveness to become major foreign exchange earners.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
The PDI furor
The PDI furor Over the last few weeks, there have been rumors that a "final solution" to remove two prominent figures from Indonesia's political scene has been drawn up. The targets are Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), and Abdurrahman Wahid, chairman of...
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Inflation rate in May falls to 0.06 percent
Inflation rate in May falls to 0.06 percent JAKARTA (JP): The country's inflation rate fell to 0.06 percent in May from 0.78 percent the previous month, Information Minister Harmoko announced yesterday.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Bus crash kills one in Purwakarta
Bus crash kills one in Purwakarta PURWAKARTA, West Java: One person died and seven others were hospitalized when a passenger bus rammed into a parked oil tanker near here late Tuesday evening.The bus was carrying passengers from Bandung to Cikampek when it skidded uncontrollably on a tight turn and...
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Researchers refute UN population predictions
Researchers refute UN population predictions JAKARTA (JP): Two Indonesian researchers have rejected United Nations' predictions that Jakarta will be clogged by more than 21.2 million people by 2015, provided other cities can both attract Jakartans and stem the flow of people to the capital.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Unocal starts production
Unocal starts production SINGAPORE (AFP): A subsidiary of U.S. oil giant Unocal Corp. has begun production in the new Seguni oil and gas field at the Mahakam Delta off East Kalimantan, Indonesia, the company's regional headquarters said yesterday.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Merpati's apology
Merpati's apology We are responding to Mr. Kenneth J. White's complaint over Merpati's services published in The Jakarta Post, June 1, 1996, entitled Merpati sally.We would hereby like to extend our deepest apology for our inconvenient service which upset the happiness of your 14th wedding...
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Plywood producer reports 63% profit plunge
Plywood producer reports 63% profit plunge JAKARTA (JP): PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya, a plywood producer controlled by PT Astra International and PT Barito Pacific, said that its net profit dropped again by 63 percent to Rp 11 billion (US$4.6 million) last year.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Boat people stranded in Tegal
Boat people stranded in Tegal TEGAL, Central Java: Thirty-one Chinese boatpeople bound for Australia became stranded in the port of Tegal after their boat, the Feng Seng, developed engine trouble.The boat entered the port on Tuesday carrying 19 men, seven women and five children.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Businessmen give cautious welcome to reform package
Businessmen give cautious welcome to reform package JAKARTA (JP): Businessmen and economists yesterday cautiously welcomed the newly issued deregulatory package, saying that more steps are needed to ensure that its measures meet targets.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Bus drivers complain of levies
Bus drivers complain of levies PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: More than 300 drivers at the Ulu 7 bus terminal yesterday complained of various levies they allegedly have to pay to the local City Land Transportation Agency.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Angkasa Pura, Schiphol set up join venture
Angkasa Pura, Schiphol set up join venture JAKARTA (JP): PT Angkasa Pura II, a state-owned firm managing nine airports in Indonesia's western provinces, and Schiphol Airport of the Netherlands have set up a joint venture firm here to provide consultancy on airport management.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
The deaf reject govt plan to dub foreign programs
The deaf reject govt plan to dub foreign programs JAKARTA (JP): The government's plan to dub all foreign television programs has met strong opposition from the Organization For Care of the Deaf.Organization leaders told Commission VIII of the House of Representatives that the dubbing would deny...
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Cuppers given scholarships
Cuppers given scholarships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's 1996 Thomas and Uber Cuppers who are students at Tarumanegara University in West Jakarta can finish their education for free, the university's rector Agustinus Kahono announced on Tuesday.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Campaigners call on House to back atomic power plant
Campaigners call on House to back atomic power plant JAKARTA (JP): Nuclear campaigners are calling on the House of Representatives to support a bill which, if passed, will provide legal grounds for the construction of nuclear power plants.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Minister back breakaways to oust PDI chief Megawati
Minister back breakaways to oust PDI chief Megawati JAKARTA (JP): Senior government ministers and army generals yesterday encouraged dissidents of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) to proceed with their planned congress, in an apparent bid to oust party leader Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Branta Mulia's profits up
Branta Mulia's profits up JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed PT Branta Mulia yesterday reported a 9.6 percent increase in its net profits -- to Rp 40.7 billion (US$17.2 million) last year from Rp 37.1 billion in 1994 -- in spite of a decrease in operating profits.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Poor pay more to get sufficient clean water
Poor pay more to get sufficient clean waterBy T. Sima Gunawan ISTANBUL, Turkey (JP): Poor people in Jakarta and other big cities of developing countries have to pay between 10 and 20 times more to get safe water as they do not have access to subsidized piped water, the World Bank stated here...
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Ismail admits PPP is short of funds
Ismail admits PPP is short of funds JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the United Development Party (PPP) Ismail Hasan Metareum has admitted that financial difficulties have been hampering the Moslem-based party's preparations for the 1997 general elections.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Jimbaran Group denies its aid to small firms is political
Jimbaran Group denies its aid to small firms is political JAKARTA (JP): More than 40 conglomerates associated with the Jimbaran Group denied yesterday that their social mission to help small-scale businesses is merely a political maneuver designed to please President Soeharto.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
PDI crisis may threaten 1997 election: Scholar
PDI crisis may threaten 1997 election: Scholar JAKARTA (JP): The deepening crisis plaguing the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) will endanger the 1997 election unless the government can handle it correctly, an analyst said yesterday.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
HR Dharsono buried with full military honors
HR Dharsono buried with full military honors BANDUNG (JP): Hartono Rekso Dharsono, a soldier and diplomat who became a staunch critic of the government, was buried with full military honors at Sirnaraga civilian cemetery yesterday.
