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Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Mahathir slams corruption survey
Mahathir slams corruption survey KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad hit out at a European business watchdog yesterday for its assessment of global corruption, saying Malaysians who believed such groups were mired in a colonial mentality.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
United drive against RI's bad image urged
United drive against RI's bad image urged JAKARTA (JP): A senior journalist suggests that the government launch a concerted effort to counter foreign news discrediting Indonesia by, among other measures, hiring international public relations companies.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Simplified export procedures head reform package
Simplified export procedures head reform package JAKARTA (JP): The deregulatory package announced by the government yesterday includes the simplification of export and investment procedures in addition to the reduction of import tariffs on nearly 1,500 items.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 4, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 925 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 750 -75 92,500 Andayani Megah 1,275 -25 254,500 Aneka...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Freeport needs to adjust approach to social issues
Freeport needs to adjust approach to social issues JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja yesterday revealed that initial reports of a social audit of PT Freeport's activities in Irian Jaya show that the mining giant still needs to make adjustments in its dealings with the...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Pedestrian bridge
Pedestrian bridgeFrom Bisnis IndonesiaAlmost every day I venture into Kampung Melayu terminal, Jakarta, to catch a bus to Jl. Jend. Sudirman where I work. We all know that the traffic on the roads around the terminal is bad during the morning and in the evening.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Ecolabeling agency and MPI sign agreement
Ecolabeling agency and MPI sign agreement JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Ecolabeling Agency (LEI) yesterday agreed to cooperate with forestry firms in helping them meet ecolabeling requirements and, in turn, enabling them to penetrate markets that currently reject tropical timber.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Jumpers rehearse for world c'ships
Jumpers rehearse for world c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Diamonds mushrooming in the sky above the Lido resort in Bogor, West Java, since Monday have hailed the advent of the sixth World Parachuting Championships in Canopy Formation, scheduled for June 14 to 24.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Is this natural beauty, rich biodiversity under threat?
Is this natural beauty, rich biodiversity under threat? Fly over PT Freeport's concessional area in Irian Jaya and you will see a spectacular view below.The raw beauty of the land; vast, breathtaking rain forests, ubiquitous swamps and tall mangroves, verdant mountains and towering peaks, and...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Stocks' suspension lifted
Stocks' suspension lifted JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday suspended trading on PT Super Indah Makmur's shares due to a 78 percent price increase on Monday on rumors of a take over, but the suspension was lifted in the afternoon session.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Young players shine in tennis selection
Young players shine in tennis selection JAKARTA (JP): When young tennis players beat senior players in the selection tournament at the Senayan tennis courts yesterday they proved that their country will most likely have to rely on them in future international events.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Gold panners live in fear
Gold panners live in fear PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Gold panners in Ampalit in Kotawaringin Timur district live in fear because of widespread robbery.Last week, residents found a gold panner's son badly decomposed body with a knife still stuck in its abdomen and an arm missing, Antara...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Recycling: Preserving the environment
Recycling: Preserving the environment Plastic products are one of the main enemies of environmentalists because, generally, they do not break down and they do create problems. For the same reason, bottled water was not viewed as environmentally friendly because its plastic bottles and containers...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
RP and Malaysia to fight piracy
RP and Malaysia to fight piracy MANILA (Reuter): The Philippine and Malaysian police have agreed to conduct joint security operations on their common sea border to curb piracy and drug trafficking, Philippine police said yesterday.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Statue of Christ almost completed
Statue of Christ almost completed DILI, East Timor: State-owned company PT Waskita Karya donated Rp 100,000 million (US$43,000) yesterday to the construction of a statue of Jesus Christ.Chief of PT Waskita Karya, a business wing of the Ministry of Public Works, Endar Triyono, symbolically...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Bimantara to build toll road
