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Tue, 10 Sep 1996
Military stops logging in Timika
Military stops logging in Timika JAKARTA (JP): The military has ordered PT Kamundan Raya to stop logging indefinitely for security reasons after 16 of its employees were kidnapped by separatist rebels last month.Maj. Gen.
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
PON begins in frenzied ceremony
PON begins in frenzied ceremony JAKARTA (JP): The 14th National Games (PON) was ignited in a hectic opening ceremony at the packed Senayan stadium yesterday.But Donald Pandiangan was likely the only one to sweat in the grand celebration, which was held on a cool day in the usually hot, populous...
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
$100m raised for ASEAN investment
$100m raised for ASEAN investment SINGAPORE (AFP): An ASEAN regional investment fund to be listed this month in Singapore and Osaka has raised US$100 million, its lead managers and participating regional banks announced here yesterday.The ASEAN Supreme Fund Ltd.
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
Only Batam will serve foreign cargo jets
Only Batam will serve foreign cargo jets JAKARTA (JP): The government, which is inviting foreign passenger airlines to serve more domestic airports, is to limit overseas cargo aircraft to Hang Nadim airport on Batam Island, a minister said yesterday.
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
Writing off bad loans
Writing off bad loans The decision of the central bank (Bank Indonesia) to go ahead with its plan to enforce a mandatory write-off of bad credits should be welcomed as another effort to ensure the soundness of banks in the country.
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
UK renews push to join ASEAN Regional Forum
UK renews push to join ASEAN Regional Forum CANBERRA (Reuter): Britain renewed its push to join Asia's security club yesterday, arguing that its UN Security Council membership, strategic presence in the region and long diplomatic experience all backed its application.
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
Counting the missing
Counting the missing The National Commission on Human Rights is once again being challenged to spell out the truth and provide proof of the correctness of its findings. The public spotlight is now focused on the results of investigations conducted by the commission's fact finding team regarding the...
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
Drought spreads in Central Java
Drought spreads in Central Java YOGYAKARTA: More than 81,000 residents of Gunungkidul regency are suffering from a growing drought, Antara reported yesterday.The news agency quoted the regency's spokesman, Yosef Dibyo Nugroho, as saying that, at the beginning of the month, the residents of 41...
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
Golkar lists 850 prospective legislators
Golkar lists 850 prospective legislators JAKARTA (JP): The ruling political organization, Golkar, has provisionally listed its 850 nominees for the House of Representatives next year.Golkar secretary general Ary Mardjono said yesterday the nominees were selected from 60,000 candidates which were...
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
Ceramic firm's workers stage strike for bonus
Ceramic firm's workers stage strike for bonus BEKASI, West Java (JP): Around 350 workers at a ceramic producer firm, PT Perkasa Primarindo, went on strike here yesterday demanding full bonuses and transportation allowances.
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 10:00 a.m. Reports on National Games (PON) from the Senayan Sports Stadium (live) 12:00 p.m. TV Series: Kid's Song 12:30 Music Performance 1:00 TV Series: Beyond Tomorrow 1:30 Science and Technology 2:00 TV Drama: Pergi Bersama 2:30 Report Sports Games (PON XIV) from the National...
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
Gas producers' body holds congress, seminar
Gas producers' body holds congress, seminar NUSA DUA, BALI (JP): The Association of Indonesian Gas Producers opened here yesterday its sixth congress and technical seminar on gas production in the country.
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
Road improvement
Road improvementFrom MerdekaBefore the rainy season is here, it would be best if badly damaged roads in the capital are repaired. Impaired roads in several areas are just getting worse, and they are fast becoming an eyesore to passersby.
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
Subway finance proposals to get response soon
Subway finance proposals to get response soon JAKARTA (JP): Within two months the municipality is expected to announce its response to finance proposals for the Mass Rapid Transit subway project from Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta.
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 9, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,200 200 500 AHAP Insurance 2,700 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 725 50 87,500 Andayani Megah 1,050 0 160,500...
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
Disc antenna at Gading Serpong
Disc antenna at Gading Serpong The installation of the dish antenna in the Gading Serpong housing complex, Tangerang, was done by PT Palem Sejati with its head office at Jl. Kedoya Agave, Blok C-VIII/20, West Jakarta, telephones 5819401-2.
