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Tue, 17 Sep 1996
BHP seeking to raise its thermal coal profile
BHP seeking to raise its thermal coal profile SYDNEY (Reuter): The Broken Hill Proprietary Co Ltd is looking to raise its profile as a miner of thermal coal.BHP last week dropped "Australia" from the name of its coal subsidiary to reflect an expansion of activities to include the management of...
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Crude oil prices in Asia slump after Iraq backs down
Crude oil prices in Asia slump after Iraq backs down SINGAPORE (Reuter): Crude oil prices in Asia fell sharply yesterday as traders cashed in their profits after Iraq appeared to have defused Gulf tensions with the United States.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
15-year-old boy robs taxi driver
15-year-old boy robs taxi driver TANGERANG, West Java (JP): A 15-year-old boy was thrashed by angry residents near the Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) housing complex, Serpong, yesterday morning after he tried to rob a taxi driver.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Small birds are big news for national conservation
Small birds are big news for national conservationBy John Aglionby BOGOR, West Java (JP): Like most discoveries it happened by accident. While lying flat on his back 1,400 meters up a mountain in the jungle on the Moluccan island of Buru, Michael Poulsen saw a curious creature scampering up and...
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Textile export target lowered from $12b to $10b
Textile export target lowered from $12b to $10b KARAWANG, West Java (JP): Slow export growth has forced the government to scale back the country's textile export target from US$12 billion per annum to $10 billion by the end of the Sixth Five Year Development Plan period in 1999, a minister said.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Ex-patient's lawyers file evidence on malpractice
Ex-patient's lawyers file evidence on malpractice JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers representing a woman who is suing a doctor at Husada Hospital over an alleged case of negligence submitted a list of evidence yesterday in connection with their client's case to Central Jakarta District Court.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Indonesia needs long-term vision, say economists
Indonesia needs long-term vision, say economists JAKARTA (JP): Economists yesterday stressed the importance of a long-term vision for the country's economic policies and strategies to face ongoing global-trade liberalization.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
New book on Soeharto issued
New book on Soeharto issued JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday received a copy of a new 250-page book that extols the virtues of his managerial skills.The book titled President Soeharto Management was written by a team of writers, Setya Novanto, Riant Nugroho and Ferry Firdaus, from the...
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Bantul regent to be questioned
Bantul regent to be questioned YOGYAKARTA: The chief of the Yogyakarta police precinct, Col. Darsono said yesterday that Bantul Regent Sri Roso Sudarmo may be questioned in connection with the recent murder of a local journalist.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Neighborly visit
Neighborly visit Australian Prime Minister John Howard will certainly have plenty of things to talk about, including bilateral problems, in his meetings with President Soeharto and other Indonesian leaders during his current visit to Indonesia.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Banks allowed links with China
Banks allowed links with China JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian banks face no barriers in establishing correspondent relationships with banks in China, according to a central bank official.Bambang Setiyoprodjo, the head of Bank Indonesia's division for law and secretariat affairs, said that domestic banks...
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Companies urged to participate in subregional areas
Companies urged to participate in subregional areas JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Hartarto said that the government plans to give top priority to new projects in the 18 provinces linked to subregional cooperation areas in order to attract more private...
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Late paper
Late paper Due to technical problems during the printing process, The Jakarta Post reached some of our readers late yesterday. We apologize for the delay. -- Publisher
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Indonesia needs internal security act: Military
Indonesia needs internal security act: Military JAKARTA (JP): The military is drafting an internal security act in anticipation of escalating disturbances to national stability in the future.Lt. Gen. Syarwan Hamid, chief of the Armed Forces (ABRI) sociopolitical affairs department, said that the...
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Plan for prostitute relocation criticized
Plan for prostitute relocation criticized JAKARTA (JP): Plans to move the city-sanctioned red-light district in North Jakarta to the Seribu Islands might lead to a new cycle of arrests for prostitutes, say sources close to the issue.
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 16, 1996: Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,325 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,700 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 700 0 5,000 Andayani Megah 1,125 -25 446,000 Aneka Kimia...
