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Wed, 10 Jul 1996
Suu Kyi seeking gain from consul death: Media
Suu Kyi seeking gain from consul death: Media YANGON (Reuter): Myanmar's state newspapers accused democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday of trying to gain politically from the death in prison last month of a former honorary consul for a number of European countries.
Wed, 10 Jul 1996
Lee's concept of democracy
Lee's concept of democracyBy Arief Budiman SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): Commenting on what is happening in Myanmar, Singaporean elder statesman Dr. Lee Kuan Yew recently stated that Aung San Suu Kyi would serve her country better if she remained only the symbol of democratic struggle.
Wed, 10 Jul 1996
APEC officials to make environment a priority
APEC officials to make environment a priority MANILA (AFP): Fast-growing economies in the Asia Pacific region aim to make the environment a priority at a leaders' summit in November, officials said here yesterday.
Wed, 10 Jul 1996
Private initiative for AIDS prevention advisable
Private initiative for AIDS prevention advisableBy Meike Hensmann JAKARTA (JP): Imagine one day the person you have been working next to for years finds out that he or she is HIV-positive, and decides to confide this to you.
Wed, 10 Jul 1996
Legislator's petition signing vexes his party
Legislator's petition signing vexes his party JAKARTA (JP): The conservative United Development Party (PPP) is unhappy with one of its senior politicians, Matori Abdul Djalil, who recently signed a petition critical of the government.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Why has Megawati grown in stature?
Why has Megawati grown in stature? Why has the embattled chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party, Megawati Soekarnoputri, been able to contain pressure on her since the controversial government-backed congress of the Indonesian Development Party in Medan last month? Political observer Riswandha...
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Cash registers needed for 10% city sales tax
Cash registers needed for 10% city sales tax JAKARTA (JP): Cash registers must be used at all public eateries to enable the recording of development taxes paid by consumers, a councilor said.The chairman of the commission in charge of city income, Helmy A.R.
Tue, 09 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,...
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Telkom launches info service for customers
Telkom launches info service for customers JAKARTA (JP): State-owned domestic telecommunications provider PT Telkom launched Siska yesterday, a computerized customer information service designed to improve the company's efficiency and customer services.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
ASEAN planning proposed
ASEAN planning proposed BANGKOK (AFP): Thai Deputy Prime Minister Amnuay Virawan yesterday urged all ASEAN states to start planning for 2020 so that the regional grouping could move smoothly into the next century.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Firm to be warned on mega rice project
Firm to be warned on mega rice project JAKARTA (JP): The government is planning to reprimand PT Sumatra Timur Indonesia for working behind schedule and meddling in the government's affairs on the giant Kalimantan rice field project.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
MILITARY COOPERATION
MILITARY COOPERATIONReuterThe defense ministers of Ukraine and Indonesia, Valery Shmarov (left) and Edi Sudradjat (second left) , signed a memorandum on military and armament cooperation Monday in Kiev, the Interfax news agency reported.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
No new permits for discotheques: City official
No new permits for discotheques: City official JAKARTA (JP): The municipality announced it will not issue new permits for discotheques for an indefinite period, given several violations of permits discovered during a number of raids.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Draws mark 1st day of chess meet
Draws mark 1st day of chess meet JAKARTA (JP): Lackluster draws marked the first day of the 11- round chess tournament being sponsored by the government-run bank BNI at the Kartika Chandra hotel in South Jakarta yesterday.But Indonesian number one grandmaster Utut Adianto broke the trend.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Ukraine, RI sign pact
Ukraine, RI sign pactReuterIndonesian Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudradjat (second left) inspects a Ukrainian honor guard with his Ukrainian counterpart, Valery Shmarov (left), in Kiev. Edi and Shmarov signed a memorandum on military and armament cooperation yesterday as part of...
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 8, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 775 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,700 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 625 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,150 25 412,000 Aneka Kimia...
