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Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Garment trader killed
Garment trader killed JAKARTA (JP): A garment trader has been stabbed to death by a relative who was accused of stealing Rp 60,000 (US$25.53) of the trader's money.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna said that the victim, Burhan Samuli, accused his relative, Ikbal, of stealing Rp 60,000...
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Twelve die in bus accident
Twelve die in bus accident JAKARTA (JP): Twelve people died and 30 others were injured when a Cahaya Kerinci passenger bus plunged into a ravine in the Sitinjau Laut area some 20 kilometers south of Padang, the capital of West Sumatra, early yesterday.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Scandal taints college degrees
Scandal taints college degrees BANGKOK (UPI): Several Thai politicians have been asked to return their degrees from a northeastern college following allegations that the school provides diplomas to rich students who pay "tuition" but do not have to attend classes, reports said yesterday.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
ASEAN and Japan show concern over Myanmar
ASEAN and Japan show concern over Myanmar WASHINGTON (Agencies): U.S. envoys sent to Asia to warn that Myanmar is a destabilizing force in the region have reported that Southeast Asian nations and Japan share fundamental U.S. concerns about Burma, the White House said on Thursday.U.S.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Aid builds confidence
Aid builds confidence As Indonesia's official foreign debt servicing and installment payments have been greater than its annual loan from its creditor consortium, the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), it is easy to get the impression that the government has been forced into a debt trap;...
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Lidya through Asia Cup semis
Lidya through Asia Cup semis JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Uber Cup player Lidya Djaelawidjaja rallied to beat her Chinese counterpart Zhang Ning 11-6, 4-11, 11-9 for a place in the semifinals of the Ciba Asia Cup badminton championships in Seoul yesterday.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Archer to light Games torch
Archer to light Games torch JAKARTA (JP): Top Indonesian female archer Nurfitriyana Sam Lantang, has been named to kindle the 14th National Games torch with a flaming arrow during the Games's opening ceremony on Sept. 9, secretary-general of the organizing committee, Eddy Widodo, said on Thursday.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Congress to demote Megawati
Congress to demote MegawatiBy M.M.I. Ahyani MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Participants at the government- sponsored congress of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) yesterday pondered what role to assign to Megawati Soekarnoputri, the party chief they intend to oust.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Philippines and Moro talks formally open
Philippines and Moro talks formally open DAVAO, Philippines (Agencies): Peace talks with Moro rebels formally opened in this southern city late yesterday, delayed by backroom negotiations to solve remaining problems.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Toll roads dilemma
Toll roads dilemma An appropriate moment has been chosen to announce the latest increase in toll road fees. While the public is being kept confused by the PDI congress affair and people are excited over the European Cup soccer tournament, the government suddenly came with the announcement of urban...
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Energy Equity raises funds
Energy Equity raises funds SYDNEY (Reuter): Energy Equity Ltd said yesterday it would raise A$28 million through a share issue of 42.5 million shares at 66 cents each.Energy Equity (EEC) Managing Director Maurice Brand said the capital raising would be used by EEC to fund new energy project...
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
French jumpers set for sweep
French jumpers set for sweep LIDO, West Java (JP): France maintained its superb form yesterday for a possible clean sweep of the Sixth World Parachuting Championships on Canopy Formation.Although strong winds caused the organizers to stop the sorties, France has maintained its chance of winning the...
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Deregulation of fisheries sector to be announced
Deregulation of fisheries sector to be announced JAKARTA (JP): The government will announce next week a number of deregulatory measures for the fisheries sector, Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah says.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Bre-X climbs on new Busang gold estimate
Bre-X climbs on new Busang gold estimate CALGARY (Reuter): A new calculation of the amount of gold harbored in Bre-X Minerals Ltd's huge Busang property in Indonesia sent investors scurrying into the market Thursday, driving up the company's stock in heavy volume.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Car race video game players to join competition in July
Car race video game players to join competition in July JAKARTA (JP): Players of the Sega video game Daytona will compete for the first time in July."The Daytona car race video game has been popular among the public, with children and adults.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Bali is relatively safe
Bali is relatively safe DENPASAR, Bali: Bali Governor Ida Bagus Oka said the island is still relatively safe for foreign visitors, with a crime rate that could not be regarded as excessive.Oka told reporters that the fact that the number of visitors to Indonesia continued to increase year after...
