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Wed, 25 Sep 1996
Oki admits fetching victim from airport
Oki admits fetching victim from airport JAKARTA (JP): A triple murder suspect told a court here yesterday that he picked up one of his victims from Los Angeles International Airport on the night the victim was believed to have been killed."It's true.
Wed, 25 Sep 1996
Drivers reluctant to pick up students
Drivers reluctant to pick up studentsFrom Media IndonesiaOn Sept. 13, 1996 I traveled on a minibus-24 which plies the Grogol-Srengseng route. The vehicle's number plate was B2009 WT.When we arrived at SMU Tri Arga, five female students of the school got on the bus.
Wed, 25 Sep 1996
Investment flows grow in Asia: Report
Investment flows grow in Asia: Report JAKARTA (JP): Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Asian countries boomed in 1995 on the back of deregulation, privatization and the growth of multinational companies headquartered in the region.
Wed, 25 Sep 1996
Suspected police captains have not been detained
Suspected police captains have not been detained TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Police Capt. Ade Sutiana and Capt. Unggul, who are accused of violating police rules and whose dossiers have been handed over to the military police, are not detained.Head of City Police Detectives Col.
Wed, 25 Sep 1996
Aussie deports fishermen
Aussie deports fishermen KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Australia has deported another 104 Indonesian fishermen who were apprehended for poaching in its territorial waters.They landed here on Saturday, the official Antara news agency reported yesterday.
Wed, 25 Sep 1996
Christie's tightlipped about stolen paintings
Christie's tightlipped about stolen paintings JAKARTA (JP): Christie's International Singapore Pte. Ltd. says no officials from Indonesia or Singapore have contacted the auction house about the two Indonesian paintings reportedly stolen from the National Museum here.
Wed, 25 Sep 1996
Palm oil prices firm
Palm oil prices firm LONDON (Reuter): Talk in the Far East of Indonesian buyers seeking cover on the Malaysian market underpinned palm oil prices in Europe at midday yesterday.Traders said Indonesian buyers had been in the Malaysian market on Monday and taken a few parcels of palm products and had...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Public participation in crime prevention sought
Public participation in crime prevention sought JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata called on the public yesterday to join the battle against crime in the city."Caring about others' fate should be developed to build togetherness to fight crime," the two-star general said in a...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Mystery of missing RI paintings puzzles art world
Mystery of missing RI paintings puzzles art worldBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian art world was shocked by the news of the alleged theft of six paintings from Jakarta's National Museum. Even more shocking was the fact that at least two of the allegedly stolen paintings, A Nude...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Resigning members force tin body to rethink strategy
Resigning members force tin body to rethink strategy SINGAPORE (Reuter): The Association of Tin Producing Countries (ATPC), hit by resignations of two member-nations the past week, needs to be restructured to make it relevant, a senior official said yesterday.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
'Hairy pollution crisis in Lampung'
'Hairy pollution crisis in Lampung' JAKARTA (JP): Air pollution in the Lampung capital of Bandar Lampung is so heavy that residents' hair is contaminated with industrial waste, notably cadmium, an academic said yesterday.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Clarity requested for 'public info campaign'
Clarity requested for 'public info campaign' JAKARTA (JP): The City Council would like the municipality to explain the effectiveness of its Rp 4 billion campaign to familiarize the public with city regulations, deputy council speaker Ismunandar said yesterday.
Tue, 24 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,...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Salim to join RP group
Salim to join RP group MANILA (Reuter): Indonesia's largest conglomerate, the Salim Group, is eying a stake in the proposed US$500 million naphtha cracker project of the Philippine National Oil Co-Petrochemical Development Corp (PPDC).
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
ACeS gets US$60 million loan
ACeS gets US$60 million loan JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta-based satellite operator PT Asia Cellular Satellite (ACeS) signed a US$60 million loan facility yesterday from a domestic financial consortium led by the state- owned PT Danareksa Finance.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Malaysia threatens to break rubber pact
Malaysia threatens to break rubber pact KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia warned yesterday it would refuse to ratify a new United Nations-brokered rubber price pact unless Indonesia withdrew its bid for the top post of the global rubber group.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Our art for sale?
