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Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Handicapped display works
Handicapped display works JAKARTA (JP): The Yayasan Seni Rupa Indonesia (Indonesian Fine Arts Foundation) is slatted to display the works of handicapped painters at the Regent Hotel, South Jakarta, from Sept. 28 to Sept. 30.Mrs.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Indonesia to join Indian Ocean grouping
Indonesia to join Indian Ocean grouping JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia along with 13 other countries are set to launch the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) next year as a vehicle to further enhance cooperation among countries in the region.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Males to be taxed as family heads in foreigners tax bill
Males to be taxed as family heads in foreigners tax bill JAKARTA (JP): A councilor says foreign wives of Indonesian men are unlikely to be considered as heads of families in the bill on foreigners tax.Helmy AR Syihab, the chairman of Commission C for city revenue, said that in the case of...
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
600 firms want to convert forests into plantations
600 firms want to convert forests into plantations JAKARTA (JP): More than 600 companies are currently lining up for government permits to convert forest areas into agricultural plantations, Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said here yesterday.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Lend Lease-Sinar Mas deal
Lend Lease-Sinar Mas deal SYDNEY (Reuter): Lend Lease Corp said yesterday it had reached a joint venture agreement with the Sinar Mas conglomerate for the construction of a commercial and retail complex in Indonesia which would be valued at A$200 million on completion.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Labor exporters meet to elect new boss
Labor exporters meet to elect new boss JAKARTA (JP): The rift within the Association of Labor Export Companies worsened yesterday when rebel members, with the government's blessing, held a congress to elect new leaders.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
BPKP assigned to audit impact of deregulation
BPKP assigned to audit impact of deregulation JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno has asked the Development and Finance Comptroller (BPKP) to audit the implementation of deregulatory measures in investment activities, Minister for Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo said here yesterday.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Police threaten to close down Megawati's office
Police threaten to close down Megawati's office JAKARTA (JP): The police threatened yesterday to close down the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) of the ousted Megawati Soekarnoputri, which opened only last week.National Police Chief Lt. Gen.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Howard defies China, plans to visit Dalai
Howard defies China, plans to visit Dalai CANBERRA (Agencies): Senior Australian cabinet ministers dodged meetings with the Dalai Lama here yesterday, as Prime Minister John Howard announced in Indonesia he would meet Tibet's spiritual leader next week in defiance of Chinese threats.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
RI-Australia trade volume to reach US$10b by 2000
RI-Australia trade volume to reach US$10b by 2000 JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister John Howard expressed optimism here yesterday that Indonesia and Australia could double annual two-way trade to about US$10 billion by 2000, as economic cooperation is growing rapidly.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Soeharto and Howard hit it off
Soeharto and Howard hit it off JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister John Howard and President Soeharto struck a cordial note in their first formal meeting yesterday, with both men expressing satisfaction and affirming ties between the two countries.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Press to discuss growth area
Press to discuss growth area JAKARTA (JP): The Confederation of ASEAN Journalists is to convene for a seminar in Manado, North Sulawesi, from Sept. 26 to Sept. 30, to discuss investment opportunities in the Indonesian provinces included in ASEAN's eastern subregional growth area.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Cempaka Baru residents
Cempaka Baru residentsFrom Media IndonesiaResidents of the 001/04 neighborhood in Cempaka Baru, Central Jakarta have complained about local officials who have threatened 13 families of their neighborhood to leave their premises since the location will be used for a public project.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Security guard to get award for foiling robbery attempt
Security guard to get award for foiling robbery attempt JAKARTA (JP): City Police plan to present an award to the security guard at the Egyptian embassy who lost two fingers on his left hand in a fight with men attempting to rob a woman passerby on Saturday night.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Behavior of youngsters
Behavior of youngsters A news report said that according to (Police) Let. Colonel Ibrahim, every day at 7 a.m., about 2,500 boys and girls enjoy themselves at a frenzied party, tripping after having taken Ecstasy pills. They are not quite themselves.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Sheltering a criminal a crime
Sheltering a criminal a crime I am responding to Mr. Suharsono Hadikusumo's letter of Sept. 6, 1996.I agree that the role of a Catholic priest (also a Kyai or Buddhist monk or professional of any other religion) is partly to give help to persons who are confused, cornered or anxious.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Int'l book fair in Jakarta
Int'l book fair in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The central board of the Indonesian Publishers Association is to hold its international book fair this year from Sept. 24 to Sept. 29.Chairman of the organizing committee, Setia Dharma Madjid, said the fair at the Senayan sports hall, Central Jakarta, is...
