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Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Plagiarizers face dismissal
Plagiarizers face dismissal SEMARANG, Central Java: Diponegoro University rector Muladi threatened Saturday to fire teachers who plagiarize their students' papers or theses.Muladi said plagiarizing is a serious breach of intellectual property rights and deserves harsh punishment.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Military police to open special post office box
Military police to open special post office box JAKARTA (JP): The city military police will soon make a special post office box available for those who want to report irregularities or violations committed by Armed Forces members, including the police and military police.Military Police Chief Brig.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
PT Telkom's professionalism
PT Telkom's professionalism On June 13, 1996 at 11:00 a.m., the Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta, experienced a complete loss of telephone service to our hotel. This was caused by road construction taking place in the area, whereby our telephone lines were severed.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Free expression at TIM
Free expression at TIM JAKARTA (JP): A four-day event on the freedom of expression will be held at the Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center from June 18 to June 21.Called "Free Expression: Towards a Democratic Indonesia", the event includes an exhibition at the Center's Galeri Cipta II, the site of the...
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
APEC business council calls for freer trade
APEC business council calls for freer trade MANILA (Agencies): The APEC Business Advisory Council ended its inaugural meeting here yesterday with a commitment to speed up the liberalization of trade and a call for a single visa for business travelers in the region.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Garuda plane blaze blamed on fuel tank rupture
Garuda plane blaze blamed on fuel tank rupture FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuter): Investigators looking into an Indonesian airliner crash believe the plane's passenger cabin caught fire from a fuel tank that ruptured when the takeoff was suddenly aborted by engine trouble.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Motocross meet rained out
Motocross meet rained out JAKARTA (JP): A downpour on Saturday inundated the Lubuk Buaya track in Padang, West Sumatra, the venue of the Gudang Garam Motocross National Championship's second leg, forcing the organizer to cancel the championship which was due to take place on Saturday.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Freeport's Rp 3b for Irian tribes
Freeport's Rp 3b for Irian tribes JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia agreed last week to provide Rp 3.5 billion (about US$1.5 million) to seven tribes living near its operations site in Irian Jaya, a local official said yesterday.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Children no longer spend holidays with grandparents
Children no longer spend holidays with grandparents JAKARTA (JP): School holidays start this week, and parents can no longer simply send children off to grandparents in the ancestral village. A craving for recreation sites means parents worry how much money they must have on the verge of the month-...
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
After the 'Tempo' verdict
After the 'Tempo' verdict The efforts by Goenawan Mohamad to resurrect Tempo have failed. The Supreme Court, in a hearing presided over by Chief Justice Soerjono Thursday, rejected charges made by Goenawan Mohamad over revocation of the magazine's publishing license (by Minister of Information...
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Driver of deadly bus to be tried soon
Driver of deadly bus to be tried soon JAKARTA (JP): The trial of an inter-city bus driver involved in an accident which killed 31 passengers last March, will start on Thursday at the Bogor District Court.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Army cracks down on rebels
Army cracks down on rebels MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: The Armed Forces (ABRI) is still tracking down the rebels that killed two of the 11 people being held hostage in the jungle last month.Manokwari military commander Col.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Hutomo out of Petronas rally
Hutomo out of Petronas rally JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's leading rallyist and national champion Hutomo Mandala Putra, assisted by navigator Tony Sircombe of New Zealand, was ousted from the Petronas Rally Malaysia after the duo's Subaru Imprezza crashed into a palm oil tree during the first leg of...
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
French parachuting team sets new world record
French parachuting team sets new world record LIDO, West Java (JP): Defending champion France fulfilled its ambition to set a new world record at the Sixth World Championships on Canopy Formation here yesterday.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Unidentified bodies in morgue
Unidentified bodies in morgue JAKARTA (JP): Cipto Mangunkusumo general hospital's morgue received seven unidentified bodies, including a baby, this week.Eddy Pratiknyo, a morgue staffer, said on Saturday that the bodies will be buried at Semper public cemetery, designated for unidentified bodies...
