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Thu, 01 Aug 1996
FBI searches apartment of bomb park guard
FBI searches apartment of bomb park guard ATLANTA (Reuter): FBI agents probing the Olympic blast yesterday searched the apartment of a security guard from the bombed park and evacuated other residents.The agents and the guard, Richard Jewell, 33, later came out of the apartment and a bomb sniffing...
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Passenger Service Charge for domestic air passengers
Passenger Service Charge for domestic air passengers-------------------------------------------------- Tariffs Airports -------------------------------------------------- Rp 10,000 Soekarno-Hatta, Ngurah Rai Rp 9,000 Hang Nadim, Polonia, Juanda, Supadio, Sepinggan Rp 8,000 Simpang Tiga, Hasanudin,...
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Bribery rampant in health services
Bribery rampant in health services JAKARTA (JP): Collusion between practitioners and drug producers is a serious problem in the health services, a health ministry official said yesterday.Iwan Darmansjah, the ministry's chairman of drug safety and efficacy, said many drug producers are luring...
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Residents selling artifacts
Residents selling artifacts MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A government official yesterday revealed that local residents have been selling recently-found artifacts, such as an 18-carat gold mask, to the highest bidders.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Garbage disposal
Garbage disposalFrom PelitaThe residents of RT5 and 7 from the RW9 neighborhood, Manggarai, South Jakarta, have to dispose of their garbage in the river nearby because the trash that has piled up in the complex has not been collected.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock Prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 31, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,125 0 10,000 AHAP Insurance 2,700 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 675 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,200 0 1,072,000 Aneka...
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Rights activist worried about missing people
Rights activist worried about missing people JAKARTA (JP): Amid heightened concern over people reportedly missing after violent rioting on Saturday, human rights campaigners lamented officials' reluctance to provide information.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Mulialand's profit up 47%
Mulialand's profit up 47% JAKARTA (JP): PT Mulialand, a publicly-listed property company of the Mulia Group, booked a net profit of Rp 56.9 billion (US$24,24 million) in the first six months this year, an increase of 47 percent over the same period last year.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Corn floor price policy opposed
Corn floor price policy opposed JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday the government is unlikely to set a floor price for corn because this may prevent feed producers from buying the commodity in partnership programs.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Rais calls for trustworthy officials
Rais calls for trustworthy officials JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Economic and Development Affairs Tb. Rais said plans on the collection of city revenue should be thorough and realistic.He said yesterday that plans must take into account not only the existing potential, but the "aspirations of...
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Matsushita's RI venture
Matsushita's RI venture TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. said yesterday it would start producing fluorescent bulbs in Indonesia next year.The world's largest consumer electronics company said applications were lodged July 11 with the Indonesian authorities, and approval...
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Retraining important, Wardiman says
Retraining important, Wardiman says JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro emphasized yesterday the importance of giving graduates access to retraining to meet the very dynamic needs of modern occupations.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Worried vendor
Worried vendorFrom KompasI am a cigarette and soft drink vendor on Jl. Mahakam, Kebayoran Baru, in South Jakarta. I have been in this line of business for ten years with its ups and downs.The tree under which I erected my small stall was cut down two years ago. I don't know exactly who ordered it.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
RI, Pakistan sign deal
RI, Pakistan sign deal KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuter): The state-run Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) said yesterday it had signed an agreement with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) to increase bilateral trade to US$1 billion in next two years from $211 million in 1994/95...
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Govt hopeful riot wont's hit investment
Govt hopeful riot wont's hit investment JAKARTA (JP): The government remained confident yesterday that last weekend's riots would not adversely affect the country's investment climate, but businessmen seem jittery.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Local stocks prices increase 0.4% in quiet trading
Local stocks prices increase 0.4% in quiet trading JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) edged up 0.4 percent yesterday amid quiet trading with most foreign investors sidelined."Today's increase doesn't mean that the market has regained investors' confidence.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Minister hopes tax breaks will woo foreign investors
Minister hopes tax breaks will woo foreign investors JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo said yesterday that the recently introduced tax holidays should attract new foreign investment."We are facing tight competition from our neighbors in attracting foreign investment.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Manila's wealthy rise above gridlock
Manila's wealthy rise above gridlockBy Ramoncito dela Cruz MANILA (Reuter): A helicopter flying above Manila high-rise buildings used to be such a rare sight that gawking motorists and pedestrians created a mini-traffic jam.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Confucian couple fights for recognition
Confucian couple fights for recognitionBy Sirikit Syah SURABAYA (JP): Budi Wijaya and Lanny Guito say they don't ask for much: They are married and want their union to be recognized by the government.But its not that simple.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Olympic Results
Olympic ResultsBadminton (semi-finals)Women's singles: Mia Audina (Ina) bt Kim Ji-hyun (Kor) 11-6, 9- 11, 11-1; Bang Soo-hyun (Kor) bt Susi Susanti (Ina) 11-9, 11-8Men's singles: Dong Jiong (Chn) bt Rashid Sidek (Mas) 15-6, 18- 16; Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen (Den) bt Hariyanto Arbi (Ina) 15-11,...
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Indonesia takes two diving medals
Indonesia takes two diving medals JAKARTA (JP): Two Indonesian scuba divers romped home with a silver and a bronze medal in the second Asian Diving Championships in South Korea on July 27 and July 28.Razul Chalbi, executive director of the Indonesian Diving Association, said that M Ivan Diponegoro...
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Japan, RI battle tropical disease
Japan, RI battle tropical disease JAKARTA (JP): Representatives from the Indonesian and Japanese governments yesterday exchanged notes of cooperation for the construction of a Tropical Disease Center at the Airlangga University in Surabaya, East Java.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
National car benefits market
National car benefits marketFrom NeracaI have wanted to own a car for a long time, a luxury automobile if possible. Therefore the decree on the national car has attracted my attention.The many reports and articles on the national car have led me to the following conclusions: The granting of...
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Stocks prices inched up 0.4% in quiet trading
Stocks prices inched up 0.4% in quiet trading JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) edged up by only 0.4 percent yesterday in a very quiet trading as most foreign investors continued to sideline.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Japan sending more and more investment Asia's way: analyst
Japan sending more and more investment Asia's way: analyst TOKYO (AFP): Asia can expect to experience a strong growth in Japanese direct investment over the next few years as producers here continue adjustments for the strong yen, according to a leading analyst. BZW Research Ltd.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Puncak discotheques raided for drugs
Puncak discotheques raided for drugs BOGOR (JP): Discotheques along the road leading to the Puncak mountain resort have been subjected to three raids in the past two months following suspicions of transactions of illegal drugs.Denny M.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
LG plans more RI plants
LG plans more RI plants SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's LG Electronics Co. said yesterday it would build a 150-million-dollar joint venture plant with Japan's Asahi Glass and two other Indonesian firms to produce TV tube parts in Indonesia.The joint venture, P.T.
Thu, 01 Aug 1996
Clove conversion project to cost $174m
Clove conversion project to cost $174m JAKARTA (JP): The conversion of clove plantations into food crops will require at least Rp 400 billion (US$173.9 million) from the farmers' compulsory savings scheme, an official says.