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Richer Asians get into the spirit of wine drinking
Richer Asians get into the spirit of wine drinkingBy Valerie Lee SINGAPORE (Reuter): Asians, armed with fat wallets and backed by burgeoning economies, are getting into the spirit of wine drinking -- the more expensive the better.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Captive found alive
Captive found alive JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Troops found alive another employee of PT Kamundan Raya abandoned by his captors in Timika subdistrict on Monday, Antara reported yesterday.Troops are tracking down the two workers of the logging company remaining in the hands of the separatist rebels who...
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
RI allocates oil exports
RI allocates oil exports TOKYO (Reuter): State-owned Indonesian oil firm Pertamina has allocated for export about 345,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil for October liftings, oil traders said yesterday.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Timber smuggling uncovered
Timber smuggling uncovered SURABAYA: The authorities are investigating a report that a company smuggled 6,000 cubic meters of timber out of Tanjungperak port here and sent it to Singapore.Spokesman for the state-owned forestry company, Perhutani, Marsanto said that the smugglers had forged...
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Women's hockey event canceled: Official
Women's hockey event canceled: Official JAKARTA (JP): The 14th National Games Organizing Committee disqualified women's hockey as a medal event yesterday after discovering a team had entered the competition illegally.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Helping the poor
Helping the poor President Soeharto's appeal to the better-off to help those still below the poverty line shows he has a strong vision of how to sustain Indonesia's high economic growth in the long term.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Rights body awaiting formal request to probe Priok riot
Rights body awaiting formal request to probe Priok riot JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights said yesterday that it has yet to receive a formal request from the relatives of missing people to reopen the investigation into a bloody riot which rocked Jakarta's Tanjung Priok district...
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Elite police force reorganized into autonomous corps
Elite police force reorganized into autonomous corps BOGOR, West Java (JP): National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo inaugurated the Mobile Brigade yesterday as an autonomous corps, giving the elite police force greater room to work.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Govt to issue new ruling on small businesses
Govt to issue new ruling on small businesses JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to issue a new regulation that would improve the current system used by small businesses when consigning their goods for sale, Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya said yesterday.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Evidence mounts against Oki
Evidence mounts against Oki JAKARTA (JP): A young woman told a court here yesterday that she sent money for the rental on a locker to defendant Harnoko Dewantono in the United States two years ago.Dewantono, alias Oki, is now on trial for triple murder in Central Jakarta District Court.
Wed, 18 Sep 1996
Unique jewelry exposed
Unique jewelry exposed JAKARTA (JP): Forty pieces of unique jewelry, designed by artisans of the Helpmann Academy of South Australia, will be exhibited at Cemara 6 Galeri Kafe, Jl. Cemara, Central Jakarta.The Sept. 20 to Sept.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
FPDA urged to maintain role
FPDA urged to maintain role SINGAPORE (DPA): Members of the Five Power Defense Arrangement (FPDA) were urged yesterday by Singapore's military chief to maintain the organization's relevance as a deterrent force in Southeast Asia into the 21st century.Singapore's chief of defense forces, Lt. Gen.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
U.S. analysts still upbeat on Asia
U.S. analysts still upbeat on Asia NEW YORK (Reuter): The "Year of the Rat" has turned out to be not so fat for Asian economies.For the first time in a decade, a slowdown in exports raised doubts that the Asian tigers might be losing their economic prowess.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Election committee rejects Megawati's list of candidates
Election committee rejects Megawati's list of candidates JAKARTA (JP): The National Election Institute rejected yesterday a list of prospective legislators from the ousted chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Anticipating free trade
Anticipating free trade The coming free trade era will provide opportunities but also impose limitations. It will also raise the prospect of uncertainty. For those reasons it is not surprising that all countries are trying to have as strong a say as possible in determining the course of the changes...
