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Sat, 20 Jul 1996
ASEAN ministers embark on significant meeting
ASEAN ministers embark on significant meeting JAKARTA (JP): While it would be a little extravagant to describe the 29th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) as having special importance, it does have added significance compared to previous ones.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
ASEAN may speed up regional free trade
ASEAN may speed up regional free trade JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is set to implement the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) by the year 2000, speeding up targeted tariff reductions by three years.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Ramos upset over peace plan progress
Ramos upset over peace plan progress MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos yesterday accused political leaders in the southern Philippines of formenting resistance against a planned peace agreement with Moslem insurgents.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
A single female's story
A single female's story I have been coming to Indonesia since I was 15 and staying for significant periods of time, usually as a student. I am now 23 and dearly love Indonesia for all its variety and contrasts.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
PON participants decreased by 100
PON participants decreased by 100 JAKARTA (JP): The 14th National Games (PON) organizing committee announced yesterday that the number of participating athletes has decreased by 100 from the original 5,049 athletes.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Lampung coffee prices plunge
Lampung coffee prices plunge JAKARTA (JP): Prices of Lampung's robusta coffee have plunged over the last two months, just before the end of the harvesting season in the province's major production areas.Prices of medium-quality coffee yesterday reached a low of Rp 2,600 (US$1.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Five die in train collision
Five die in train collision BANDUNG, West Java: Five people died and one was seriously injured when two trains collided at dawn yesterday in Purwakarta. The rail traffic connecting Jakarta and Bandung was consequently halted for about ten hours.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
KL launches capital fund
KL launches capital fund KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Malaysian Technology Development Corp. has launched a 50-million-ringgit (US$20-million) venture capital fund to help native Malays and other indigenous groups acquire equity in high-growth firms, a newspaper said yesterday.The Sumber Modal Satu Bhd.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
RP sugar millers plan land conversion
RP sugar millers plan land conversion BACOLOD, Philippines (Reuter): Philippine sugar millers said they planned to turn at least some of their land into industrial estates amid declining productivity and a more open global trading environment.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Strong initiative needed to solve Kashmir dispute
Strong initiative needed to solve Kashmir disputeBy G.S. Edwin JAKARTA (JP): Kashmir, a princely state under British rule, became a state of India when the Maharaja of Kashmir signed the Instrument of Accession in 1947.This was not recognized by Pakistan.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Perspective members get computer assistance
Perspective members get computer assistance JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to keep up with the rapid pace of technological development, two prospective members of ASEAN, Cambodia and Laos, were presented with computer equipment yesterday.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Councilor charged
Councilor charged DILI, East Timor: Prosecutors are seeking a four-year prison term for a Manatuto regency councilor accused of making a "molotov cocktail" bomb for a demonstration last year."He should be held responsible for his subversive activities," prosecutor Indro Pramono was quoted by Antara...
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Pastors should also act as managers, says official
Pastors should also act as managers, says official JAKARTA (JP): Experts said yesterday that better managed religious services are needed to help congregations cope with changes brought on by economic and technological developments.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Six airliners delay shared ticketing
Six airliners delay shared ticketing JAKARTA (JP): Tough discussions among the country's six airlines are likely to delay until next year the introduction of the domestic air ticketing system, which will allow passengers to fly with any airline once they have bought a ticket.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Hypnotism is transfixing Jakarta
Hypnotism is transfixing Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): City residents are worried about the growth in crime committed by men and women, armed only with words to daze and deceive their victims.In a recent interview with The Jakarta Post, several victims urged the police to take immediate action to stop...
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Travel: Wajah Negeriku (My Country) 2:35 TV Series: Gaiking 3:05 Sports Program: Dunhill League 4:55 Filler and Trailer 5:00 News Program 5:25 Travel: Wajah Negeriku (My Country) 5:30 Environment: Industri Berwawasan Lingkungan 6:05 Around the Archipelago: East Kalimantan 6:15...