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
RP assails U.S. import barrier
RP assails U.S. import barrier MANILA (AFP): The United States has unfairly banned imports of shrimps and prawns from the Philippines for violating environmental standards on harvesting them, a trade official said here.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
PT ABB ESI to produce more boilers
PT ABB ESI to produce more boilers SURABAYA, East Java (JP): PT ABB Energy Sistem Indonesia (ABB ESI), an international engineering and electricity company, has expanded the production capacity of its units here for the manufacturing of boilers, heat exchangers and turbines.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
JSX to tackle stock liquidity problems
JSX to tackle stock liquidity problems JAKARTA (JP): A low liquidity of shares listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) remains a daunting problem and hinders the exchange's transformation into a leading market in the region.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Hinduja Group ties up with Multi Eka Karma
Hinduja Group ties up with Multi Eka Karma JAKARTA (JP): The London-based Hinduja Group, which last year booked around US$15 billion in total turnovers, has chosen PT Multi Eka Karma, the investment holding company of the General Sudirman Foundation, as its strategic partner to develop investment...
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Migrant workers seen as salvation of Shanghai
Migrant workers seen as salvation of ShanghaiBy Mark O'Neill SHANGHAI (Reuter): Ask most Shanghai people what they think of the city's estimated three million migrant workers and they will say they are dirty, ill-educated and responsible for most of the crime.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Dengue blamed for loss of award
Dengue blamed for loss of award JAMBI, Jambi: Recent outbreaks of dengue might be the reason why the city failed this year to gain the Adipura Kencana award for cleanliness, an official speculated.Antara quoted city spokesman Kamil as saying on Saturday that there's actually no official explanation...
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Jet financing plan gets mixed responses
Jet financing plan gets mixed responses JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's "call" for the public to buy shares in PT Dua Satu Tiga Puluh (DSTP), the company he set up to develop a national passenger jet, is greeted with mixed responses.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Fishery sector aims at US$2b export target
Fishery sector aims at US$2b export target BOGOR, West Java (JP): The government is aiming at an 11 percent growth in the country's fishery exports to US$2 billion this year from last year's $1.8 billion in spite of numerous problems currently faced by the sector.Director General of Fisheries F.X.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
'Tensions won't faze Myanmar's bid to join ASEAN'
'Tensions won't faze Myanmar's bid to join ASEAN' KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Myanmar Foreign Minister Ohn Gyaw has brushed aside fears that political tensions in his country will affect its bid to join the regional grouping ASEAN, saying Myanmar is stable and "safer than any country".
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
New Pentium and knick-knacks to make life easier
New Pentium and knick-knacks to make life easierBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): What a difference a couple of months can make. It feels just like yesterday that Intel unveiled its latest generation of Pentium chips, the Pentium 150 MHz and Pentium 166 MHz.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Traders build stalls at temporary site
Traders build stalls at temporary site BOGOR, West Java (JP): Traders from the Kebon Kembang market that burned down last March are now setting up temporary stalls around the former market site.Traders yesterday began to change the wooden planks covering the stall floors and walls to ceramic...
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Betawi urged to help make election a success
Betawi urged to help make election a success JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has called on the Betawi (indigenous Jakartans) to help make next year's general election a success."I believe, God willing, Jakartans can be instrumental in making the general election a success," Surjadi said in...
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Margienson wins Nias surfing meet
Margienson wins Nias surfing meet JAKARTA (JP): Brendon Margienson, an unseeded surfer from Australia, won the world surfing championship at Sorake in Nias, off northern Sumatra, on Saturday.Margienson, a newcomer to the Nias championship, beat world number 28 David Vetea of Tahiti in the final and...
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Bima cagers nail 2nd win
Bima cagers nail 2nd win JAKARTA (JP): Bima Sakti Nikko Steel of Malang nailed its second win on the third day of the Indonesian Basketball League's third leg at Senayan Basketball Hall yesterday.Bima beat Siliwangi of Bandung 86-78 (42-45) yesterday.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Restricted TV hours said to help students
Restricted TV hours said to help students JAKARTA (JP): A gubernatorial decree prohibiting students from watching television from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the week has proven effective in raising final exam scores, an official says.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Thai durians
Thai durians I now live in Thailand, but came back to Indonesia in March and April to visit old friends. I was surprised to see Thai durians on sale at Sogo Department Store in Plaza Indonesia. Surprised because of the outrageous prices.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Mayors scolded for eyesores
Mayors scolded for eyesores MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday gave a scolding to the 17 mayors of the districts that make up Metropolitan Manila for the poor condition of the country's capital.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
'Silence over nuclear plant not consent'
'Silence over nuclear plant not consent' JAKARTA (JP): The silence of residents in reaction to the government's drive to build a nuclear power plant near Mt. Muria, Central Java, should not be interpreted as consent, a seminar stated over the weekend.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
New reserve rule will push down money supply: Report
New reserve rule will push down money supply: Report JAKARTA (JP): The country's primary money supply increased by Rp 4.86 trillion in February to Rp 29.89 trillion following the introduction of a new reserve requirement, according to Bank Indonesia's annual report.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
200 families need relocating
200 families need relocating PEKANBARU, Riau: About 200 families have to be moved because they live in areas that fall under the concession of oil company PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia.Chief of the Tapung subdistrict Bachtiar Ismail said yesterday that almost all of the families in Kota Batak, 190...
