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ASEAN firms seek common stance on nontariff barriers

ASEAN firms seek common stance on nontariff barriers JAKARTA (JP): The ASEAN Federation of Textile Industries began its two-day meeting here yesterday to seek a joint stance in facing nontariff barriers imposed by the world's major textile importers.

Chrysler's convertible Sebring sure to be a showstopper

Chrysler's convertible Sebring sure to be a showstopperBy Russell Williamson Chrysler's growth in the Indonesian market has been impressive over the past two years, with the four-wheel drive Cherokee now commanding top spot in its market sector.

Tough times await telecommunication firms in Asia

Tough times await telecommunication firms in AsiaBy Angela Tan SINGAPORE (Reuter): The telecommunications business in Asia remains a favorite for investors but deregulation has sparked a keen battle for market share that could affect short-term profits.

South Korean onslaught continues with Daewoo to launch Nexia

South Korean onslaught continues with Daewoo to launch NexiaBy Russell Williamson Daewoo will be the third South Korean manufacturer to enter the increasingly crowded small passenger sedan market when the Nexia goes on sale late this year.

Ford move to European sourced product

Ford move to European sourced productBy Russell Williamson Ford in Indonesia will begin sourcing its vehicles from Ford of Europe over the next two years.The first of these products, the Escort, will be on show at the Jakarta Auto Expo and is expected to go on sale in the first quarter of next year.

Anonymity

Anonymity Since my name has been called once again into question (The Jakarta Post, July 24, 1996), I am obliged to make some comments:* The attempt by the "anonymous" letter writer to justify anonymity didn't convince me at all.

S. China Sea solution not on the horizon

S. China Sea solution not on the horizon JAKARTA (AFP): Despite a new openness in the region, territorial disputes on overlapping maritime boundaries in the South China Sea have yet to move closer to a viable solution, Pacific Rim officials say.

Secretaries for listed firms

Secretaries for listed firms JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency is requiring all publicly listed companies to appoint corporate secretaries before the end of this year.The head of the capital market watchdog's law department, I Nyoman Tjager, said yesterday that any listed company...

Asian coffee demand up, says German research

Asian coffee demand up, says German research HAMBURG (Reuter): Weak coffee demand in Asia was getting fresh impetus from instant coffee products and canned coffee drinks, German coffee association DKV said yesterday.

Breast-feeding trend is declining: Official

Breast-feeding trend is declining: Official JAKARTA (JP): Fewer mothers are nursing their babies, despite the national breast-feeding campaign launched by President Soeharto six years ago, an official says."The breast-feeding trend is declining," said Benny A.

Two killed at project site

Two killed at project site JAKARTA (JP): Two construction workers were killed and three others injured when working on the eighth floor of the new SCT Tower on Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta.A wooden board on which they were standing collapsed, one of the survivors said.

I Made Sumadiyasa: Young, promising Balinese painter

I Made Sumadiyasa: Young, promising Balinese painterBy Putu Wirata Young Balinese painter Made Sumadiyasa has received acclaim both at home and abroad for his works. This article relates the genesis of his paintings of the past few years.

ASEAN, India set up cooperation bodies

ASEAN, India set up cooperation bodies JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) sought closer ties yesterday with its new partner India by forming a number of commissions.Indian Foreign Minister Inder Kumar Gujral said after a dialog with ASEAN that both parties have agreed...

Engaging Myanmar

Engaging Myanmar Within the space of only four days, Myanmar was admitted first to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as an observer and later as a full member of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).

Fire leaves people homeless

Fire leaves people homeless BANDUNG: An early morning fire destroyed 58 houses in a slum area here yesterday, leaving 478 people homeless and causing losses of about Rp 2 billion (about US$850,000).Eyewitnesses said that the fire started at 1.30 a.m.

Democracy and human rights imperative, say ASEAN partners

Democracy and human rights imperative, say ASEAN partners JAKARTA (JP): Dialog partners of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) emphasized the importance for democracy and human rights yesterday as an imperative prerequisite to regional stability.

Students demand legal action

Students demand legal action UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Around 500 students yesterday demonstrated at the governor's office, demanding that the government and the military complete planned legal action against soldiers allegedly responsible for the death of three friends of theirs.

