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Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Chicken pox no threat to Indonesian shuttlers
Chicken pox no threat to Indonesian shuttlers JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia, Surjadi, confirmed yesterday that preparations for the Atlanta Olympic Games would continue despite the chicken pox cases in the squad.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Let peace prevails in the subcontinent
Let peace prevails in the subcontinent Kashmir has now become a central topic and there are the letters of Mr. Abdula Ghalib, Mr. Prabhakar, Mr. Masli Arman, and Mr. R. Chitrapu.As mentioned by Mr. Chitrapu (The Jakarta Post, June 17, 1996), India is a time tested democracy since 1947, where...
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Ekadharma's profits down
Ekadharma's profits down JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Ekadharma Tape Industries said yesterday that its shareholders have endorsed a Rp 50 (2.1 U.S. cents) dividend.Ekadharma's president, Judi Widjaja, said after an annual shareholders' meeting yesterday that two new directors -- Bejo Santoso...
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Many children lack protein
Many children lack protein JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: About 13 percent of the province's 192,958 children under five suffer protein deficiency, Antara reported yesterday.Quoting the head of the local health office, Dr.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
One dead in bicycle taxi accident
One dead in bicycle taxi accident JAKARTA (JP): A 27-year-old man died when a vehicle carrying employees crashed into a bicycle taxi on Jl. Cakung-Cilincing in North Jakarta on Wednesday.The victim who died was Muslimin, the passenger of the bicycle taxi.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Hexindo Adiperkasa diversifies its business
Hexindo Adiperkasa diversifies its business JAKARTA (JP): PT Hexindo Adiperkasa, a publicly listed heavy machine distributor, announced yesterday that it was preparing to become a builder and reconditioner of coal mines.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Six months for a watch
Six months for a watch JAKARTA (JP): A court sentenced a pickpocket to six months yesterday."I beg for a light punishment, I feel bad for my poor grandmother," Jamal Mahdim, 26, told the East Jakarta district court almost in a whisper, a far cry from the usual image of pickpockets who often harass...
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Collusion kills honor
Collusion kills honor For the umpteenth time outspoken House Speaker Wahono has lashed out at collusion. Collusion cases, he said, have been unveiled one by one in recent months and the regularity has muted people's sense of embarrassment.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
City cagers off to SEA meet
City cagers off to SEA meet JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's basketball team will represent Indonesia in the Southeast Asian under-22 men's basketball tournament from June 23 to June 30 in Bandar Sri Begawan, Brunei.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Villagers return home
Villagers return home JAYAWIJAYA, Irian Jaya: Some 500 residents of Geselama village have started returning home after fleeing in May during army operations to free hostages held by local rebels, Antara reported yesterday.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Japan remains concerned about RI car policy
Japan remains concerned about RI car policy JAKARTA (JP): Japan remains concerned about Indonesia's national car program even though the controversial issue did not directly affect its loan commitments at the meeting of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), which has just ended.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Peace talks remain deadlocked
Peace talks remain deadlocked DAVAO, Philippines (Reuter): Government and Moro rebel negotiators failed yesterday to resolve a deadlock on integrating guerrilla forces into the Philippine army.This is one of the major issues blocking a final agreement to end a 24-year rebellion in the southern...
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Toll inferno bus driver's trial starts in Bogor
Toll inferno bus driver's trial starts in Bogor BOGOR, West Java (JP): The trial of an inter-city bus driver involved in an accident which killed 31 people on March 23 began yesterday at the Bogor District Court.The defendant Ag.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Nippon finds natural gas
Nippon finds natural gas TOKYO (Reuter): Nippon Oil Co Ltd and trading house Kanematsu Corp said yesterday that their subsidiaries had found natural gas deposits of more than 36 million cubic feet (1.02 million cubic metres) per day off Indonesia.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Firm risks contempt with dam work
Firm risks contempt with dam work KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The builder of Malaysia's US$5.5 billion Bakun hydroelectric dam, Ekran Bhd, risks being held in contempt of court if it does not stop work on the project, a lawyer who argued the case said yesterday.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Cathay links HK, NY
Cathay links HK, NY JAKARTA (JP): From next month Cathay Pacific Airways will fly between Hong Kong and New York, United States, five times per week."New York is one of the great cities in the world and is an important addition to Cathay's worldwide network.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
City collects Rp 8.3b in shopping center fines
City collects Rp 8.3b in shopping center fines JAKARTA (JP): Shopping center owners have provided a total of Rp 8.3 billion (US$3.6 million) in compensation for their failure to give sites in their buildings to small traders since 1983.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Lawyers call for stronger bar association
Lawyers call for stronger bar association JAKARTA (JP): Prominent legal experts are calling for a unified bar association to complement the government's efforts to improve law enforcement.Prof. Loebby Loqman of the University of Indonesia's Law School, and Todung Mulya Lubis, a corporate lawyer and...