Bimantara to build toll road JAKARTA (JP): The Bimantara Group has obtained recommendation to conduct a feasibility study and develop a toll road connecting down-town Surabaya in East Java, its Juanda airport and Tanjung Perak harbor.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Amir Hamzah remembered
Amir Hamzah remembered MEDAN, North Sumatra: Intellectuals in the city plan to mark the 50th anniversary of well-known writer Tengku Amir Hamzah's death with seminars from June 8 and June 9.The organizing committee's chairman, Abubakar Siddiq, said the two-day seminar will discuss Amir Hamzah's...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Succession worries
Succession worriesFrom MerdekaMerdeka on May 29, 1996, said that Soeharto was not going to prepare any of his children to succeed him as leader of Indonesia. In his capacity as Chairman of the Institution for Strategic Studies, former Home Minister Rudini said that the people should not worry about...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
'Govt should liquidate state trading firms'
'Govt should liquidate state trading firms' JAKARTA (JP): A member of the House of Representatives yesterday suggested that the government liquidate money-loosing state-owned trading companies because they will never survive in competition with private and foreign corporations.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Three die in well
Three die in well PAMEKASAN, East Java: Three residents of Tampojung Tenggina, Waru district in this Madura Island died on Monday, possibly of toxic smoke inhalation after they went down to a well to repair a broken diesel engine, Antara reported yesterday.Madura police chief Lt. Col.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Bogor celebrates 514th birthday
Bogor celebrates 514th birthday BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Bogor township celebrated its 514th anniversary on Monday with a parade from the council to the Bogor Botanical Gardens. It featured various cultural traditions.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Six held in student demo
Six held in student demo JAKARTA (JP): Six people were arrested and five others injured during a demonstration yesterday by 200 people on the University of Indonesia's Jl. Salemba campus in Central Jakarta to commemorate the 40th day after the Ujungpandang riot in which three students died.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
More deregulation
More deregulation In what has become a custom at this time of year, the government announced yesterday another package of economic deregulation measures. The timing, ahead of the meeting of the Consultative Group on Indonesia in Paris later this month, may leave the impression that the measures are...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Results of probe into collusion to be made public
Results of probe into collusion to be made public JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court promised yesterday it would not cover up the findings of its investigation into the highly publicized bribery scandal involving senior judges.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Governor declares war on Ecstasy in Jakarta
Governor declares war on Ecstasy in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has declared war on Ecstasy and vows to stop its spread despite the fact there are no laws against the recreational drug.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Sheraton Bandara ready to support air show '96
Sheraton Bandara ready to support air show '96 JAKARTA (JP): The Sheraton Bandara, a new four-star hotel located near the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, is ready to support the Indonesian Air Show '96, to be held from June 22 to June 30.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
PT Telkom
PT Telkom The recent growth in the number of PT Telkom subscribers seems to be inversely proportional to the quality of its network.I often use a phone in the Gambir area and more often than not there is a crossed-line between 9 a.m and 3 p.m. Wrong numbers occur most often during that time too.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Strike induced meltdown
Strike induced meltdown JAKARTA (JP): A five-hour strike by 400 employees of an ice cream factory in Ancol, North Jakarta, caused Rp 50 million (US$21,505) worth of ice cream to melt.The striking workers, who demanded a day off on national holidays, caused the ready-to-consume ice cream to go...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Private sector to have bigger role in resettlement
Private sector to have bigger role in resettlement JAKARTA (JP): The government is drafting a bill that provides better legal protection to resettlers and gives the private sector a role in the state-sponsored transmigration program.The Ministry of Transmigration's Secretary-General Ign.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Ball biter banged up
Ball biter banged up KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): City police have arrested a man posing as a female prostitute for allegedly severely biting the genitals of eight young men in the area since 1994.The long-wanted suspect, Serpatius Da Cunha, reportedly cruised the streets wearing flashy...