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Allocate funds to save nature
Allocate funds to save nature SORONG, Maluku: A Sorong councilor from the United Development Party (PPP) has requested the Sorong municipality to provide funds to preserve the environment."It is about time that the Sorong municipality specifically funded efforts to preserve the environment...
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Government to simplify food export assessment
Government to simplify food export assessment JAKARTA (JP): The government is at work on a plan to simplify and standardize the quality control policies for exported food currently used by three ministries, the state minister of food announced yesterday.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Lack of awareness dampens anti-APEC protests
Lack of awareness dampens anti-APEC protestsBy Lara Parpan MANILA (AFP): Despite concerns about economic imperialism and the death of local industries, as APEC member economies trudge toward their goal of free trade the protests have been muted and few, analysts say.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Iran discovers oil, gas
Iran discovers oil, gas NICOSIA (AFP): A top Iranian oil official said in an interview published yesterday that U.S. economic sanctions caused some problems for Iran but not enough to hinder the development of its energy sector.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Lists of candidates submitted
Lists of candidates submitted JAKARTA (JP): Golkar presented the names yesterday of its candidates who will run for next year's general election, a list that includes artists and ulemas; one which is usually more closely associated with the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), and the other with the...
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Police apologize for chasing reporters
Police apologize for chasing reporters JAKARTA (JP): The National Police apologized yesterday for the behavior of its members who intimidated journalists and searched the office of Kompas and Surya newspapers in Ujungpandang last week.Chief spokesman Brig. Gen.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
School 'donation' not mandatory: President
School 'donation' not mandatory: President JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto warned school principals yesterday that they do not have the right to ask for "donations" when parents are paying their children's tuition fees.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
E. Java keeps up pressures on W. Java
E. Java keeps up pressures on W. Java JAKARTA (JP): With the overall title already determined, the bitter rivalry between West Java and East Java, the country's most populous provinces, grew fiercer yesterday at the 14th National Games.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Political parties urged to avoid internal rifts
Political parties urged to avoid internal rifts JAKARTA (JP): The three political organizations have been told to avoid internal conflicts which might emerge after submitting the names of their legislative candidates.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Customs officials told not to repeat past failure
Customs officials told not to repeat past failure JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad warned yesterday that any failure in the implementation of the customs self-assessment of imports under the post-audit system could become a political embarrassment for the government.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
'No PKI remnants in Russia'
'No PKI remnants in Russia' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian ambassador to Moscow Rachmat Witoelar said yesterday there were no longer elements of the banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) in Russia."There are no PKI remnants as far as I know.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Poor discipline at toll entrance
Poor discipline at toll entranceFrom KompasMy office is located near Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, East Jakarta. I live in Citeureup, Bogor, West Java. I finish work at 5 p.m. and must wait for public transportation at the Taman Mini toll entrance, or sometimes the drivers of private cars kindly give...
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Five police precincts to get new chiefs
Five police precincts to get new chiefs JAKARTA (JP): Five of the nine chiefs of police precincts in the city will be officially replaced in ceremonies lead by Jakarta Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata beginning next week.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
East Java reigns supreme on national archery field
East Java reigns supreme on national archery field JAKARTA (JP): East Java preserved its long-time supremacy in archery at the National Games when it took two of the four gold medals at stake yesterday.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Howard and Soeharto upbeat on bilateral ties
Howard and Soeharto upbeat on bilateral ties JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday that social, cultural and political differences should not hamper the friendship and cooperation between Indonesia and Australia.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Welltekindo's joint venture
Welltekindo's joint venture JAKARTA (JP): PT Welltekindo Nusantara, a company specializing in the maintenance of oil-mining facilities, said yesterday that it will sign a joint venture agreement here tomorrow with Specialty Machine and Supply Inc. of the United States.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Chemical accidents rife in Indonesia
Chemical accidents rife in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Chemical related accidents are becoming more commonplace in Indonesia, from the consumer level up to the industrial sector, a health official said at a seminar yesterday.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Indonesians win U.S. immigration lottery
Indonesians win U.S. immigration lottery JAKARTA (JP): The United States government has announced the result of its diverse immigration visa lottery that includes Indonesian winners.The U.S. Embassy here said 176 places have been allocated to applicants from Indonesia under the program to grant...