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
City to eliminate fences to make Jakarta friendly
City to eliminate fences to make Jakarta friendly JAKARTA (JP): A gubernatorial decree on the demolition of walls separating high-rise buildings will be issued this year, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
PDI and military reach agreement on street rallies
PDI and military reach agreement on street rallies JAKARTA (JP): The embattled executive board of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) and the Jakarta military command agreed yesterday that, following Thursday's bloody clash in the capital, no more violence would be perpetrated by either side.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
SMART to divest tuna business shares
SMART to divest tuna business shares JAKARTA (JP): PT SMART Corporation of the Sinar Mas Group, a manufacturer of crude palm oil-based products, announced yesterday it will divest its shares in another loss-making subsidiary in a bid to boost its earnings growth.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
RI's university graduates lack social awareness
RI's university graduates lack social awareness JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's universities have been successful in producing intelligent professionals who constitute the country's "strategic elite group", but have failed in instilling in their graduates an awareness of their social environment, an...
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Ethnic conflicts test security
Ethnic conflicts test securityBy Anak Agung Banyu Perwita BANDUNG (JP): A major problem facing pluralistic nation-states is rising ethnic conflict among their people. Since the Cold War, conflict between ethnic groups and states has posed major challenges to domestic and international security in...
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Hanjin wins RI order
Hanjin wins RI order SEOUL (Reuter): South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co, a unit of the Hanjin Group HANJ.CN, said yesterday it has won a US$100 million contract from Indonesian state oil firm Pertamina to transport Indonesian-produced crude oil from 1998.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Heart-stopping excitement from aerobatics teams
Heart-stopping excitement from aerobatics teams JAKARTA (JP): Four of the world's most entertaining aerobatics teams will fill the skies during the Indonesia Air Show '96, performing for the air show's Aerobatics Festival.Air Force Col.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Adi Andojo takes collusion case to Vice President
Adi Andojo takes collusion case to Vice President JAKARTA (JP): Justice Adi Andojo Soetjipto has taken his campaign to clean the Supreme Court of collusion to Vice President Try Sutrisno after his own immediate supervisor failed to take action.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Wajah Negeriku 2:35 TV Series: Gaiking 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:30 Soccer: Dunhill League 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Soccer: Dunhill League (continued) 5:10 Evening News 5:30 Tours: Tanah Karo 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country:...
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Public action urged to prevent dengue fever
Public action urged to prevent dengue fever JAKARTA (JP): Head of the city health agency Asman Lasman said the public does not understand the importance of preventing dengue fever.Unless the people themselves start eliminating potential breeding spots for the aedes aegypti mosquito, which carries...
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Manila's reserves rise
Manila's reserves rise MANILA (AFP): The Philippines's gross international reserves rose to a 10-year high of US$10.25 billion as of Wednesday, Central Bank of the Philippines governor Gabriel Singson said.The central bank had put the gross international reserves level at $9.66 billion on May 10.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
World Index adds RI
World Index adds RI LONDON (Reuter): Following its quarterly meeting, the FT/S&P- Actuaries World Index Policy Committee is to add the Philippines and Indonesia to its World Indices from July 1.The Philippines will account for 0.12 percent of the FT/S&P World Index, 2.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 21, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 850 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 675 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,125 -25 750,000 Aneka Kimia...
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
More facilities for the disabled needed
More facilities for the disabled neededBy Martina Tobing JAKARTA (JP): Theresia Ariswari, cried out for recognition as a member of this society in this paper's May 26, 1996 issue. Theresia is disabled. She wants to live and love and work, just like all of us.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Concorde jets into Jakarta
Concorde jets into Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): To help celebrate Indonesia Air Show '96, which is being held at Soekarno-Hatta Airport until June 30, British Airways will operate an additional scheduled one-off flight between London and Jakarta using a Concorde aircraft.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Kidnapers arrested
Kidnapers arrested JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested four men yesterday for allegedly kidnapping a man believed to be an Ecstasy seller on Jl. Kebon Jahe, in Central Jakarta.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna said that the police apprehended four of the six suspected kidnappers; Ersan alias...
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
U.S. trade mission to Asia
U.S. trade mission to Asia WASHINGTON (Reuter): Secretary of Commerce Mickey Kantor said on Thursday he would lead a commercial delegation to Asia to discuss trade and investment in the telecommunication, transportation and automotive industries.Kantor and eight chief executives from U.S.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Australia drops nomination of envoy to RI
Australia drops nomination of envoy to RI JAKARTA (Agencies): Australia yesterday dropped the nomination of senior diplomat Miles Kupa as its ambassador to Indonesia following media disclosure that he once wrote a report highly critical of President Soeharto.