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
Vaccination drive targets 21.8 million children
Vaccination drive targets 21.8 million children JAKARTA (JP): The government has prepared extra supplies of anti-polio vaccine to guarantee that all of the 21.8 million under-fives in Indonesia will be immunized in the second nationwide anti-polio drive.
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
Police chief seeks 'missing list' from rights body
Police chief seeks 'missing list' from rights body JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata wants the National Commission on Human Rights to hand over its riot reports, which reportedly contain the identities of the 74 people who have been missing since the rioting that broke out in...
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
Soeharto wants to see all rioters brought to court
Soeharto wants to see all rioters brought to court JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto ordered Attorney General Siggih yesterday to ensure that anyone who broke the law in the lead-up to or during the July 27 riots in Jakarta is promptly arraigned.
Tue, 10 Sep 1996
On Visa card surcharges
On Visa card surcharges With reference to Ms. Pauline Sahetapy's letter Visa cards and surcharges in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 7, 1996, I would like to share my experience at Mitra Keluarga Hospital.At the end of June this year, my wife had our first child at Mitra Keluarga Hospital in Jatinegara,...
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
KL trade gap worsens
KL trade gap worsens KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The Malaysian penchant for foreign brand-name clothes and expensive imported furniture is adding to the country's balance of payments deficit, Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Regency demolished nine Puncak villas
Regency demolished nine Puncak villas BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Bogor regency authority demolished Friday nine luxury villas built without permits in the Puncak hill resort, Antara reported.The nine villas, all located in Tugu Selatan village, Cisarua subdistrict, were estimated to be worth Rp 5...
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
KL to stop importing workers
KL to stop importing workers JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta fully respects Malaysia's decision to stop importing workers, including from Indonesia, and hopes that the ruling will only be temporary, Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief said over the weekend.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Politics and RI foreign policy
Politics and RI foreign policyBy Juwono Sudarsono The following article is an excerpt of a paper presented at a conference held by the Indonesian Students Association in Australia in Canberra on Aug. 20 and Aug. 21, 1996.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Earthquake jolts Sulawesi
Earthquake jolts Sulawesi MANADO, North Sulawesi: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the open-ended Richter scale shook the eastern Indonesian province of North Sulawesi on Friday, sending residents into the streets in panic but causing only minor damage to homes and buildings, Antara reported.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Bekasi water company seeks private investors
Bekasi water company seeks private investors BEKASI, West Java (JP): The Bekasi administration-owned water company, PDAM, is inviting private companies to help multiply its production capacity to 5,000 liters of water per second from the current level of 1,000 liters under a joint-operation scheme.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Councilor deplores prostitution
Councilor deplores prostitution JAKARTA (JP): A councilor said the administration should act firmly against prostitutes operating outside Kramat Tunggak, the only red-light district recognized by the city administration, with particular reference to those working at the Jatinegara railway station...
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Ismail Saleh launches book about his legal career
Ismail Saleh launches book about his legal career JAKARTA (JP): Former attorney general and justice minister Ismail Saleh launched a book on Saturday in commemoration of his 70th birthday.Ismail Saleh's 70th Birthday: From Serious to Light Moments compiles 51 articles about him and his career...
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Riau to fight rabies
Riau to fight rabies PEKANBARU, Riau: Rabies is still prevalent in the province. Only Batam and Riau islands are free from the contagious disease, Governor Soeripto said on Saturday.According to Soeripto, rabies is worst in Pekanbaru, Bengkalis, Kampar, Indragiri Hulu and Indragiri Hilir, Antara...
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
High LSWR stocks delaying liftings
High LSWR stocks delaying liftings SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesia's low sulfur waxy residue (LSWR) stocks are rising as regional buyers failed to find outlets, curbing state-owned Pertamina from raising its September allocations, traders said.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Hotel development projections off target
Hotel development projections off target JAKARTA (JP): Hotels are being established at a rate far slower than that outlined in the government's Sixth Five Year Development Plan (Repelita VI).The Directorate General of Tourism's recently issued Hotel Directory shows that only 836 new hotels with...