ASEAN should make decisions

ASEAN should make decisions Talking is obviously better than not talking. But dialog without any set program and as an end in itself seems more like an opportunity to golf than anything else.If ASEAN is to deal with the challenges of the next few years, it must do something about some overriding...

RI needs justices with integrity

RI needs justices with integrityBy T. Mulya Lubis JAKARTA (JP): This is the first time that the Supreme Court has been struck by a crisis so severe. The issue of collusion in the highest judicial institution and the call to fire Justice Adi Andojo Soetjipto -- the man who blew the whistle -- have...

Indonesia and U.S. sign bilateral tax protocol

Indonesia and U.S. sign bilateral tax protocol JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and the United States have signed a bilateral agreement reducing the withholding tax on interest, royalties and dividend payments for businesses in the two countries.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 12:00 p.m. Travel: My Country 12:05 TV Series: Family Matters 12:30 Dance Performance 1:00 News: Lintasan Berita 1:30 Science Film: Here Comes The Stars 2:05 Education Program: Dunia Mahasiswa 2:30 Sport: Olympiad '96 from Atlanta 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:00 News:...

'U.S. should not impose its domestic policies on others'

'U.S. should not impose its domestic policies on others' JAKARTA (JP): Southeast Asian countries have expressed concern with what they see as the tendency of the United States to impose its domestic economic policies on other countries, when the policies may not even be consistent with World Trade...

Integrated mapping agency needed

Integrated mapping agency needed JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto opened a national seminar on mapping yesterday, calling for the establishment of an integrated center of information on land and geographic mapping.

SE Asian 'tigers' sharpen their claws

SE Asian 'tigers' sharpen their clawsBy Kai Strittmatter MUNICH (DPA): Anyone thinking of Southeast Asia thinks of little tigers, of ambitious states in a hurry to be economic powers, of holiday destinations with glorious beaches, in a region which for decades seems to have been a regular...

Public awareness of AIDS improves

Public awareness of AIDS improves JAKARTA (JP): The first national conference on AIDS started here yesterday with speakers expressing optimism about increasing public awareness of the life-threatening condition.

Tommy to build power plant

Tommy to build power plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Okha Hutomo Satrya and Figear Ltd., two private firms affiliated to the Humpuss Group, will build a geothermal power plant in Wayang Windu, West Java in cooperation with Asia Power of New Zealand.

Adisumarmo airpot expansion ready next year

Adisumarmo airpot expansion ready next year JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said yesterday that the Adisumarmo airport in Surakarta, Central Java, will be ready for trial operation early next year after the completion of an expansion project in late December.

Inco's profit jumps 37%

Inco's profit jumps 37% JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) saw its profit increase during this year's second quarter by 37.12 percent to US$18.1 million from $13.2 million in the corresponding period of last year.

Seven netted in drug raid

Seven netted in drug raid JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta Police have charged an executive of Hailai International Executive Club and six other people for possession of marijuana and Ecstasy.Jakarta Police Spokesman Lt. Col.

Australia to stop reporter death probe

Australia to stop reporter death probe JAKARTA (JP): The Australian government is unlikely to further pursue an inquiry concerning the deaths of six journalists in East Timor in 1975, allegedly killed by Indonesian troops.

PAM Jaya to supply water from Tangerang

PAM Jaya to supply water from Tangerang JAKARTA (JP): The city-owned water company, PAM Jaya, plans to pay the Tangerang branch of the same company for water from the Cisadane river in Tangerang, West Java, as existing raw water processed by the company is often severely polluted, an official says.

Human rights requires political change

Human rights requires political change JAKARTA (JP): Human rights campaigners said that political change was needed to instill a greater respect for human rights in the nation. They blamed the existing political system, which 'monopolized the states' use of legal violence', for many rights'...

$1.6b in commitments for tourist projects

$1.6b in commitments for tourist projects JAKARTA (JP): Total investment commitments for tourist-related projects approved by the government from January to May this year were worth $1.67 billion, according to the latest monthly report from the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications.