Tue, 17 Sep 1996
Garuda suffers losses of Rp 2.65b
Garuda suffers losses of Rp 2.65b JAKARTA (JP): Fourteen of the 17 state-owned transport-related companies recorded a total profit of Rp 298.08 billion (US$127.7 million) in the first half of the year, while the other three, including Garuda Indonesia, suffered a combined deficit of Rp 14.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Relocating schools not the answer to brawls: Wardiman
Relocating schools not the answer to brawls: Wardiman JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro says that relocating schools will not stop students brawling.He said that the idea to relocate schools which are close to each other or that are close to shopping centers is...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
RP on lookout for Chinese ship
RP on lookout for Chinese ship MANILA (Reuter): The Philippine Coast Guard has ordered all its units to be on the lookout for a Chinese cargo vessel with 18 crew on board last seen in the South China Sea two months ago, a Coast Guard officer said yesterday.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Case closed on Priok riot: Gen. Feisal
Case closed on Priok riot: Gen. Feisal JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung has flatly rejected demands to reopen the investigation into a bloody riot in Jakarta's Tanjung Priok district 12 years ago."That case is closed, and will never be reopened.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Python scares Salatiga school
Python scares Salatiga school SALATIGA, Central Java: An apparently intoxicated student scared his schoolmates and teachers when he arrived at school with a five-meter-long python around his neck.The 17-year-old junior high school student, Brahmantyo, entered the school's administration office and...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Sempati Air
Sempati Air During our flight to Pekanbaru with Sempati Air on Aug. 27, a colleague and I read a message by the company's president director that they hoped to have ISO9002 accreditation by the end of this year.The service on the flight was good and the airplane left and arrived on schedule.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
CSIS observes 25th anniversary
CSIS observes 25th anniversary JAKARTA (JP): To commemorate its silver anniversary, the Center of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is to hold an international seminar titled One Southeast Asia in a New Regional and International Setting here Wednesday.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Golkar recruits celebrities and Moslem preachers
Golkar recruits celebrities and Moslem preachers JAKARTA (JP): 'King' of Dangdut music Rhoma Irama, soap opera hero Rano Karno, government critic Ali Sadikin, enigmatic Moslem leader Abdurrahman Wahid, controversial politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas and pop singer Iwan Fals are a few of the big...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Suffocating exhaust fumes
Suffocating exhaust fumesFrom NeracaThe number of motor vehicles on Jakarta streets will rapidly increase in the near future because, apart from the ongoing production, many low-priced automobiles like the Timor car will become available.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
ASEAN reporters to meet in Manado
ASEAN reporters to meet in Manado MANADO, North Sulawesi: The Confederation of ASEAN Journalists (CAJ) is to hold a four-day seminar here on Sept. 26 on the economic development of eastern Indonesia.The seminar is to be opened by Minister of Information Harmoko, and its speakers include State...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Bus ticket windows
Bus ticket windows A man hailing from Temanggung in Central Java got into a panic on a recent Friday evening because he could not find the ticket window at the crowded Pulogadung intercity terminal for buses going to Temanggung.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Mampang Prapatan needs more bridges
Mampang Prapatan needs more bridgesFrom NeracaI often pass along the Mampang Prapatan road and am concerned about the pedestrians who frequently cross this road.The stretch of road starting from Hero supermarket to Ragunan Raya is very wide and divided into four lanes for two-way traffic.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series 3:05 Children program: Anak-Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Major Dad 4:05 Scientific Film 4:30 Student Quiz 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Karya Tepat Guna 6:05 Nusantara My Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Forum: Buddha 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Lamtoro Gung's subsidiary to build container terminal
Lamtoro Gung's subsidiary to build container terminal JAKARTA (JP): PT Pelindo III, a state-owned port management company, together with PT Citra Samudera Terminal Peti Kemas (CSTP) under a joint venture, is to build a Rp 270 billion (US$114.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Rebel PDI members on trial
Rebel PDI members on trial UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The provincial court in Ujungpandang is scheduled to start a trial today against five members of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) who took part in the rebel PDI congress in Medan in June, which ousted the party's leader, Megawati...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Foundation launches library on wheels
Foundation launches library on wheels JAKARTA (JP): A community-based organization launched its first mobile library Saturday, targeting children and teenagers in Jakarta.With a modest collection of 3,000 books, the Wandering Books Foundation began its services thanks to a van contributed by the...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
ASEAN free trade
ASEAN free trade The Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) trade liberalization process took further steps forward last week when the seven-nation grouping's economic ministers agreed to include all unprocessed farm commodities in the tariff-cut scheme by the year 2010 at the latest.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Cambodia, Laos to join ASEAN and AFTA next July