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Antique trader killed
Antique trader killed JAKARTA (JP): Police have identified three men who allegedly stabbed to death an antique goods trader in front of his friend's house on Jl. Kalibaru Timur, Senin district, in Central Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Gus Dur laments attack on churches
Gus Dur laments attack on churches KEDIRI, East Java: Chief of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem organization Abdurrahman Wahid said last month's attacks on 10 churches in Surabaya were triggered by economic, educational and sociocultural disparities.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Govt to issue new franchise regulation
Govt to issue new franchise regulation JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon issue a new regulation on franchises that will include a local content requirement for foreign franchises, Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya said here yesterday.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Residents complain about Tangerang sand quarrying
Residents complain about Tangerang sand quarrying TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Residents of the Gintung village in the district of Mauk have been futilely complaining about illegal sand quarrying which started one month ago.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Soeharto lands in Germany for treatment
Soeharto lands in Germany for treatment JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto arrived yesterday in the northwest German town of Bad Oeynhausen for medical treatment, an international news agency reported.Quoting Indonesian Minister for Research and Technology B.J.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
SE Asian rubber market goes soft
SE Asian rubber market goes soft SINGAPORE (Reuter): Rubber prices in Malaysia and Thailand may slide further this week due to poor demand and ample supplies reaching the market, traders said yesterday.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Experience South Africa's wildlife
Experience South Africa's wildlife JAKARTA: Three Indonesian students will be taking part in the Cathay Pacific-sponsored Lapalala Wilderness Experience between July 14 and July 23 in which they will attend a one-week ecological course.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Scholar says MPR must strengthen its power
Scholar says MPR must strengthen its power YOGYAKARTA (JP): A scientist has proposed that the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the highest law-making body in Indonesia, expand its power to help promote democracy.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Romana improves in Fed Cup run-up
Romana improves in Fed Cup run-up JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian second best player Romana Tedjakusuma claimed yesterday to have made improvement on her form as she geared up for the clash with Switzerland at a Federation Cup match this weekend.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Indonesia's 'three musketeers' face the nation's problems
Indonesia's 'three musketeers' face the nation's problemsBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Three names have come under limelight lately: Megawati Soekarnoputri, Sri Bintang Pamungkas and Judge Adi Andojo Soetjipto. The three of them have become the focus of a multitude of informal public discussions.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Megawati accuses govt of trampling over democracy
Megawati accuses govt of trampling over democracy JAKARTA (JP): The embattled leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri, said yesterday that the government had trampled over democracy when settling political disputes.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
'Infobank' ranks Bank Tiara as most sound bank
'Infobank' ranks Bank Tiara as most sound bank JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Bank Tiara was ranked by Infobank magazine as one of the soundest large banks in the country.Bank DKI and Bank Dharmala took the second and third slots, followed by the branch office of Bank of Tokyo in the fourth, Bank...
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
ABRI does what people desire: Legislator
ABRI does what people desire: Legislator JAKARTA (JP): "Politics and the Armed Forces in Indonesia are so close while in many other countries the two are separated. Is Indonesia's Armed Forces' involvement in politics regulated in the politics of (state ideology) Pancasila?"The question was posed...
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Collusion
Collusion Soerjono's bid puts Soeharto in tricky position. Page 2 Disco No new permits for discotheques: Official Page 3 Pollution Pollution is killing Asia's innocent. Page 7 Shipping PT PAL asks govt to pay what it owes. Page 8 Shares Stock prices continue to fall, but rupiah stable.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Aussie firms join Asian criticism of aid cuts
Aussie firms join Asian criticism of aid cuts SYDNEY (Reuter): Australian industry has joined a chorus of criticism from Asian nations over Canberra's abolition of a major foreign aid program and has warned the move will handicap firms competing for business in the region.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
West demands
West demands killer arrested PHNOM PENH (AFP): Australia, Britain and France yesterday asked the Cambodian government to redouble its efforts to capture alive the Khmer Rouge guerrilla commander believed to have ordered the murders of three of their citizens two years ago.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
The river runs dry
The river runs dry A letter Unprofessional business in July 8, 1996 "Your Letters" from a man whose camera got soaked during a white-water rafting trip from Cikidang gets no sympathy from me. Anyone who sets off down a river full of white rapids should have enough common sense to know everything...