EU and ASEAN divided on Myanmar contact group

EU and ASEAN divided on Myanmar contact group JAKARTA (AFP): The European Union (EU) has thrown its support behind a Canadian proposal to set up a UN-linked contact group on Myanmar, but senior ASEAN officials have rejected the idea, delegates said yesterday.

Smiling Joko ready to fool his detractors

Smiling Joko ready to fool his detractors ATLANTA, Georgia (Agencies): Joko Suprianto, the smiling Indonesian who has been written off more times than he cares to remember, will be one of the most surprising favorites at the Centennial Olympics when badminton begins yesterday.

Squatters asked to vacate plots

Squatters asked to vacate plots JAKARTA (JP): Squatters along the Ciliwung riverbank in subdistricts of Bidara Cina in East Jakarta and Kebon Baru in South Jakarta will have to vacate their plots by mid September, an official says.

Flag burned in East Timor

Flag burned in East Timor DILI, East Timor: A group of people yesterday attempted to incite rioting among hundreds of East Timorese mourning the death of a nun by burning the country's flag during the funeral.

Are we moving further away from the nation's noble ideas?

Are we moving further away from the nation's noble ideas?By Kastorius Sinaga Several impressive public figures met recently to sign what is now known as the Statement of Concerns on our current political climate. Sociologist Kastorius Sinaga writes that the statement serves two purposes.

BKPM revokes 88 investment licenses

BKPM revokes 88 investment licenses JAKARTA (JP): The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) revoked 88 investment licenses in the period between Jan. 1 and July 15, this year.According to the investment board, 63 of the revoked licenses belonged to domestic investors and the other 25 to foreign...

Caltex finds oil in Riau

Caltex finds oil in Riau JAKARTA (JP): PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia, an oil production sharing contractor of state-owned Pertamina, has struck oil at the Sijambu field in Bengkalis district, Riau, about 120 kilometers northwest of its giant oil field in Duri.

10km run offers Rp 38 million prize

10km run offers Rp 38 million prize JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Track and Field Association, in cooperation with PT Caltex Pasific Indonesia, will stage a 10Km run here on Aug. 11 with Rp 38 million (US$16,100) in prize money.

TV Media offers 24-hour service

TV Media offers 24-hour service JAKARTA (JP): TV Media has opened a round-the-clock Consumer Hotline Service in an effort to make it more convenient for prospective customers to buy its products advertised on television.

Mayoralty ends water shortage

Mayoralty ends water shortage BANJARMASIN, South Sumatra: The mayoralty here has exploited extra drinking water sources to end a water shortage that hits the area almost every year.The local branch of the state-owned water company has built an installation with a capacity of 500 liters per second.

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,...

Police formally bans PDI free speech forum

Police formally bans PDI free speech forum JAKARTA (JP): The National Police has formally banned the free speech forum held daily by the overthrown faction of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) on the grounds that it disrupts public order and is becoming an unconstitutional gathering.

EU hopes to put Asian links on solid footing

EU hopes to put Asian links on solid footing BRUSSELS (Reuter): The European Union, stung by criticism from Asian leaders over the weekend, hopes to advance relations in the calmer atmosphere of a two-day high-level diplomatic meeting which opened yesterday.

TEC seeks LNG projects

TEC seeks LNG projects TOKYO (Reuter): Toyo Engineering Corp (TEC) said yesterday it would submit bids to Mobil Corp to build processing plants in Indonesia for liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects.The projected plants, to be built on northern Sumatra and Madura, would remove carbon dioxide and...

New partners join ASEAN talks

New partners join ASEAN talks JAKARTA (AFP): China, India and Russia sought closer ties with ASEAN as they joined a wide-ranging dialogue with the trade- driven southeast Asian grouping yesterday.The three countries take to 10 the number of full dialogue partners of the Association of Southeast...

RP peace deal in jeopardy

RP peace deal in jeopardy MANILA (AFP): The Philippine government's peace talks with Moro rebels may be jeopardized if the Senate holds an inquiry into an interim peace deal, chief presidential aide Ruben Torres warned yesterday.

Two newly-listed stocks perform well on the JSX

Two newly-listed stocks perform well on the JSX JAKARTA (JP): The prices of two new shares listed yesterday by PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa and PT Surya Dumai Industry climbed slightly despite the weak performance of most shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, dealers said.