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Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Chedi Hotel: Jl. Rancabentang 56-58: Job (Piano), Monday to Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Irven (Guitar), Monday to Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Mixed voices Accapela singer and Andi (Pianist), Thursday and Saturday, 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Soeharto set to leave hospital today
Soeharto set to leave hospital today JAKARTA (JP): Doctors who examined President Soeharto at a heart hospital in Germany reaffirmed yesterday that there was nothing wrong with the 75-year-old leader and that he would be discharged on Thursday.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Daelim wins RI project
Daelim wins RI project SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's Daelim Engineering Co., said yesterday it had won a US$350-million contract to build a thermal power plant in Indonesia.Under the turnkey contract, Daelim will build two coal-fired 100-megawatt and two 50-megawatt plants for the Sibolga and Amurang...
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Bulog raises flour prices
Bulog raises flour prices JAKARTA (JP): The National Logistics Agency (Bulog) has raised flour prices to Rp 704.44 (US$0.30) a kilo, including value added tax, from Rp 681.91 due to increasing wheat prices on the world market.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
RI and U.S. seek input on future of relations
RI and U.S. seek input on future of relations JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia-United States relations toward the 21st century was discussed in a seminar at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday.The aim of the seminar was to gather input from a wide range of individuals as a source of...
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Levies reach 30 percent of building consultancy costs
Levies reach 30 percent of building consultancy costs JAKARTA (JP): Construction consultants complained to the House of Representatives yesterday that illegal levies, on top of legal fees, account for 30 percent of the fees for their services.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Foreigners arrested for drug deal
Foreigners arrested for drug deal JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested three foreigners and a local for their alleged roles in a drugs transaction, believed to be heroin.A reliable source at the Central Jakarta police station said the suspects, including two Nigerians and a Canadian, were detained...
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Reporters' libel case adjourned
Reporters' libel case adjourned JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers representing seven dismissed Suara Pembaruan journalists were granted more time yesterday to prepare their reply to the daily's management.Presiding Judge Willyarto adjourned the session at the East Jakarta District Court until next Wednesday.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
People's sorrow is also ABRI's
People's sorrow is also ABRI's UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Chief of Wirabuana Regional Military Command Maj. Gen. Sulatin said the Armed Forces (ABRI) are "from and for the people", and that when the people face a difficult time, ABRI empathizes.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Hundreds moved from flood
Hundreds moved from flood KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Hundreds of residents of Lepo- Lepo and Asera districts in Kendari regency have been evacuated after a flood hit the area, Antara reported yesterday.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Tourist buses to have GSM telephones
Tourist buses to have GSM telephones JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkomsel plans to install later this year car-mounted telephones in tourist buses for the exclusive use of foreign visitors holding Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards for the Global System for Mobile (GSM) communications system.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Tourist has all his belongings taken
Tourist has all his belongings taken JAKARTA (JP): A Danish tourist lost all his belongings only a few hours after he stepped into the country for the first time.His taxi driver is the suspect."Luckily I still have my passport and cash but I lost all my clothes and stuff, including a cheap camera...
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Crackdown on Ecstasy criticized as ineffective
Crackdown on Ecstasy criticized as ineffective JAKARTA (JP): The recent crackdown against the banned Ecstasy trade at discotheques and other nightspots in the city was an ineffective and inappropriate way to stop the drug's circulation, said a prominent criminologist Mulyana W. Kusuma.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
More funds needed for SEA Games
More funds needed for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The underwriting consortium for the Southeast Asian Games next year is facing the uphill task of raising Rp 40 billion (US$17 million) to fulfill its set budget.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Indofood acquires Nissinmas
Indofood acquires Nissinmas JAKARTA (JP): PT Indofood Sukses Makmur of the Salim Group announced yesterday that it has signed an agreement to acquire a 49 percent stake in PT Nissinmas, an instant noodle producer.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Hodgson leads BNI chess meet
Hodgson leads BNI chess meet JAKARTA (JP): English grandmaster Julian M. Hodgson took the sole lead after the third day of an 11-round chess tournament sponsored by the government-run bank BNI at the Kartika Chandra hotel yesterday.Hodgson now has 2.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
PDI and JFK
PDI and JFK Even as an outsider, not being a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party, I am sad that the Party is having trouble, and to be honest I do not really know what it is all about. What are the reasons for the rift in the PDI?Is it because one group wanted a congress and the other didn't?...
