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Sat, 20 Jul 1996
RI lobbies USA and Japan over car policy
RI lobbies USA and Japan over car policy JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will continue to lobby the United States and Japan to ensure that its controversial national car policy will not end up in front of the World Trade Organization (WTO), a senior minister said yesterday.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Utut, Hickl share laurels in chess meet
Utut, Hickl share laurels in chess meet JAKARTA (JP): Home favorite Utut Adianto clawed his way back to win the decisive match on the final day of the BNI international chess tournament yesterday.His impressive 25-move victory over England's grandmaster Julian Hodgson put the Indonesian on top of...
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Bureaucrats' role key to end discrimination
Bureaucrats' role key to end discrimination JAKARTA (JP): A legal expert welcomes the recently issued presidential decree which aims at eradicating discrimination against people of Chinese descent, but notes that its success will largely depend on bureaucrats' political will.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Myanmar defends rights record and calls for mutual respect
Myanmar defends rights record and calls for mutual respect JAKARTA (JP): Myanmarese foreign minister U Ohn Gyaw defended his country's human rights record yesterday, defining its most important elements as the provision of food, clothing and shelter.
Sat, 20 Jul 1996
Child workers under health threats: ILO
Child workers under health threats: ILO JAKARTA (JP): A local official of the International Labor Organization (ILO) called for greater public attention toward child workers, whose daily activities expose them to grave health and safety threats.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Legislator concerned over violence against women
Legislator concerned over violence against women JAKARTA (JP): Violence against women and abuse of children are becoming national issues that need prompt action, a senior legislator said yesterday.Nafsiah Mboi, a member of House Commission VIII for social welfare, acknowledged that development has...
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Three unruly soldiers fired
Three unruly soldiers fired BANDUNG, West Java: Three soldiers of the Siliwangi regional military command were dishonorably discharged for their involvement in crimes.They were stripped of their uniforms in a ceremony led by the military commander, Maj. Gen. Tayo Tarmadi, on Wednesday.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
IKAPI to hold book fair
IKAPI to hold book fair JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta-based Indonesian Publishers Association (IKAPI) will hold "Jakarta Book Fair 1996" at the Senayan sports center from July 27 to Aug. 4.The fair committee chairperson, Kartini Nurdin, told a press conference yesterday that the fair was held to...
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
France supports RI's controversial car policy
France supports RI's controversial car policy JAKARTA (JP): The French government has not joined other developed countries in pressing Indonesia to change its controversial national car policy.Visiting French Economy and Finance Minister Jean Arthuis said yesterday that he had discussed many...
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Firms to explore for gold in Aceh
Firms to explore for gold in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Six foreign mining companies have submitted contract proposals to the government to explore for and extract gold in various areas of Aceh."The companies have already obtained licenses for preliminary studies from the directorate general of mines.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Where to go in Bali: July 19, 1996
Where to go in Bali: July 19, 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, 19 Jul 1996
Utut steps up charge at BNI chess meet
Utut steps up charge at BNI chess meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's number one chess player, grandmaster (GM) Utut Adianto, stepped up his challenge for victory in the BNI international chess tournament here when he beat compatriot Sjarif Machmud on the 37th move yesterday.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Political maneuvers communist: Feisal
Political maneuvers communist: Feisal JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung has likened ongoing political maneuvers by various interest groups to those made by the Indonesian Communist Party in the 1960s.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
'SWA' magazine ranks BII as the best bank
'SWA' magazine ranks BII as the best bank JAKARTA (JP): Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII), with assets of Rp 12.89 trillion (US$5.5 billion), was ranked the soundest of nine banks with assets over Rp 10 trillion by SWA business magazine.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
ARF bid for a more secure and stable region
ARF bid for a more secure and stable regionBy Bantarto Bandoro JAKARTA (JP): The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) was launched during the ASEAN Post Ministerial Meeting, which aimed at building mutual confidence, preserving stability and ensuring growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Police officer killed on duty
Police officer killed on duty MEDAN, North Sumatra: A police officer died after being struck by a bus on Tuesday while chasing a crime suspect, a press report said yesterday.The police officer, Jaramil Girsang, died from his injuries soon after being admitted to the hospital, the Antara news agency...