Cambodia, Laos to join ASEAN and AFTA next July JAKARTA (JP): Cambodia and Laos will join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and adopt the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) agreement next July, with a 10-year flexibility period to cut their tariffs to between 0 percent and 5 percent on...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Benny and Yayuk still dominates national tennis
Benny and Yayuk still dominates national tennis JAKARTA (JP): Benny Wijaya of Jakarta and Yayuk Basuki of Yogyakarta fortified their domination of national tennis in different ways yesterday.Making her return to the National Games (PON), world number 29 Yayuk got off to a disastrous beginning...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Fare hike plans rejected
Fare hike plans rejected JAKARTA (JP): The city branch of the Association of Public Transport Owners has rejected proposals to raise the fare of mini buses, its chairman said over the weekend.Aip Syariffudin said the fare, recently raised from Rp 350 to Rp 400, is still considered appropriate.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Blocked artery
Blocked artery For all the thousands of Jakarta residents contemplating a relaxing, traffic-jam free weekend away from the "Big Smoke," think twice before heading out West towards the Anyer/Carita area.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
'Mindless people disrupt political development'
'Mindless people disrupt political development' JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Chief of Sociopolitical Affairs Lt. Gen. Syarwan Hamid warned Saturday that Indonesia's political development has been disrupted by "people who have lost their brains.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
West, East Java vie for 2nd place at National Games
West, East Java vie for 2nd place at National Games JAKARTA (JP): West Java and East Java, traditional bridesmaids to long-time overall champion Jakarta, continued their hard- fought battle for a consolation second place in the National Games medal tally yesterday.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Stock prices on JSX expected to rise
Stock prices on JSX expected to rise JAKARTA (JP): Several stock analysts predict that stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) may increase slightly this week as foreign investors may continue their bargain hunting on selected blue chips.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Immigration denies banning Megawati
Immigration denies banning Megawati JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Immigration Pranowo denied reports yesterday that his office had banned the ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri, from traveling abroad."It's not true.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Panin Bank books increase of 51 percent in profit
Panin Bank books increase of 51 percent in profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Panin Bank booked a net profit of Rp 45.81 billion (US$19.4 million) during the January-June period, a 51 percent increase over Rp 30.22 billion in the same period of last year.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Archeological sites' destruction lamented
Archeological sites' destruction lamented SEMARANG (JP): An archeologist over the weekend lamented the nationwide destruction of historical sites to make way for industrial projects.Mundardjito, a lecturer of archaeology and anthropology at the University of Indonesia, said the incidence of sites...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Catherine Surya surges to fifth gold at Games
Catherine Surya surges to fifth gold at Games JAKARTA (JP): Catherine Surya of West Java completed her glorious return to the National Games as the six-day swimming program came to a close yesterday.A stylish Catherine, who served a 15-month ban from competition for use of a banned drug in the 1993...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Military police to question Ade Sutiana ahead of trial
Military police to question Ade Sutiana ahead of trial JAKARTA (JP): Police have handed over Capt. Ade Sutiana, a Tangerang police detective detained following the escape of an alleged drug-trafficker, to the Jakarta Military Police for further questioning prior to trial by military tribunal.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Market for office space strengthening: Analyst
Market for office space strengthening: Analyst JAKARTA (JP): The office space market in the capital city was strengthening during the first half of this year, with demand for additional space estimated at 120,000 square meters, analyst said here over the weekend.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Internet 'filters' come on line in Singapore
Internet 'filters' come on line in Singapore SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore started enforcing tough new rules Sunday to block pornographic and other controversial content on the Internet.The city-state's three Internet access providers had been given a Sunday deadline to install systems to censor...
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Petronas to issue bond
Petronas to issue bond KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian national oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) Saturday confirmed it would issue a third Yankee bond to raise funds for its projects in the downstream sector.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Red Cross provides scholarships
Red Cross provides scholarships JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Red Cross has started its foster parent program by giving aid to the elementary school pupils and junior high school students of poor families.
Mon, 16 Sep 1996
Government sets Internet subscription fees
Government sets Internet subscription fees JAKARTA (JP): The Government has issued a new regulation which sets the country's highest and lowest rates for Internet subscription fees.The latest newsletter of the state-owned international telecommunications operator PT Indosat stated that the...