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Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Straits eyes RI coal project
Straits eyes RI coal project MELBOURNE (Reuter): Mining company Straits Resources Ltd's managing director Brian Rear said yesterday the company was considering buying a coal project in Indonesia to boost cashflows, but declined to disclose the likely purchase price.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
6,600 ha of crops suffer as drought hits Central Java
6,600 ha of crops suffer as drought hits Central Java BANJARNEGARA, Central Java (JP): Severe drought has hit many areas in the province, one of Indonesia's largest rice growing areas, and the rainy season is still two months away.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Press warned about communist threat
Press warned about communist threat JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko warned against communists infiltrating the press, as the institution is among its favorite weapons used to spread its propaganda.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Dog squad expanded
Dog squad expanded JAKARTA (JP): Thirteen dogs have been added to the sniffer dogs squad of the Customs and Excise Office's narcotics division.The 13 dogs have been trained for 15 weeks by instructors from the office, assisted by experts from the United States.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Comic fallout from the Hiroshima Bomb
Comic fallout from the Hiroshima BombGen The Chicken Foot: A Picture Story about Hiroshima (Hadashi no Gen) By Keiji Nakazawa Yayasan Obor Indonesia, 1996 288 pages JAKARTA (JP): Tezuka, the Japanese illustrator, said once that comics are one of the forms most easily absorbed by the human intellect.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
What use are Kadin and Gapensi?
What use are Kadin and Gapensi?From Pikiran RakyatThere is a regulation which stipulates that every contractor must belong to the Association of Indonesian National Contractors (Gapensi), and that every firm which sells services or produces goods must be a member of the Indonesian Chamber of...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Catalyst plant opens
Catalyst plant opens SINGAPORE (AFP): Southeast Asia's first plant to manufacture petroleum refinery catalysts, used in the removal of chemical impurities from oils, opened in Singapore yesterday.The plant is a joint venture between CRI International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Shell group,...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Economist fears for ASEAN free trade
Economist fears for ASEAN free trade JAKARTA (JP): An economist warned yesterday that non-tariff barriers between members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) could disrupt the implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) agreement.Mari E.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Maid murder reconstructed
Maid murder reconstructed TANGERANG (JP): Police set up Monday the reconstruction of the murder of a 23-year-old maid, who was allegedly killed by her employers in Curug, some 35 kilometers west of here.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
RP raises funds for APEC
RP raises funds for APEC MANILA (AFP): The Philippine government is seeking 145 million pesos (US$5.6 million) in donations from the private sector to help host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November, an official statement said yesterday.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Spirit of sportsmanship
Spirit of sportsmanship Thank you very much for your excellent spirit of sportsmanship in running an -- long awaited, and in my opinion, long overdue -- article about Poul Erik Hoyer Larsen winning his much-deserved Olympic gold medal in the Men's Singles Badminton (page 13, Sports News, the Aug.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Scientists seek research grant
Scientists seek research grant JAKARTA: Fifteen young scientists presented their research proposals at a competition for a grant to finance their studies at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) yesterday.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
'Traitors' can't deter tourists: Myanmar
'Traitors' can't deter tourists: Myanmar YANGON (Reuter): Tourist arrivals in Myanmar are up significantly despite attempts by "traitors" and their foreign supporters to derail the tourism industry, Myanmar's state media said yesterday."A significant increase in the number of tourist arrivals ...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Asian share prices close mixed
Asian share prices close mixed TOKYO (AFP): Japanese share prices closed 1.6 percent lower yesterday while other Asian bourses were mixed, most moving in line with domestic news.In Tokyo, the overall market was pressured by futures-led selling together with foreign and retail investor sales,...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
'Bemo' to be replaced with minivans on 20 routes
'Bemo' to be replaced with minivans on 20 routes JAKARTA (JP): The municipality has licensed 60 minivans to replace the three-wheeled 'bemo' vehicles on 20 routes later this month.Samosir, a member of the team handling the replacement of three-wheeled public transport, said yesterday that the 60...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Pasar Jaya to rebuild Kenari market soon
Pasar Jaya to rebuild Kenari market soon JAKARTA (JP): The city-owned market company, PD Pasar Jaya, will start rebuilding the Kenari electronics market early next month in cooperation with a private company.On July 12, a fire destroyed at least 100 kiosks of the electronics market on Jl.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Experts divided on arrest of suspected serial killer