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
MAG factory to start production
MAG factory to start production JAKARTA (JP): PT MAG Indonesia Citra, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MAG Technology Co. Ltd. of Taiwan, said yesterday that it has completed the construction of its Indonesian factory with a production capacity of 100,000 computer monitors a month.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Asia-Pacific region gets most WB loans
Asia-Pacific region gets most WB loans HONG KONG (Reuter): The East Asia and Pacific region was the top recipient of World Bank loans in the fiscal year ended June 30, receiving US$5.42 billion, or 25 percent, of the US$21.4 billion in total lending, the Bank said yesterday.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Bank Papan mandates loan
Bank Papan mandates loan HONG KONG (Reuter): Indonesia's PT Bank Papan Sajahtera has mandated West Merchant Bank and West LB Asia Pacific to arrange a US$18 million floating rate Euronote issue, West Merchant Bank said yesterday.The two-year facility can be put or called at par after the first year.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Wahono warns of hypocrisy
Wahono warns of hypocrisy JAKARTA (JP): House Speaker Wahono warned the nation yesterday against "a culture of hypocrisy" which he said was affecting much of Indonesian society, including its elite."We have seen lately the signs of the culture of hypocrisy which is sweeping across the Indonesian...
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Suu Kyi, in trouble, remembers martyrs
Suu Kyi, in trouble, remembers martyrs YANGON (Reuter): Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday made a low-key appearance at an official Martyrs' Day ceremony as state-run media attacked her for urging the West to impose economic sanctions on Myanmar.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 19, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 925 25 20,000 AHAP Insurance 2,700 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 675 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,250 -25 739,000 Aneka...
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Summit invitations unconfirmed
Summit invitations unconfirmed JAKARTA (JP): A top ASEAN official said yesterday that there had been no confirmation on whether Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar would be invited to the informal ASEAN summit in Bogor in December.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
EC vice president to attend ASEAN talks
EC vice president to attend ASEAN talks JAKARTA (JP): European Commission (EC) Vice President Manuel Marin is due to arrive here on Monday to participate in the ASEAN Regional Forum and the ASEAN post ministerial meeting.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Badminton champion faces difficult draw
Badminton champion faces difficult draw JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Alan Budikusuma received a challenging draw for the Olympic Games badminton competition in Atlanta next week, with a possible quarterfinal match against second seed Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen of Denmark.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Pefindo ties up with S&P
Pefindo ties up with S&P JAKARTA (JP): Pefindo, Indonesia's only rating agency, will receive technical assistance from Standard & Poor's, an international rating company.A Pefindo director, Urip Suprodjo, said that the agreement on technical assistance with Standard & Poor's would be signed here on...
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
KL probes anti-dumping
KL probes anti-dumping KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia launched an anti-dumping probe yesterday concerning imports of "self copy paper" from France, the United Kingdom and Indonesia.The Ministry of International Trade and Industry said it had received a joint petition from two local firms that these...
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Planned cemetery move meets protest
Planned cemetery move meets protest JAKARTA (JP): A faction of the city council urged the city administration yesterday to cancel the plan to relocate the Sanjaya community cemetery in South Jakarta.The spokesman of the United Development Party faction, Muhammad Rodja, said the relocation plan,...
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Court renounces 'outsiders' opinion'
Court renounces 'outsiders' opinion' JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court renounced yesterday the opinion that Chief Justice Soerjono's insistence on firing deputy Chief Justice for General Crimes Adi Andojo Soetjipto has put President Soeharto in a difficult position.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Student arrested for fake money
Student arrested for fake money MEDAN, North Sumatra: A medical student has been brought to court for counterfeiting, Antara reported yesterday.The student, identified only as SS, allegedly printed 1,400 fake Rp 10,000 (US$4,3) bills.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Three die in helicopter crash
Three die in helicopter crash MANILA (Reuter): A Philippine Air Force UH-1H helicopter crashed into a riverbank in the northern Philippines yesterday, killing three people on board.An official of the government's Air Transportation Office said the pilot, the co-pilot and a crew member died.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Schedule for ASEAN Ministerial Meeting
Schedule for ASEAN Ministerial MeetingJuly 20 - The ASEAN Foreign Ministers, accompanied by Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas, have a 20-minute audience with President Soeharto at Merdeka Palace followed by the opening ceremony at the State Palace.