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
RP group endorses More peace plan
RP group endorses More peace plan MANILA (AFP): A group of Roman Catholic, Protestant and Islamic religious leaders yesterday endorsed an interim peace deal with Moro guerrillas, as gunmen wiped out a militia post in the south of the country.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
1. Coop ---- 48 pts MM l/c 3 cols 3 lines
1. Coop ---- 48 pts MM l/c 3 cols 3 linesASEAN functional cooperation not for dialog partners8. Judge ---- 28 pts HBC l/c 2 cols 2 linesJudges need scholarly assistance: Expert
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Police start using oxygen tanks
Police start using oxygen tanks JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Traffic Police Directorate has started using standard oxygen tanks to help reduce the impact of gas emissions on traffic police.The officers keep the tanks handy so that they can have a whiff of fresh air every now and then.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
306 branches OF PDI to sue 1,000 rebels
306 branches OF PDI to sue 1,000 rebels JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri is raising a nationwide legal storm by filing 306 simultaneous lawsuits against participants of an Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) rebel congress which toppled her last month.R.O.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Government tolerance of criticism fading: Loekman
Government tolerance of criticism fading: Loekman YOGYAKARTA (JP): The government's tolerance of criticism and "alternative ideas" is wearing thin, well-known political observer Loekman Soetrisno believes.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
East Timor's integration
East Timor's integration How much time is needed for the process of integration to be completed? Twenty years is considered long enough if statistics are the yardstick. And in East Timor, if this is the criterium used, great strides forward have indeed been made in this youngest of Indonesian...
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Ali alatas rebuts West over Myanmar
Ali alatas rebuts West over Myanmar JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas warned against other countries or organizations meddling in ASEAN's affairs, saying that it was nobody else's business if the association wished to welcome Myanmar into its midst.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Soeharto orders closure of Ecstasy venues
Soeharto orders closure of Ecstasy venues JAKARTA (JP): In response to growing public concern, President Soeharto ordered yesterday that entertainment spots doubling as marketplaces for drugs be closed down.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Nightclub closures could cost city Rp 258b in taxes
Nightclub closures could cost city Rp 258b in taxes JAKARTA (JP): The city administration would lose about Rp 258.01 billion (US$112.17 million) a year if it closed all the city's entertainment venues, a councilor says.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Top soccer official's resignation regretted
Top soccer official's resignation regretted JAKARTA (JP): A top official of the All-Indonesia Football Association yesterday lamented the plan to resign by the association's league and competition manager Ismet Tahir.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Reputation of HongkongBank at stake: Union
Reputation of HongkongBank at stake: Union JAKARTA (JP): The reputation of HongkongBank could decline if its dispute with employees is not solved soon, said the head of the Federation of All-Indonesian Workers Union.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Eight athletes sent to junior W C'ship
Eight athletes sent to junior W C'ship JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will send a tiny team of three boys and five girls to the sixth World Track and Field Junior Championships in Sydney, Australia, from Aug. 20 to Aug. 25.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Seminar says administrative court's rulings are political
Seminar says administrative court's rulings are political SURABAYA (JP): Human rights campaigners and a legal expert charge that the rulings of the state administrative court, which handles grievances against government officials, are routinely influenced by political and bureaucratic interests.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
New decree sought
New decree sought JAKARTA (JP): A councilor urged the city administration yesterday to produce a provincial decree on underground property ownership.The chairman of the city council's commission D for development, Bandjar Marpaung, said that the city administration should produce a decree to...
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
The Ecstasy menace
The Ecstasy menace Real concern appears to be growing among both the public and government officials over the growing abuse of the drug known as Ecstasy. After repeated warnings from local officials in Jakarta and other big cities where abuse of the drug is rampant, President Soeharto himself is...