Mon, 17 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,...
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Danamon takes over Delta
Danamon takes over Delta JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Bank Danamon will take over the assets of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank Delta, which will be liquidated on June 30.Bank Danamon said in a statement over the weekend that the takeover plan has been approved by the Ministry of Finance.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
RI wants solution to row over islands
RI wants solution to row over islands KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas said Saturday Jakarta wants a political solution to a dispute over the two islands off Borneo rather than a reference to the world court as proposed by Malaysia.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
ASEAN lawyers reject RI bid for legal body
ASEAN lawyers reject RI bid for legal body JAKARTA (JP): ASEAN Law Association (ALA) president Mohamed Dzaiddin bin Hj Abdullahon has shot down the proposal from Indonesian advocates hoping to establish their own business law association.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Korean business mission
Korean business mission JAKARTA (JP): The World Trade Center will host a business meeting here today between a South Korean trade mission representing eight industrial equipment manufacturers and their Indonesian counterparts.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Kebon Kacang residents worried about demolition
Kebon Kacang residents worried about demolition JAKARTA (JP): "Where will we go when our house is demolished? The amount of compensation will not be sufficient to find a place in the city," Supri, a resident of the disputed area of Kebon Kacang subdistrict, said on Saturday.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Police to crack down on gambling
Police to crack down on gambling JAKARTA (JP): Police are no longer condoning any gambling activities and promise to intensify their operations against all gambling dens in the city, City Police Commander Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata says.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Satellite operator looks for protection
Satellite operator looks for protection JAKARTA (JP): PT Asia Cellular Satellite System (ACeS), a satellite-based Personal Communications Services (PCS) provider, is seeking protection from the government to secure its planned business until 2003.Company president Adi R.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
National car
National carFrom Media IndonesiaThe plan to manufacture cheap national cars here seems to be having a worldwide impact, particularly in countries with automotive industries like Japan and the United States.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Myanmar must try reconciliation
Myanmar must try reconciliation The continuing effort by the Myanmarese regime to intimidate the legitimate political opposition is both discouraging and troubling.The tension within Yangon is as unnecessary as it is senseless.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Ugly magic
Ugly magic David Copperfield has recently been dazzling Jakartan audiences with his own special brand of magic. While the price of tickets was rather high, I'm sure those who attended walked away satisfied.Unlike Mr.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Citatah's public offering starts
Citatah's public offering starts JAKARTA (JP): PT Citatah, a marble producer, is scheduled here today to begin a three-day primary offering period for the sale of new shares to the public.PT Lippo Securities, the lead underwriter of Citatah's share issue, announced here over the weekend that the...
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Piano and clarinet recital tomorrow
Piano and clarinet recital tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): A piano and clarinet recital will be held at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta in Central Jakarta tomorrow and Tuesday.Ossie Borosh, a well-known pianist from the United States, will be accompanied by clarinetist Karen Ellis-Chong.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Australian firms to take part in air show
Australian firms to take part in air show JAKARTA (JP): Some 30 Australian companies will participate in the Indonesian Air Show 1996, which will open on June 22 at Soekarno-Hatta international airport in Cengkareng."This is the largest presence we have had at any air show in recent times.
Mon, 17 Jun 1996
Champ Thailand wins athletics tournament
Champ Thailand wins athletics tournament JAKARTA (JP): With 11 gold, 9 silver and 11 bronze medals, Indonesia finished second behind defending champion Thailand at the 20th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Schools Track and Field Championship, which ended here yesterday.