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
PDI supporters out of line in Jakarta: Official
PDI supporters out of line in Jakarta: Official JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces said the thousands of supporters of embattled chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri went too far in their street rally here yesterday.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
UK explorer lauds 19th-century Wallace
UK explorer lauds 19th-century WallaceBy Jim Della-Giacoma MANADO, Indonesia (Reuter): British explorer Tim Severin has just completed a three-month voyage on a traditional fishing boat through Indonesia's remote Spice Islands.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Yogie inaugurates PDI congress
Yogie inaugurates PDI congressBy M.M.I. Ahyani MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): The opening day of a congress convened by breakaways of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) proceeded almost problem-free in the heavily-guarded Pangkalan Masyhur Haj Dormitory yesterday.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
TV Media replies
TV Media replies We refer to the news article in the June 10, 1996 edition of The Jakarta Post entitled Customers flood YLKI with complaints about TV Media.We consider it necessary to correct some inaccuracies in the report so as not to cause an unnecessary misinterpretation, which is...
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Try a CN-235 during the show
Try a CN-235 during the show JAKARTA (JP): Privately-owned Merpati Nusantara is offering city flights in a locally made CN-235 during the Air Show.Those going to the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport where the Air Show will take place can take a flight from Halim Perdanakusuma airport in East...
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
More students shun state universities
More students shun state universities JAKARTA (JP): The number of students writing last week's nationwide admission tests for state universities declined by 8 percent as more high school graduates turn towards private universities.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. My Country 3:05 Teenage Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Fresh Prince of Bell Air 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Culture 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: North Sulawesi 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Information:...
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
New schools to be built
New schools to be built SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Five junior high schools will be built in five regencies with Rp 8.15 billion (US$3.5 million) which the province received from the 1996/1997 budget, Antara reported yesterday.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Crimes on outskirts not serious: Hamami
Crimes on outskirts not serious: Hamami JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata denied allegations that crime on the outskirts of Jakarta has reached an alarming level."The situation is not as bad as many newspapers have reported.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
France breaks own record in eight-way formation
France breaks own record in eight-way formationBy Primastuti Handayani LIDO, West Java (JP): It took just two days for the French parachute team to break its world eight-way speed formation record at the World Parachuting Championships on Canopy Formation here yesterday.The French skydivers took 27.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
RI's spikers suffer 1st loss
RI's spikers suffer 1st loss JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia crashed to a straight-set defeat to Thailand in the second day of the Asia-Pacific Volleyball Cup men's volleyball tournament in Kurume, Japan yesterday.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Armed Forces cares for PDI, Gen. Feisal declares
Armed Forces cares for PDI, Gen. Feisal declaresBy M.M.I. Ahyani MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung said yesterday that the concern shown by the military to the condition of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) should not be seen as meddling in its internal...
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Arts & Crafts, daily. Sunset Procession, daily. Ramayana dance, Thursday. Legong dance, Saturday. Arjuna Wiwaha dance, Sunday. Rejang, Puspawresti, Belibis and Jaran Teji dances, Monday.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Indonesia's foreign debt burden called critical
Indonesia's foreign debt burden called critical JAKARTA (JP): Senior economist Sumitro Djojohadikusumo warned yesterday that Indonesia's foreign debt, estimated at around US$100 billion, had reached a critical level with a 32 percent debt-service ratio against exports.
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
RI's maternal mortality rate still high
RI's maternal mortality rate still high JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto expressed concern yesterday over Indonesia's maternal mortality rate, which is the highest among ASEAN countries, and called for a concerted campaign to reduce it.
Fri, 21 Jun 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,...
Fri, 21 Jun 1996
Antinuclear activists walk out of hearing
Antinuclear activists walk out of hearing JAKARTA (JP): Antinuclear campaigners yesterday walked out of a Golkar-sponsored discussion after speakers talked down to them about the positive usage of nuclear energy.