Our art for sale? The current furor over the aborted auction in Singapore of two paintings that were allegedly stolen from the National Museum's collection in Jakarta once again puts the spotlight on the lamentable conditions of our museums and monuments.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Vote-getters not needed, political scholars say
Vote-getters not needed, political scholars say SEMARANG (JP): Political scholars said yesterday that the recruitment of celebrities as vote-getters in next year's general election is an outdated trick to attract voters.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
BNI president upbeat about share offering
BNI president upbeat about share offering JAKARTA (JP): The president of state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) 1946, Widigdo Sukarman, said yesterday he was confident the bank's initial public offering (IPO) in November would be well received by investors despite the large number of shares it had...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Caltex to invest US$5.0b in Asia by 2000: Chairman
Caltex to invest US$5.0b in Asia by 2000: Chairman SINGAPORE (Reuter): Caltex Petroleum Corp, a joint-venture of U.S. oil majors Texaco Inc and Chevron Corp, plans to invest US$5.0 billion in Asia by 2000, chairman David Law-Smith said yesterday.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 23, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,100 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,700 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 650 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,100 0 487,000 Aneka Kimia...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Lawyers demand acquittal of client
Lawyers demand acquittal of client JAKARTA (JP): The defense lawyers of a man charged with murdering the owner of a recording studio asked the North Jakarta District Court yesterday to acquit him of all charges.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Malaysia snarled in plastic mess
Malaysia snarled in plastic messBy Bob Khan KUALA LUMPUR (UPI): Malaysia's economic boom has become entangled in a plastic-packaged environmental nightmare. You can see it most clearly in the virtual mat of multi-colored garbage that bobs along the Klang River flowing through the capital.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Dewi A. Rais Abin
Dewi A. Rais Abin Thank you for printing on Sept. 21 a photograph of my husband and I on the occasion of the launching of my book Notes from Sinai: A Nostalgia on Sept. 20.I would like to clarify that my husband, retired Lt.Gen.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Worker crushed by steamroller
Worker crushed by steamroller JAKARTA (JP): A road construction worker has been crushed to death by a steamroller driven by a friend in the East Parking Lot, Senayan, Central Jakarta.Lasman, the victim, was asleep on the road he and his friends were repairing early yesterday morning when his...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Sison seeks political asylum
Sison seeks political asylum MANILA (AFP): The self-exiled founder of the Philippine communist insurgent movement yesterday demanded he be granted political asylum in the Netherlands as a condition for his return to the Philippines.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Harassment of women
Harassment of womenFrom KompasAn article in Kompas on Aug. 28 titled: The presence of an Alien in the House has attracted my attention. The article details the aspects of immigration requirements and refers to the case of Andreya Masaru Miyakoshi, the child of an Indonesian subject Kristia Yuliani,...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Muffled internal campaign reveals deep rifts in UMNO
Muffled internal campaign reveals deep rifts in UMNOBy Bill Tarrant KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's usually boisterous political party is holding triennial polls next month, but no one would ever know it by the campaign so far -- or, more to the point, the lack of...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
S'pore firms plan multimedia network
S'pore firms plan multimedia network SINGAPORE (AFP): Three Singapore firms teamed up yesterday to develop a multimedia network linking homes, offices, businesses and schools to push the city-state closer towards its ambition of becoming the world's first "intelligent island.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Asia: The past and next 50 years
Asia: The past and next 50 years This is the second of two articles based on a paper presented by Robert A. Scalapino, a Robson Research Professor of Government Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. at a seminar on Sept.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Defendant tells court of previous 'sin'
Defendant tells court of previous 'sin' TANGERANG, West Java (JP): A 41-year-old woman standing trial for allegedly attempting to smuggle 9,000 Ecstasy pills into Indonesia told the Tangerang District Court yesterday that she had twice succeeded in smuggling the drug into the country in 1993 and...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Reporters demand proper probe
Reporters demand proper probe SURAKARTA, Central Java: The Yogyakarta chapter of the Indonesian Journalists Association is considering whether to ask the National Commission on Human Rights to investigate the death of a local reporter here last month.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Games medal winners cash in on victories
Games medal winners cash in on victories JAKARTA (JP): Cash bonuses for National Games winners made the headlines in the country's sports pages over the weekend after 12 days of hectic competition finished Friday.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Malaysia set to host Formula One
Malaysia set to host Formula One KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia is negotiating to stage a Formula One grand prix from 1999 at a new track south of Kuala Lumpur and Asia could get a second race next year.A deal between Malaysian representatives and Formula One leaders was virtually secured at the...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Concessionaires told to set aside wood for locals
Concessionaires told to set aside wood for locals JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said yesterday only 45 forest concessionaires, or about 10 percent of the total number, have allocated a portion of their log harvests for local communities.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
German musicians to perform here
German musicians to perform here JAKARTA (JP): Two German musicians are to hold a concert and masterclass here as part of their tour to four cities.Pianist Stephan Kiefer from the Musikhochschule Hannover and Jens Peter Maintz, a cellist from Hamburg, will perform at the Erasmus Huis Dutch cultural...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Medication too pricey for 50% of TB sufferers
Medication too pricey for 50% of TB sufferers JAKARTA (JP): About 50 percent of the 500,000 Indonesians taking medication for their tuberculosis (TB) stop half-way through the course of treatment because they are too poor to continue it, a health activist said yesterday.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Idea on Jabotabek needs clear planning: Ginandjar
Idea on Jabotabek needs clear planning: Ginandjar JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita says the idea to unite Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabotabek) into one province under one governor of ministerial level reflects the complicated...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Where does National Games money go?