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Oil prices hold steady
Oil prices hold steady LONDON (Reuter): Oil prices held their ground yesterday after a strong rally last week as traders in the key United States market, back at work after the Independence Day holiday, digested news of a hurricane approaching Caribbean oil installations.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
City haj hospital has double management
City haj hospital has double management JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Haj Hospital, inaugurated by President Soeharto in late 1994, is running under dual management because the joint ministerial decree authorizing a foundation to run the hospital has yet to be signed.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Kid's Song 3:05 Music Performance: Musik Angklung 3:30 TV Series: Beyond Tomorrow 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science Film 4:30 TV Drama: Tamu Istimewa 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons: Apologizing 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved...
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Four suspects shot dead for resistance
Four suspects shot dead for resistance JAKARTA (JP): City police yesterday shot four suspected criminals who were resisting arrest.Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna said that the shots fired by the Ciracas and Pancoran officers were within police procedure.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
PT PAL asks govt to pay its liability
PT PAL asks govt to pay its liability JAKARTA (JP): State-owned shipbuilder PT PAL has requested that the government pay its obligations to the company soon so that the company can start making money.PAL's senior executive vice president, Suleman Wiriadidjaja, said yesterday that the company had...
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Stability priority in Nabire
Stability priority in Nabire NABIRE, Irian Jaya: Military chief Col. Marlyn Nainggolan said that the military's priority now is to ensure stability and security in the town."We have been conducting investigations but right now being in control of the situation is crucial," he told The Jakarta Post...
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
RI bodybuilder wins Asian title
RI bodybuilder wins Asian title JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian bodybuilder I Gusti Agung Rai Kusumayudha won the seventh Pro-Am Classic Bodybuilding Championship in Macao on Sunday and pocketed US$4,000.Kusumayudha, or Ade Rai as his close friends call him, was also named the most improved bodybuilder of...
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Cambodian road set for boom
Cambodian road set for boom SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (Reuter): The treacherous potholes are gone and the once-vital link between Cambodia's capital and its deep sea port looks set for a revival.Contractors are putting the finishing touches to a $30 million U.S.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
18,000 moved as flood hits Aceh
18,000 moved as flood hits Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: More than 18,000 people have been evacuated to safer ground since floods hit the capital following several days of incessant rains.The residents are being accommodated in mosques, schools and other buildings, Antara reported yesterday.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Favorites shuttlers flop in badminton championships
Favorites shuttlers flop in badminton championships JAKARTA (JP): The Bumiputera Badminton Championships at Senayan Badminton Hall on Monday was marked by a fall of favorites.Cindana, who beat world number four Lim Xiaoqing of Sweden in Taipei Open last January, fell flat to her little-known...
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Teenager held for divulging exam
Teenager held for divulging exam PALU, Central Sulawesi: A teenager was detained over the weekend for allegedly divulging the answers to the high school's national chemistry examination in May.South Sulawesi Provincial Police Spokesman Maj.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Independent poll watchdog wants elections called off
Independent poll watchdog wants elections called off JAKARTA (JP): An independent poll body has called on the government to cancel the 1997 general elections, citing government interference in the political contestants' affairs which renders the process "legally defective".
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Olympic team's departure delayed
Olympic team's departure delayed JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Olympic team was forced to delay its departure for Atlanta by a day because its flight was canceled yesterday.Eight athletes and 10 officials were scheduled to fly to Los Angeles on Garuda Indonesia Airways' flight GA 800 at 15.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Nuclear debate untimely: Sarwono
Nuclear debate untimely: Sarwono JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said yesterday that the nuclear energy controversy is "premature" since the government has not yet decided to go ahead with its plan to construct a nuclear power plant.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Rethink peat-area project, Walhi says
Rethink peat-area project, Walhi says JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) called on the government yesterday to reconsider its plan to convert one million hectares of peat moss areas in Central Kalimantan into rice production areas, saying the megaproject is both off-target and...
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
Kiosk demolitions postponed
Kiosk demolitions postponed JAKARTA (JP): The demolition of about 60 kiosks along the Angke railroad tracks in the Jembatan Lima subdistrict, West Jakarta, was postponed for the second time yesterday after last Wednesday's plan was aborted by kiosk owners.
Tue, 09 Jul 1996
RP wary of N. Korean power proposal
RP wary of N. Korean power proposal MANILA (Reuter): A delegation seeking to raise funds for an organization set up to help defuse a North Korean nuclear threat failed to secure any new financial commitment from Manila, a senior Philippine official said yesterday.