Thu, 20 Jun 1996
Military working towards peace dialog with Suu Kyi
Military working towards peace dialog with Suu Kyi YANGON (Reuter): Myanmar's military government said yesterday it was doing all it could to move towards dialog with pro- democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Thu, 20 Jun 1996
Venture capital companies lack project funds
Venture capital companies lack project funds JAKARTA (JP): Venture capital companies in West Java, Yogyakarta and Bali are short of capital to finance venture projects in the three provinces.Executives of the venture capitals told a hearing with Commission VII of the House of Representatives here...
Thu, 20 Jun 1996
City toll road charges increased by Rp 500
City toll road charges increased by Rp 500 JAKARTA (JP): Toll charges for city turnpikes have been increased by Rp 500 (22 U.S. cents) from today.Sedans, jeeps, pick-ups and medium-sized trucks and buses are now charged Rp 3,000; large trucks and buses Rp 4,000 and articulated trucks Rp 5,000.
Thu, 20 Jun 1996
Sound advice
Sound advice Regarding the recent debate about dubbing television programs, there are several points to consider. The first is esthetics. It is rather absurd watching a group of westerners speaking perfect Indonesian, or Chinese speaking perfect English, or Japanese speaking Chinese, or whatever.
Thu, 20 Jun 1996
Bank delays bond issue
Bank delays bond issue JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Bali has postponed its plan to float bonds, saying that borrowing on the financial market is cheaper."As the national banks are currently very liquid, getting funds from the money market will be cheaper than floating bonds," Bank Bali's...
Thu, 20 Jun 1996
PDI rebels support Soerjadi
PDI rebels support SoerjadiBy M.M.I. Ahyani MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Leading dissenters in the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) claim they have no intention to unseat incumbent chief Megawati Soekarnoputri, yet say 109 of the 306 branches have expressed support for the re-election of former...
Thu, 20 Jun 1996
Chicken breeders told to work in partnership
Chicken breeders told to work in partnership JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday that large-scale chicken breeders must establish partnerships with their smaller counterparts.
Thu, 20 Jun 1996
Megawati fires 16 dissenters from PDI board
Megawati fires 16 dissenters from PDI board JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri dismissed 16 dissenters from her central executive board yesterday for convening a rebel congress.
Thu, 20 Jun 1996
PT Cahaya Kalbar starts share offering
PT Cahaya Kalbar starts share offering JAKARTA (JP): PT Cahaya Kalbar, a producer of specialty fats, yesterday started its three-day initial public offering (IPO), expecting to raise approximately Rp 34 billion (US$14.4 million).
Thu, 20 Jun 1996
Jakarta's air heavily polluted
Jakarta's air heavily pollutedFrom KompasJakarta's air pollution is rated third after Mexico and Bangkok (Kompas, June 7, 1996). Both carbon monoxide and plumbum gases are hazardous to one's health, especially after one has been exposed to them over a long period of time.
Thu, 20 Jun 1996
PDI rehash
PDI rehash The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) has been divided into two poles. The Fatimah Ahmad group and the Megawati group. There is another (unconstitutional) group, the Yusuf Merukh group, that was not recognized by the government. Each group claims to be legitimate.
Thu, 20 Jun 1996
Smuggled garlic seized
Smuggled garlic seized JAKARTA (JP): Tanjung Priok Seaport Police have seized 35 tons of smuggled garlic worth Rp 350 million (US$148,936) at Tanjung Priok harbor in North Jakarta.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col.
Thu, 20 Jun 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,...
Thu, 20 Jun 1996
Soerjadi -- the come back kid of Indonesian politics
Soerjadi -- the come back kid of Indonesian politics JAKARTA (JP): If anyone in Indonesian politics deserves the "Come Back Kid" title, Soerjadi probably fits the bill, especially if a congress of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) organized by a breakaway group which opens today in Medan goes...
Thu, 20 Jun 1996
Sapardi to read his poems
Sapardi to read his poems JAKARTA (JP): The works of noted poet Sapardi Djoko Damono will be read at a special event called Hujan Bulan Juni (June Rain) at the Graha Bhakti Budaya building in the Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center on June 27.The reading, which is scheduled to start at 8 p.m.