Where does National Games money go?From KompasFor more than six months I have been burdened with having to pay an extra Rp 500 for a National Games sticker when I go to pay my PLN electricity bill every month at the BRI bank branch in Cibubur.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Sukarno's daughters make peace with army officer
Sukarno's daughters make peace with army officer JAKARTA (JP): A lawsuit for libel which was filed by two of former president Sukarno's daughters against Armed Forces' Chief of Sociopolitical Affairs Lt. Gen. Syarwan Hamid was settled by mediation in court yesterday.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Kid 's Song 3:05 Children Program: Pahlawan Cilik 3:30 TV Series: Beyond Tomorrow 4:05 Science and Technology 4:30 TV Drama: Sebuah Piala 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 English Lesson 6:00 News: Lintas Berita 6:05 Travel:...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Minister confirms art theft
Minister confirms art theft JAKARTA (JP): The government confirmed yesterday the theft of a number of valuable Indonesian paintings from the National Museum, including two masterpieces withdrawn Friday by international auction house Christie's from its October sale in Singapore.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
'Clear conscience inspired Frans Seda'
'Clear conscience inspired Frans Seda' JAKARTA (JP): A clear conscience consistently underlined the thoughts and actions of senior economist Frans Seda, one of the architects of the New Order, says book editor Frans M. Parera.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
'Ship ban harms Australia'
'Ship ban harms Australia' CANBERRA (Reuter): Australian Transport Minister John Sharp said yesterday union bans against Indonesian ships would harm Australia's trading interests and threaten jobs."The Maritime Union of Australia has again embarked on a course which is harming our trading...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Refund by Aria Tours
Refund by Aria ToursFrom KompasMy friends and I joined a Jakarta-Beijing-Hong Kong package tour on June 30 organized by PT Arya Nusa Permai (Aria Tours), Jl. Latumeten 37, West Jakarta. The Jakarta-Beijing program took place, but the Beijing-Hongkong part was canceled due to a change in Garuda's...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Indonesian horse riders lack basic skills: Expert
Indonesian horse riders lack basic skills: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian horse riders are among the best in Southeast Asia, but surprisingly they lack basic skills, an international equestrian expert said yesterday.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Rukindo admits leakage
Rukindo admits leakage JAKARTA (JP): The president of state-owned dredging company PT Rukindo, Baharudin Wahab, said yesterday that his company has experienced some "financial leakage.""Deviation and financial leakage did occur in our companies, but we shouldn't necessarily relate them to...
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Gajah Surya to buy a 51.8% share of BDNI
Gajah Surya to buy a 51.8% share of BDNI JAKARTA (JP): The independent shareholders of PT Gajah Surya Multi Finance, of the Gajah Tunggal Group, approved yesterday the company's plan to acquire a 51.8 percent share of PT Bank Dagang Nasional Indonesia (BDNI), together with four other proposals.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
ABRI reshuffles another hundred senior officers
ABRI reshuffles another hundred senior officers JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) announced yesterday a reshuffle affecting more than 100 senior officers in all four services, including the reassignment of onetime rising star Maj. Gen. A.M. Hendropriyono.ABRI Chief Spokesman Brig. Gen.
Tue, 24 Sep 1996
Chess meet lures top players
Chess meet lures top players JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's three grandmasters -- Utut Adianto, Edhi Handoko and Ardiansyah -- and defending champion international master Ruben Gunawan are to take part in the Rp 25 million (US$10,638) Intisari Cup chess tournament from Oct. 6 to Oct. 9 here.