Sat, 22 Jun 1996
Goethe Institut
Goethe Institut At a discussion forum during an exhibition in Surabaya, East Java, I had the strong impression that the artists there had a great thirst for exchanging ideas with artists and art observers from outside Surabaya, learning from each other.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Mitsubishi to build RI plant
Mitsubishi to build RI plant TOKYO (Reuter): Mitsubishi Corp said yesterday that it had linked up with U.S. and Indonesian firms to build a 450,000- kilowatt power plant in Java, Indonesia, at a cost of about US$700-$800 million.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
On air pollution
On air pollution Two letters appearing in the June 20, 1996 edition of The Jakarta Post from Mr. Coelho and Mr. Suradibroto, which followed Mr. Gentry's (The Jakarta Post, June 18, 1996) prompt me to raise an additional issue concerning the vexatious question of Jakarta's polluted air.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya:Music * Elmi Hotel: Jl. Panglima Sudirman No. 442-44: - Qemi Club: Abouwhim Band, 9 p.m. * Majapahit Hotel: Jl. Tunjungan 65: - Palm Bar: La Costa Band, daily from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. * Patra Surabaya Hilton International: Jl.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
CGI pledges US$5.26b in financial aid for RI
CGI pledges US$5.26b in financial aid for RI JAKARTA (JP): The Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) pledged US$5.26 billion in financial aid to Indonesia for the 1996/1997 fiscal year at the end of its two-day meeting in Paris yesterday.The fresh loan commitment is slightly lower than the $5.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Telkom reshuffles strategic executives
Telkom reshuffles strategic executives JAKARTA (JP): Less than five weeks after the installation of its new boards of commissioners and directors, the state-owned domestic telecommunications operator announced yesterday a reshuffle of 16 strategic executives.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
E. Asia Squash meet starts here today
E. Asia Squash meet starts here today JAKARTA (JP): Seven countries have confirmed their participation in the 20th East Asia Squash Championship due to begin here today at the Pertamina squash center, located in South Jakarta's elite quarter of Simprug.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Two go missing in beach accident
Two go missing in beach accident DENPASAR, Bali: Two Surabaya high school students went missing on Monday when swimming with three others in dangerous water off Kuta Beach, Antara reported yesterday.Andra Gunawan and Arya Setiabudi, both aged 17, are missing.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Hermawan off to shaky start
Hermawan off to shaky start JAKARTA (JP): Senior shuttler Hermawan Susanto and his junior Jeffer Rosobin both crashed to defeat in their respective group matches at the Asia Cup badminton championships in Seoul on Wednesday.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
PT Anwar aims for Rp 35b profit
PT Anwar aims for Rp 35b profit JAKARTA (JP): Poultry supplier PT Anwar Sierad yesterday predicted net sales of Rp 475 billion (US$201 million) and net profit of Rp 35 billion for 1996, compared to last year's figures of Rp 345 billion and Rp 26 billion respectively.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Duta Anggada's dividends
Duta Anggada's dividends JAKARTA (JP): Property developer PT Duta Anggada Realty said yesterday that it would pay a Rp 40 (1.6 U.S. cents) dividend to shareholders listed on July 16.The company's 1995 annual report said its net profit fell from Rp 30 billion in 1994 to Rp 27 billion in 1995 despite...
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Investigators study Tansil case suspects
Investigators study Tansil case suspects JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has assigned 18 prosecutors to study dossiers of a dozen suspects allegedly involved in last month's escape of a convicted businessman.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
National car issue
National car issue Referring to Mr. HW Pienandoro's letter (The Jakarta Post, June 12, 1996) on Car troubles, I would like to say that he missed the point. It is not the national car which the local media and the world are arguing about and which the American Automobile Manufacturers Association,...
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 20, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 850 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 675 0 5,000 Andayani Megah 1,150 -50 487,000 Aneka...
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Dutch firms interested in reclamation plans
Dutch firms interested in reclamation plans JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Public Works is studying a number of methods for possible inclusion in reclamation plans for Kapuk Naga in Tangerang, West Java.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Duty on ships waived
Duty on ships waived JAKARTA (JP): The government has further reduced the tax burdens on shipping companies by waiving the transfer-of- ownership duty on ships used for public transportation of passengers or cargo.The tax incentive was granted by Finance Minister's Decree No.