Wed, 05 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 Program: Arena 123 3:30 TV Series: Roseanne 4:05 TV Drama: Tertipu 4:30 Documentary Film: Puncak Gunung Sambori 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Addicted nation
Addicted nation Thank you for the excellent quality of newspaper which has been delivered to my door these past seven years I've lived here in Jakarta. Thank you for taking the risk to make the tough decision sometimes to keep us honestly informed.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Prepare the nation for succession: Observers
Prepare the nation for succession: Observers SEMARANG (JP): Political observers are making a fresh call for more public discourse on succession in order to better prepare the nation for the time when the transfer of national leadership occurs.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Evictions becoming increasingly refined
Evictions becoming increasingly refined JAKARTA (JP): Evictions are on the rise, backed up by legal instruments and increasingly sophisticated methods, lawyers and activists say.A rule declaring the use of land "for public interests", as defined by a master plan reviewed every five years between...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Govt exempts 215 firms from new wage rule
Govt exempts 215 firms from new wage rule JAKARTA (JP): The government has agreed to exempt 215 companies from the minimum wage regulation that went into force on April 1, accepting that they were having difficulties.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
RI-Slovak phone-card issued
RI-Slovak phone-card issued JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned domestic telecommunications operator PT Telkom launched here yesterday a new telephone card design prepared by the governments of Indonesia and the Slovak Republic.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Nations urged to assist weak, vulnerable sectors
Nations urged to assist weak, vulnerable sectorsBy T. Sima Gunawan ISTANBUL, Turkey (JP): Indonesia urged world leaders yesterday not to marginalize the most vulnerable layers of society.The assistant to the Minister of Public Housing, Suyono, told the UN Conference on Human Settlements II that...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
Government unveils new reform package
Government unveils new reform package JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday announced a further set of major economic reforms to promote both exports and the competitiveness of the country's economy."This deregulation is designed to improve the Indonesian economy's competitiveness in facing...
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
PDI chief request for congress
PDI chief request for congress JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the minority Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri yesterday refused to bow to mounting pressure from dissenting members to hold a fresh election for party chairman.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
JSX formulating system to protect public interests
JSX formulating system to protect public interests JAKARTA (JP): The management of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) said yesterday that it is now preparing a more sophisticated surveillance system aimed at enforcing the protection of public interests.
Wed, 05 Jun 1996
RI to spend $21m on payphones from UK's GPT
RI to spend $21m on payphones from UK's GPT SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesia is to buy US$21 million worth of payphones from GPT Ltd. of Britain in the first big order announced at a major Asian telecommunications trade show which opened here yesterday.GPT, a joint venture between General Electric Co.
Wed, 05 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,...
Tue, 04 Jun 1996
Program planned to lower poultry feed prices
Program planned to lower poultry feed prices BOGOR, West Java (JP): The government is planning a crash program to bring down soaring poultry feed prices, which will involve boosting corn production -- a main ingredient in poultry feed -- and reducing corn imports.
Tue, 04 Jun 1996
Hotel Majapahit gets award
Hotel Majapahit gets award SURABAYA, East Java: Hotel Majapahit, a chain of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, has received an architectural award for the preservation of the historical values of its building.
Tue, 04 Jun 1996
Fish prove an alternative bioagent in mosquito control
Fish prove an alternative bioagent in mosquito controlBy Wahyuni Rizkiana Kamah JAKARTA (JP): The insecticides used in mosquito control harm the environment more than they eradicate mosquitoes. And, although the high toxicity of insecticides on non-target species has been questioned in the past few...
Tue, 04 Jun 1996
Pamapersada gets US$250 coal mining deal
Pamapersada gets US$250 coal mining deal JAKARTA (JP): PT Indominco Mandiri has awarded a contract worth US$250 million to PT Pamapersada Nusantara to mine and transport 13.7 million tons of coal in Bontang, East Kalimantan.
Tue, 04 Jun 1996
Steady Safe deploys regular buses
Steady Safe deploys regular buses JAKARTA (JP): In fear of punishment, private-owned bus company PT Steady Safe started yesterday to operate 22 of its 248 air- conditioned buses as regular buses.The buses which will ply two routes, Kampung Melayu-Blok M and Kampung Melayu-Kalideres, were officially...
Tue, 04 Jun 1996
Bali to host tourism conference
Bali to host tourism conference JAKARTA (JP): The World Tourism Organization is to hold a worldwide conference in Bali this September, focusing on the participation of local administrations and parliaments in developing national tourism industries.
Tue, 04 Jun 1996
Eddy Tansil's escape
Eddy Tansil's escape From the very beginning, it was easy to understand that Eddy Tansil sooner or later was going to escape or be given a chance to walk out of prison. It would have been impossible for him to spend 20 years in prison.
Tue, 04 Jun 1996
Manuscripts on exhibition
Manuscripts on exhibition DILI, East Nusa Tenggara: Director General of Culture Edi Sedyawati will open on June 19 an exhibition of ancient manuscripts of the provinces of Bali, East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara and East Timor.