Experts divided on arrest of suspected serial killer JAKARTA (JP): Experts are divided on the recent arrest of a man charged with sodomizing and killing eight city street boys.In an interview with The Jakarta Post yesterday, criminologist Adrianus Meliala from the University of Indonesia hailed the...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Free trade could harm agriculture in developing nations
Free trade could harm agriculture in developing nationsBy Prapti Widinugraheni BALI (JP): A senior agricultural economist warned yesterday that global free trade in the agricultural sector may bring about new inequalities between developed and developing countries and between farm regions with...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
RI to imports soybeans
RI to imports soybeans JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is likely to import around 760,000 tons of soybean this year to meet the nation's demand for the crop, says an official.A.M. Fagi, the head of the research and development department at the Ministry of Agriculture said Monday that the demand for...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Meeting to discuss triangle cooperation
Meeting to discuss triangle cooperation JAKARTA (JP): Economic ministers and top businessmen from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand will hold a meeting in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, next month to discuss triangular cooperation between their neighboring territories, according to an Indonesian official.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
MRCB to manage toll road
MRCB to manage toll road KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) said yesterday it had signed a joint venture with Camelite Sdn Bhd to jointly provide management services to the Pandaan-Pasuruan toll road in East Java, Indonesia.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Capital inflow sustained
Capital inflow sustained MANILA (Reuter): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects capital inflows into four emerging markets in Southeast Asia to be sustained in the coming years, a working paper released said yesterday.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Jepara to build sculpture museum
Jepara to build sculpture museum JEPARA, Central Java: The Jepara regency is planning to build an art museum to display the works of local sculptors, Regent Bambang Poerwadi said on Saturday.Antara quoted the regent as saying that the museum would procure, preserve and exhibit sculptures to promote...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Share prices down 1.43% at JSX on profit taking
Share prices down 1.43% at JSX on profit taking JAKARTA (JP): Profit taking by both foreign and local investors pushed share prices down 1.43 percent on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday."I'm not so sure what the main reason for today's drop is.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Public relations role still minimal in business activities
Public relations role still minimal in business activities JAKARTA (JP): The role of public relations officers in Indonesian business activities is still minimal, and they often function as "firefighters" to cope with crises in companies, a public relations analyst said.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Cambodia dreams of sale pan-Asia rail connection
Cambodia dreams of sale pan-Asia rail connectionBy Pip Wood PHNOM PENH (DPA): Train travel in Cambodia is an erratic, slow and occasionally dangerous affair.Train passengers are subject to ambush by the Khmer Rouge -- as was the case with three Western backpackers who were kidnapped and...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Singapore campaigns for courtesy
Singapore campaigns for courtesy SINGAPORE (JP): A common view on Orchard Road, and elsewhere in Singapore, is the young men, with earphones seemingly glued in their ears, oblivious to their surroundings.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Meat industry sees big potential in SE Asia
Meat industry sees big potential in SE Asia SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asians are eating more meat, especially chicken, as the region's robust economies put more money in their pockets, traders and analysts said.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 Game Show: Fun House 3:05 Children's Program: Arena 123 3:30 TV Series: Just The Ten of Us 4:05 TV Drama: Permohonan 4:30 Documentary: Fuya 4:55 Filler 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Travel: Bengkulu 6:15...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto A: HotelDusit Mangga DuaFOUR-STAR RATING: Dusit Mangga Dua received a four-star rating classification before its grand opening ceremony on July 17. Pudjo Basuki, regional chief of the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications (left), presents the four-star rating to...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Soerjadi must be held responsible
Soerjadi must be held responsibleFrom UmmatAs a former staffer of the Research and Development Agency of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) I would like to give my opinion about the PDI problem.In spite of the conflict within the Party -- and each group has both strengths and weaknesses -- PDI...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on August 6, 1996. Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,100 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,700 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 675 0 17,000 Andayani Megah 1,375 125 6,400,500...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Oki's ex-wife claims ignorance of his crimes