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Observer paints gloomy picture of PDI in East Java
Observer paints gloomy picture of PDI in East Java SURABAYA (JP): A senior political observer doubts that the appointment of Dimmy Haryanto as chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) East Java chapter will resolve the party's leadership problems in the province.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Bekasi resident arrested for book piracy
Bekasi resident arrested for book piracy BEKASI, West Java (JP): Police have confiscated a set of printing machines, four trucks of books worth Rp 1 billion (US$422,654) and arrested a person suspected of illegally reprinting books and dictionaries.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Promoting sports
Promoting sports Today, as the 14th National Games (PON) open with the usual pomp at Jakarta's Senayan main stadium, Indonesians should be happy to know that the country's biggest sports festival is expected to be a success financially if all the funds expected are collected.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Vietnam and RI move closer to Tiger Cup semis
Vietnam and RI move closer to Tiger Cup semis SINGAPORE (Reuter): Vietnam and Indonesia effectively sealed berths in the semifinals of the 1996 Tiger Cup with solid wins in their group matches on Saturday.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Merger with Malaysia not on my agenda: S'pore PM
Merger with Malaysia not on my agenda: S'pore PM SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong reaffirmed yesterday that a merger with Malaysia was not on his political agenda, after the prospect of reunification stirred an emotional debate in both countries.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Bimantara boss joins US$1.5b MRT project
Bimantara boss joins US$1.5b MRT project JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Bimantara business group Bambang Trihatmodjo, the second son of President Soeharto, is to be one of several investors in the Mass Rapid Transit project.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
WTO seeks resumption of talks on services
WTO seeks resumption of talks on services JAKARTA (JP): The inaugural ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Singapore in December is expected to pave the way for earlier resumption of negotiations on financial services, basic telecommunications and maritime transports.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Moslem leaders against condoms in AIDS campaign
Moslem leaders against condoms in AIDS campaign JAKARTA (JP): Moslem leaders remain steadfast in their rejection of the promotion of condoms in the anti-AIDS campaign because endorsing the latex would amount to condoning promiscuity.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
RI to buy sub from Germany
RI to buy sub from Germany JAKARTA (JP): Rear Admiral Arief Kushariadi announced yesterday that the Indonesia Navy is planning to buy another submarine from Germany."God willing, we will get another submarine from Germany next year," the Antara news agency quoted Arief as saying on the Cakra-401...
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Pilgrimage demand set to double
Pilgrimage demand set to double MEDAN, North Sumatra: Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher said here Saturday that 700,000 Moslems are expected to register for the haj pilgrimage next year, doubling the number of pilgrims in 1993.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Bapepam blocks Intisetia's bid
Bapepam blocks Intisetia's bid JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) has formally opposed PT Intisetia Tritunggal's bid to take over a majority stake of publicly-listed PT Telagamas Pertiwi.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
DNA, blood test findings link suspect to victim
DNA, blood test findings link suspect to victim JAKARTA (JP): DNA tests done on sperm found in the body of a murdered child and tissue samples from Siswanto, alias Robot, match, an expert at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital said on Saturday.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
KL brokers to enter RI
KL brokers to enter RI JAKARTA (JP): Nine brokerage companies from Malaysia are seeking approval from the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) to enter the Indonesian capital market.Agus Muhammad, the head of Bapepam's transaction department, said that the capital market watchdog is still...
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Irianese help hunt kidnappers
Irianese help hunt kidnappers MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Ekari, an indigenous tribe of the Fakfak regency is helping the military to rescue three employees of PT Kamundan Raya who have been held hostage since Aug.14.Col.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
National Games flame arrives in Jakarta
National Games flame arrives in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The National Games flame was carried into Jakarta yesterday after being handed over earlier in front of the University of Indonesia in Depok, West Java.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Siswono calls for fair treatment of PRD members
Siswono calls for fair treatment of PRD members JAKARTA (JP): Former youth activist Siswono Yudohusodo said over the weekend that the detained members of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) should be treated fairly and that the "radical youths" be given the opportunity to reform.
Mon, 09 Sep 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,...
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Iriantine achieves her dreams in exhibition
Iriantine achieves her dreams in exhibitionBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): A mere three years after her re-emergence as a sculptor, Iriantine Karnaya is presenting her work in a solo exhibition. Having entered the world of sculpture in 1969, the year 1996 is especially auspicious for her.
Mon, 09 Sep 1996
Government closes down Galang boatpeople camp
Government closes down Galang boatpeople campBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat GALANG ISLAND, Riau (JP): The island of Galang began a new chapter yesterday as officials formally closed the Indo-Chinese camp for boatpeople that has hosted nearly 250,000 asylum-seekers over the past two decades.