Thu, 06 Jun 1996
Bimantara's request for car policy review refused
Bimantara's request for car policy review refused JAKARTA (JP): The government has turned down the Bimantara Group's request to revise the national car policy, despite Bimantara claiming that it is ready to produce a national car.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Bhuwanatala divests shares
Bhuwanatala divests shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Bhuwanatala Indah Permai, the owner of Bandung Indah Plaza shopping center in Bandung, West Java, announced yesterday that it has sold its shares in Seaunion Holdings Ltd. of Hong Kong on May 29.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Indonesian archers miss overseas tryout
Indonesian archers miss overseas tryout JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian women's archery team will miss its last chance for an overseas tryout in Slovenia, its final tune-up prior to the Olympic Games.National Olympic team project officer Subardi Suar told The Jakarta Post and the RCTI TV station...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Blast at home of beheaded man
Blast at home of beheaded man ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): A hand grenade exploded at the home of a man whose son had been beheaded by extremists, and the fundamentalist Abu Sayyaf group is also suspected in the grenade attack, police said here yesterday.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: NoodleJP/alxNOODLE FRANCHISE: Minister of Food Ibrahim Hasan (left) eating Mie Tek-Tek fried noodles at the opening of a Mie Tek-Tek restaurant in Slipi Jaya shopping center, West Jakarta, last month.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
RP's Subic Bay gears up for APEC summit
RP's Subic Bay gears up for APEC summit SUBIC BAY, Philippines (AFP): The summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum set for Nov. 25 is shaping up as a logistical nightmare, with senior officials facing the prospect of being put up in former military barracks here.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
British bank opens here
British bank opens here JAKARTA (JP): Westmerchant Bank of Britain has opened a branch office here, hoping to expand its services in financing infrastructure projects and export activities in Indonesia.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Asian crude prices inch higher before OPEC meet
Asian crude prices inch higher before OPEC meet SINGAPORE (Agencies): Crude oil prices in Asia inched higher from late New York yesterday with all attention fixed on OPEC's ministerial meeting starting today, traders said.Prompt crude price on NYMEX after hours trading system ACCESS was at US$19.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Indonesia's formal culture is trapped in cul de sac
Indonesia's formal culture is trapped in cul de sacBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Kompas daily carried a rather theatrical statement of Abdurrachman Wahid, known as Gus Dur, in its May 31 edition.It quoted him as saying that our culture is already dead, buried in its fervent desire to serve the...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
PT AGM: Pioneer in bottled water
PT AGM: Pioneer in bottled water It's a typical Indonesian day. The scorching sun burns your head. The air is humid and stuffy and you are perspiring as if you'd been jogging for one hour. Every time you inhale, you feel the dust particles in the air entering your nose, making your throat drier...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Pudjiadi to split stocks
Pudjiadi to split stocks JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed PT Pudjiadi & Sons, the owner of Jayakarta Hotel in Central Jakarta, said that it will split its stocks by halving their nominal value to Rp 500 (21 U.S. cents).
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Natural rubber prices likely to remain volatile
Natural rubber prices likely to remain volatile SINGAPORE (Reuter): Natural rubber prices are likely to remain volatile as tight supplies, falling stocks, weather disruptions and unpredictable buying by China haunts the market, an official of U.S. trader Cargill said yesterday.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
'Sturm und Drang'
'Sturm und Drang' Thirteen years, four months and 21 days ago, a retired "man from the Foreign Affairs Ministry" (NIP 020000311) died in Jakarta and was buried in Tanah Kusir the same day. This was Prof. Dr. Yusuf Ismail. He collected his pension for the last time in December 1982.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
4.3 million cars will jam Jakarta streets by 2010
4.3 million cars will jam Jakarta streets by 2010 JAKARTA (JP): Almost 4.3 million vehicles will be jamming Jakarta's streets by 2010, according to a recent survey. This means that one person in every three will have a private vehicle.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Joedono, Mantiri get ambassadorial posts
Joedono, Mantiri get ambassadorial posts JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday initiated 15 new Indonesian ambassadors including former minister of trade Satrio Budiardjo Joedono and Lt. Gen. (ret) H.B.L. Mantiri, a former candidate to the ambassadorial post in Canberra, Australia, last year.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Station brawler arrested
Station brawler arrested JAKARTA (JP): The Sawah Besar police in Central Jakarta have arrested a 43-year-old man for allegedly killing a public notary early Sunday at the Mangga Besar railway station."During police questioning today, the suspect, Yusi, a private businessman, admitted to having...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Riau rejects new party
Riau rejects new party PEKANBARU, Riau: Chief of the regional military command Maj. Gen. Soedaryanto said yesterday the province rejects the newly- formed Indonesian Democratic Union Party (PUDI).Soedaryanto, who oversees security in Riau, North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Aceh, said the local...