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
JAKARTA (JP): A police source speculates that the farmhouse
JAKARTA (JP): A police source speculates that the farmhouse manager's wife who was allegedly sexually assaulted during two different robberies at a Bekasi farmhouse planned the incidents over a marital dispute.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
ASEAN banks told to forge pacts to face competition
ASEAN banks told to forge pacts to face competition SINGAPORE (AFP): Local banks in rapidly-growing Southeast Asian economies should team up to face competition arising from financial liberalization, a regional banking conference was told yesterday.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
RI among worst offenders of property rights
RI among worst offenders of property rights JAKARTA (JP): After seven years of being listed on the United Nations' lesser Watch List, Indonesia has been moved to the body's Priority List for rampant intellectual property rights violations.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Two Americans die in accident
Two Americans die in accident JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Two American women were killed in a road accident in Sentani on Wednesday, a press report said yesterday.The accident occurred when the van that carried the women, who Antara identified only as Carol W. and Mrs. Petrix, crashed into a bus at 1.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Judges need scholarly assistance: Expert
Judges need scholarly assistance: Expert JAKARTA (JP): State administrative court judges need independent experts to help their judges reach truly objective decisions, a prominent lawyer proposed yesterday.T.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Selective or discriminatory?
Selective or discriminatory? My son is a student in San Jose, USA, and is a mature and sensible person. He is Indonesian and wants to return to this country when he graduates in two years time. His Indonesian girlfriend had been saving for a short visit to go and see him, had purchased her ticket...
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Networks to invade RI banking industry
Networks to invade RI banking industry JAKARTA (JP): Local commercial banks are at a crossroads in dealing with increasingly demanding customers and the mounting pressure of competition among themselves as well from foreign banks and non-bank institutions.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
What does development do for women?
What does development do for women? The following article is based on a paper presented by Juwono Sudarsono, Vice Governor of the National Resilience Institute at a workshop with the theme of "Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific Through the Women's Convention: A Call to Action" organized by the...
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
'Bekasi robbery-rape case engineered'
'Bekasi robbery-rape case engineered' JAKARTA (JP): A police source speculates that the farmhouse manager's wife who was allegedly sexually assaulted during two different robberies at a Bekasi farmhouse planned the incidents over a marital dispute.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Adi
Adi Adi supports calls for collusion debate. Page 2 Nightclubs Nightclub closures could cost city Rp 258 billion in taxes. Page 3 Myanmar Myanmar: Immovable versus irresistible. Page 4 Development What does development do for us? Page 5 Sri Lanka Hundreds feared dead as Tamil Tigers storm army camp.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
No stock table
No stock table Notice: Due to a technical problem on computer links between the Jakarta Stock Exchange and The Jakarta Post, today's table of shares is not available. -- Editor
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
NGOs' frustrations goes public
NGOs' frustrations goes public In recent months there have been street demonstrations across the country addressing a variety of political issues. What do they signify and why do they occur? Sociologist Kastorius Sinaga grapples with these questions.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Adi supports calls for collusion debate
Adi supports calls for collusion debate JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Chief Justice for General Crimes Adi Andojo Soetjipto has supported the recent public calls for a national discussion on how to eliminate the collusion practices which he alleges are rife within the Supreme Court.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Congestion uncontrolled
Congestion uncontrolled BOGOR, West Java (JP): Temporary kiosks erected around the razed Kebon Kembang market have worsened congestion, which so far has remained unchecked.Traffic jams around Jl. M.A. Salmun, Jl. Dewi Sartika and Jl.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
TV Program: Friday, July 19, 1996
TV Program: Friday, July 19, 1996TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Wajah Negeriku (My Country) 2:35 TV Series: Budgie 3:05 TV Series: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Fresh Prince of Bell Air 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Culture 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The...
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Sahid expansion needs Rp 600 billion
Sahid expansion needs Rp 600 billion JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed property company PT Sahid Jaya International announced yesterday that it needs a total investment of Rp 600 billion (US$255 million) for its second phase expansion project.
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Myanmar: Immovable vs irresistible
Myanmar: Immovable vs irresistible Forty-nine years ago today, on July 19, 1947, gunmen burst into a meeting of the Burmese cabinet and assassinated Aung San, the man who had already negotiated for independence from the British in 1948, and who was negotiating for national unity with Burma's ethnic...
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Fatal crash bus driver admits taking sedatives
Fatal crash bus driver admits taking sedatives BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Kramatdjati bus driver charged with negligence that resulted 31 people burning to death inside his bus told the Bogor District Court yesterday that he had taken two barbiturate pills before leaving the Kampung Rambutan...
Fri, 19 Jul 1996
Where to go in Jakarta: July 19, 1996
Where to go in Jakarta: July 19, 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.