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Police pledge to fight against illegal drug trade
Police pledge to fight against illegal drug trade JAKARTA (JP): Police said yesterday that they will continue with their massive operation against discotheques, pubs, motels and other places suspected of illegal drug and sex transactions.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Protection for aromatics firm criticized
Protection for aromatics firm criticized CILEGON, West Java (JP): A business leader expressed his worry yesterday about the possibility of the government setting up a new tariff structure to protect a politically well-connected aromatics firm.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Indigenous Irianese youths demand more jobs
Indigenous Irianese youths demand more jobs JAKARTA (JP): Indigenous Irianese youths pressed their demand yesterday for more jobs in both the government and private sectors as a way to ease social tension in the esternmost province.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Arrest
Arrest Students arrested for inciting labor protests. Page 2 Ecstasy Crackdown on Ecstasy criticized as ineffective. Page 3 Activists Malaysian activists find voice at last.Page 5 Aging DJ Aging disc jockey spins hits in Shanghai disco.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
ASEAN called on to drop existing policy on Myanmar
ASEAN called on to drop existing policy on Myanmar MANILA (Reuter): A human rights group urged southeast Asian nations yesterday to abandon their policy of non-interference in Myanmar and to ban aid and investment to force its military rulers to yield power.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Resettlers want houses on stilts
Resettlers want houses on stilts JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Around 300 families who are about to be resettled have asked the transmigration authorities that they be provided with houses on stilts because their destinations are swamp areas.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Foreign companies to make car parts here
Foreign companies to make car parts here JAKARTA (JP): As many as 53 companies from South Korea and 22 from Taiwan plan to establish factories in Indonesia to produce automotive components, says Minister of Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Four RI researchers to join Antarctic team
Four RI researchers to join Antarctic team JAKARTA (JP): The Agency for Technology Application and Assessment (BPPT) is planning to send four of its researchers on the South-Arctic Expedition next month.Two of the four Indonesian candidates are Muhammad Evri, and Fadli Syamsuddin.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
'No easy solution to air pollution'
'No easy solution to air pollution' JAKARTA (JP): A researcher suggested yesterday that the government take a holistic, rather than a technical, approach to reducing air pollution, before worrying about using unleaded or leaded fuel.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
A beefy Riddick Bowe to fight Golota today
A beefy Riddick Bowe to fight Golota today NEW YORK (Reuter): It will be a beefy Riddick Bowe who fights Andrew Golota here today after the former heavyweight champion tipped the scales at 252 pounds (114 kg) at the weigh-in on Tuesday.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Court defends plan to fire Adi Andojo
Court defends plan to fire Adi Andojo JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court defended its plan to dismiss whistle-blower Justice Adi Andojo Soetjipto, saying that to have him around would ruin the court's reputation even more.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Muliakeramik secures $100m loan
Muliakeramik secures $100m loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Muliakeramik Indahraya, a ceramic tile producer owned by the publicly-listed PT Mulia Industrindo, yesterday signed a five-year term loan worth US$100 million.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 10, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 775 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,700 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 700 50 5,500 Andayani Megah 1,200 50 1,240,000 Aneka...
Thu, 11 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,...
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Peace at hand in the Philippines
Peace at hand in the Philippines Twenty years after Imelda Marcos and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi brokered an agreement in Tripoli to end a Moslem separatist rebellion in the southern Philippines, peace appears to be at hand in the long-troubled region.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Infrastructure blocked by low land compensation
Infrastructure blocked by low land compensation JAKARTA (JP): Vital infrastructure in Greater Jakarta will remain unrealized as long as inhabitants are not paid enough compensation to give up their land.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
American Clubs opens here
American Clubs opens here JAKARTA (JP): American Clubs International Limited, a hospitality business company, is scheduled to open its newest branch, The Jakarta American Club, soon.Based in Hong Kong, the Clubs was founded in response to increasing demand for executive clubs in the Pacific Rim...