Sat, 20 Jul 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, 20 Jul 1996
Primary schools close due to few students
Primary schools close due to few students JAKARTA (JP): The city administration closed 107 state-owned primary schools between 1988 and 1995 because of declining student numbers; many of the schools' sites now contain office buildings.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Headquarters
Headquarters Lawyers lash out at military over PDI headquarters. Page 2 PDI PDI rift reveals political vexation. Page 4 Kashmir Strong initiative needed to solve Kashmir dispute. Page 6Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers claim to have killed 400 soldiers in latest attack.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Birthday boy Mandela entertains disabled kids at huge birthday
Birthday boy Mandela entertains disabled kids at huge birthday party HILTON, South Africa (AFP): President Nelson Mandela yesterday turned entertainer to celebrate his 78th birthday and treated 2,000 disabled children to a party they will never forget.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Spoiling Bali
Spoiling Bali Recently the magnificent calm and beauty of the Ayung Valley, west of Ubud, Bali, has been ruined by the construction of a new Four Seasons Hotel. The pristine valley, bisected by the Sungai Ayung, and home to numerous birds and reptiles, is now scarred with bright orange and blue...
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Jesse Jackson to press ASEAN over labor rights
Jesse Jackson to press ASEAN over labor rights JAKARTA (AFP): U.S. civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson arrived here yesterday to make his case for a controversial trade-labor linkage with ASEAN foreign ministers meeting here this weekend.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Sodomized boys detained
Sodomized boys detained JAKARTA (JP): The police have concluded that six of the 17 male street children they detained on Thursday night in Central Jakarta had been sodomized.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Computers for Laos, Cambodia
Computers for Laos, Cambodia JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to keep up with the rapid pace of technological development, two perspective members of ASEAN, Cambodia and Laos, were presented with computer equipment yesterday.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Road repair evicts residents
Road repair evicts residents TANGERANG, West Java (JP): The local authorities have evicted squatters along the road by the Cidurian waterway in Pasar Kemis, Tangerang.The local officials said they had no choice but to pull down the squatters' houses along the almost two-kilometer road so that it...
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Credibility boost needed
Credibility boost needed The current controversy surrounding the Supreme Court and a number of economic and political policies that have been implemented lately have raised some concern. These developments have caused both the public's sense of legal security and the government's credibility to...
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Bank won't release savings
Bank won't release savings MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Graduates from four local elementary schools cannot pay their junior high school entrance fees because they are unable to withdraw their savings from Tanjung Abdi Swadaya Bank.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Hawkers in Kuta a nuisance
Hawkers in Kuta a nuisance I'd like to start by thanking The Jakarta Post for a truly enjoyable newspaper. I've been reading it for a year and urge you to keep up the good work. Unfortunately my letter is another Bali ache about the street hawkers in Kuta.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Beware of city's notorious intinerant criminal hypnotists
Beware of city's notorious intinerant criminal hypnotists JAKARTA (JP): Several thousand people across the country have recently reported to have been victims of chicanery, losing large sums of money and much jewelry after being put into a trance by the criminals.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Lawyers lash out at military over PDI headquarters
Lawyers lash out at military over PDI headquarters JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri's fight against the military and the government's backing of Soerjadi, who ousted her as the chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), is continuing apace across the country.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
PDI rift reveals political vexation
PDI rift reveals political vexationBy Ignas Kleden JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party's internal conflict and its unexpected aftermath is a reflection of both political dissatisfaction and political aspiration.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Perspective members get computer assistance
Perspective members get computer assistance JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to keep up with the rapid pace of technological development, two prospective members of ASEAN, Cambodia and Laos, were presented with computer equipment yesterday.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
S. Korea imports more natural gas from Indonesia
S. Korea imports more natural gas from Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): South Korea will buy an additional 3.92 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth about US$600 million from Indonesia during the period of 1996 to 1999.