Oki's ex-wife claims ignorance of his crimes JAKARTA (JP): The former wife of Oki, the man being tried here for a triple murder in Los Angeles, has testified that although he was violent she knew nothing of his alleged crimes.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Typhoon hits Manokwari
Typhoon hits Manokwari MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: A typhoon and storm hit the city of Manokwari and its immediate surroundings in east Irian Jaya on Monday, damaging buildings and leaving dozens of people homeless.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Flour mill constructed
Flour mill constructed SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): PT Indorama Nusantara has started the construction of a Rp 90 billion wheat flour mill at Tanjung Emas port."We are building a 12-story factory, equipped with a warehouse and a cargo port," the company's president, Harli Saleh, said here yesterday...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Palm oil consolidates in Europe
Palm oil consolidates in Europe LONDON (Reuter): The palm oil sector in Europe was consolidating after rising US$7.50 to $10 yesterday morning on the back of Chinese license talk.Talk that China was going to issue licenses to import olein from Malaysia and Indonesia boosted the market, resulting in...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Rare animals to be resettled
Rare animals to be resettled PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Animals which might be affected by the government's million-hectare agricultural project in the Kapuas district are to be moved to the Tanjung Puting National Park, some 500 kilometers southwest of here.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
AIDS/HIV cases increase to 420
AIDS/HIV cases increase to 420 JAKARTA (JP): The ministry of health reported yesterday that 13 more HIV/AIDS cases have been detected, bringing the official number of cases in Indonesia to 420.Hadi Marjanto A, the ministry's director general for the eradication of communicable diseases and...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Businessman to face drug trial
Businessman to face drug trial JAKARTA (JP): Hendro Sumampouw, a noted businessman in the city's entertainment circle, will soon be on trial for allegedly possessing marijuana and Ecstasy pills, police said.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Campaign starts to curb air pollution
Campaign starts to curb air pollution SEMARANG (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja launched a national campaign aimed at curbing air pollution caused by motorized vehicles and industries.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
ASEAN-China conflict possible over oil: Experts
ASEAN-China conflict possible over oil: Experts JAKARTA (JP): International relations experts said yesterday that war between China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the oil-rich South China Sea is probable given the future needs of both sides for energy sources.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Timor car not to be deterred by price war
Timor car not to be deterred by price war JAKARTA (JP): The Timor car, produced in South Korea but dubbed the "national" car of Indonesia, is determined to compete head-to-head with other auto firms in the local market.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Use of BNI proceeds undecided
Use of BNI proceeds undecided BALI (JP): Coordinating Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs Saleh Afiff says the government has not decided how the proceeds from the listing of Bank BNI later this year will be used.
Wed, 07 Aug 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,...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Violence a living reality in Indonesia
Violence a living reality in IndonesiaBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): For some time now we have been living in an atmosphere of violence. Even before the July 27 violence broke out, there had been ample evidence that physical violence was part of our daily life in Jakarta.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Military plans further crackdown on PRD activists
Military plans further crackdown on PRD activists YOGYAKARTA (JP): While the military has vowed to continue its crackdown on "communist-like movement" activists, human rights campaigners charged that force had been used by the authorities in their interrogation of five students arrested here last...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Foreign pressure grows on Indonesia over PDI crackdown
Foreign pressure grows on Indonesia over PDI crackdown JAKARTA (Agencies): International pressure on Indonesia mounted yesterday over the way the government is handling the aftermath of the July 27 raid on the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Foreign pressure grows on RI over PDI crackdown
Foreign pressure grows on RI over PDI crackdown JAKARTA (Agencies): International pressure on Indonesia mounted yesterday over the way the government is handling the aftermath of the July 27 raid on the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Disappointing development
Disappointing developmentFrom RepublikaI bought a house in "Taman Kebajen Indah" in Bekasi, West Java, in August 1994 with a down-payment. At that time the construction of the house had not yet started. The developer promised that the construction of the house would be completed in August 1995.
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Centennial Olympics applauded and criticized
Centennial Olympics applauded and criticized JAKARTA (Agencies): Tension and enthrallment filled the trouble-plagued Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, but everybody shared a last hurrah when the Centennial Games concluded on Sunday.Criticism started at the opening of the Games and continued.