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Freeport expects lower profits in 2nd quarter
Freeport expects lower profits in 2nd quarter SYDNEY (Reuter): Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold Inc said yesterday that it expects its second quarter 1996 financial results to be affected by lower copper prices.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Healthy environment
Healthy environment I have been living in Indonesia for the past five months and have traveled extensively from Aceh to Timor, and love it here. There is such great beauty, friendly people, and diversity of every kind.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Asiawide phone cards
Asiawide phone cards TOKYO (AFP): Major telecommunications companies in seven Asian economies have started developing common telephone cards for calls among them, the Sankei Shimbun said yesterday.An informal committee of common carriers in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines,...
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Call for female governor
Call for female governor JAKARTA (JP): The wife of Home Affairs Minister Moch. Yogie S.M.'s has proposed that her husband appoint the first woman governor in 1998, when many of the 27 governors' term of office ends.Emmy Yogie S.M.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Many oil and cement projects delayed
Many oil and cement projects delayed JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo said yesterday that most companies licensed by his office to build new cement factories and oil refineries have delayed their investment projects.
Thu, 11 Jul 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 Dance 3:30 Travel 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science Film: Here Comes The Stars: Milton Berle 4:30 Female World 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05...
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Election agency gives Soerjadi candidate forms
Election agency gives Soerjadi candidate forms JAKARTA (JP): The government reinforced its support of Soerjadi as chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) by providing him yesterday with forms to submit his candidates for legislative bodies.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Duta Pertiwi's profit up
Duta Pertiwi's profit up JAKARTA (JP): PT Duta Pertiwi Nusantara, a publicly-listed manufacturer of chemical products, yesterday reported an increase of 19 percent in its net profit to Rp 4.3 billion (US$1.8 million) last year and a 25 percent in sales to Rp 40.4 billion.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Presidential seal counterfeited
Presidential seal counterfeited JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta Police have apprehended four members of a syndicate believed to have illegally produced and traded watches and souvenirs bearing the Presidential Palace seal.Chief of the police precinct, Lt. Col.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Govt critics seek public support
Govt critics seek public support SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Prominent government critics are seeking greater public support for their petition expressing concern over current political developments, known as the "July 1st Statement".
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Beeper rivalry leads to price war
Beeper rivalry leads to price war JAKARTA (JP): Even though the government has set minimum subscription fees for radio paging services, several beeper operators are currently attempting to cope with the increasing competition by offering lower fees.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Cardinal Sin in hospital
Cardinal Sin in hospital MANILA (Reuter): The Philippines' top churchman, Cardinal Jaime Sin, is in hospital for a "mild kidney malfunction" but is not in danger, officials of the Catholic church said yesterday.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Motor vehicle thieves nabbed
Motor vehicle thieves nabbed JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested a group of motor vehicle thieves who operate in South Jakarta, Central Jakarta and Tangerang.In a preliminary interrogation the alleged thieves admitted to stealing 15 motorcycles, a sedan and a minivan, Central Jakarta Police Chief...
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
Land certificates to be handed over
Land certificates to be handed over JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agrarian Affairs/Chairman of the National Land Agency Soni Harsono and Governor Surjadi Soedirdja will hand over 3,000 land certificates to individuals and social and religious institutions next Wednesday.
Thu, 11 Jul 1996
New rights office gets 100 clients
New rights office gets 100 clients DILI, East Timor: Only a day after it was opened, the Dili office of the National Commission on Human Rights is already swamped with grievances.Antara reported that the office received complaints yesterday from 100 former soldiers of the Portuguese military who...
Wed, 10 Jul 1996
Price of onions shoots down
Price of onions shoots down BREBES, Central Java: Local onion farmers are being hard hit this harvest by the declining price of onions following the sale of imported onion shoots as a regular spice.A slight price decrease is to be expected during harvesting season, a farmer from the Klampok Khudori...