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Sat, 15 Jun 1996
5,000 workers face dismissal
5,000 workers face dismissal PURWAKARTA, West Java: Some 5,000 workers at a shoe factory which is experiencing financial troubles will be dismissed next month, Antara reported yesterday.Some of the workers, who have known about the plan since April, said their employers at PT Indo Soes, which...
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
One insurance firm closed down, two others suspended
One insurance firm closed down, two others suspended JAKARTA (JP): The government has closed down one insurance company, curtailed the operation of two, sent warnings to nine and is investigating two others.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Rector candidates drop out of race
Rector candidates drop out of race PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Three of the five candidates for the position of rector of Sudirman University in the city resigned even before the voting began.Kamio, H. Tholib and Showan Masyhuri are believed to have dropped out of the running due to the distribution...
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Indorayon okays Rp 80 dividend
Indorayon okays Rp 80 dividend JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of PT Inti Indorayon Utama, a publicly listed pulp and rayon producer based in North Sumatra, approved yesterday the March distribution of dividends of Rp 80 (3.4 U.S. cents) per share to be made final.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
I like the 'Post'
I like the 'Post' During my visit to Indonesia I enjoyed reading The Jakarta Post. When are you going to be available on the Internet?Your Crossword Puzzle is most entertaining and I also like your letters to the editor section which gives visitors an interesting insight into some of your cultural...
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Policy on soybean cake affects farmers
Policy on soybean cake affects farmers JAKARTA (JP): The government's recent decision to lift restrictions on soybean cake imports is likely to hurt domestic farmers in the short term, an academician says.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Wardiman dismisses education warning
Wardiman dismisses education warning JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro yesterday played down the warning that the quality of education in Indonesia is declining.Wardiman challenged his critics to prove their theory that the low grades received by Jakarta students...
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Many residents of Benhil apartments transfer ownership
Many residents of Benhil apartments transfer ownership JAKARTA (JP): The new apartments in Bendungan Hilir, or Benhil, continue to attract interested buyers.Those who ask to speak with the management are told to deal directly with residents as units in the ten-story apartment building in Central...
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Public called on to accept death of 'Tempo' weekly
Public called on to accept death of 'Tempo' weekly JAKARTA (JP): Law experts called on the public yesterday to accept the death of Tempo magazine following the Supreme Court's reversal of a lower court's decision that would have allowed the newsweekly to resume publication.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Court turns down taxi drivers' lawsuit
Court turns down taxi drivers' lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): Six drivers from the Gamya taxi company who have been jobless for two years were left in despair Wednesday when the East Jakarta District Court dismissed their lawsuit against the company this week.The team of judges led by M.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Unemployment in C. Java higher
Unemployment in C. Java higher SEMARANG: Mayor H. Soetrisno Suharto reported yesterday that the number of people unemployed in the provincial capital has reached more than 160,000.The mayor said in a meeting here with local business representatives that 70 percent of the unemployed are high school...
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Appreciation of rupiah probably temporary: UBS
Appreciation of rupiah probably temporary: UBS SINGAPORE (Reuter): The Indonesian rupiah's appreciation against the dollar following the central bank's decision to widen its intervention band is likely to be short-lived, UBS Singapore said in a commentary yesterday.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
'Bemo' owners to buy minivans
'Bemo' owners to buy minivans JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has approved a proposal made by bemo owners that they be granted low-interest loans to buy minivans as replacements for the three-wheeled motorized vehicles, which will soon be phased out.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Bakrie mandates term loan
Bakrie mandates term loan HONG KONG (Reuter): PT Bakrie Finance Corp, the third largest multi-finance company in Indonesia, has mandated Standard Chartered Investment Banking Singapore Branch to arrange a term loan facility, the arranger said.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
PT. Sucofindo to become int'l surveyor
PT. Sucofindo to become int'l surveyor JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Sucofindo aims to become an international surveying firm by the year 2000 and raise its annual contribution to government by 50 percent despite its decreased dependence on state projects.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Campaign to promote Islamic studies launched
Campaign to promote Islamic studies launched JAKARTA (JP): Students across the country will begin their month-long holiday next week studying Islam in a government- sponsored campaign to promote religious studies in schools.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Australian School opens soon
Australian School opens soon JAKARTA (JP): Another school for expatriate children will open on July 15 in Jati Murni, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta.The Australian International School, which will cater students from preschool to junior high, will be using Australian texts as they are readily...
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Foreign crossers favored in Padang
Foreign crossers favored in Padang JAKARTA (JP): Three foreign crossers, Belgian Jimmy Verburg from the Yamaha team and Australians Jay Harvey and Aaron Klanjscek from the Honda team, are favored to win the second leg of the Gudang Garam Motocross Championship in the Lubuk Buaya circuit in Padang,...
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Consumer credit still high, regardless of tight measure
Consumer credit still high, regardless of tight measure JAKARTA (JP): The growth rate of bank consumer credits remained high -- at 31.5 percent in the 1995/96 fiscal year -- despite Bank Indonesia's measure to curb such lending.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Garuda is safe, says Soepandi
Garuda is safe, says Soepandi FUKUOKA, Japan (Agencies): Garuda Indonesia's President Soepandi yesterday defended the airline's safety record after a fiery DC-10 crash, but promised more Japanese-speaking stewardesses after complaints about evacuation procedures.
Sat, 15 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.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Breathing clean air
Breathing clean air At long last, the Jakarta administration launched a campaign on Wednesday to bring the level of vehicle emission under control. Given that this is the first conscious effort to deal with the problem, it comes as no surprise that on the first day of the campaign nearly all of the...
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Confession to murder retracted
Confession to murder retracted JAKARTA (JP): A high school student told a court on Wednesday that he had been forced to confess to fatally stabbing a person."I was coerced by the police into admitting that I stabbed Abdul Halim to death," the suspect, identified only as Ind.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
APEC business council will work for trade liberalization
APEC business council will work for trade liberalization MANILA (AFP): The new APEC Business Advisory Council will work to liberalize trade within the Asia-Pacific region, the Philippines representative to the group said yesterday.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Suba Indah pays dividends
Suba Indah pays dividends JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of PT Suba Indah, a Hero Group subsidiary producing food and beverages, approved yesterday final dividend payments of Rp 50 (21 U.S. cents) per share for the year 1995, which will be distributed on Aug. 1.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Paintings of Jakarta displayed to mark the city's birthday
Paintings of Jakarta displayed to mark the city's birthdayBy Parvathi Nayar Narayan JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta di Kanvas Pelukis Jakarta (Jakarta on Canvas) exhibition brings together an eclectic collection of artists and paintings that express individual responses to the city of Jakarta.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Land disputes may grow worse
Land disputes may grow worse SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: State Minister of Agrarian Affairs Soni Harsono said disputes over land in the eastern Indonesia region are rampant and potentially explosive because most property owners don't have land certificates.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Indocement 'adopts' students
Indocement 'adopts' students JAKARTA (JP): The management of the private-owned PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa has started a foster children program for 626 elementary and junior students.The elementary students will get Rp 75,000 (US$32.09), and the junior students Rp 175,000 annually.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Trading houses needed to facilitate barter deals
Trading houses needed to facilitate barter deals BANDUNG, West Java (JP): An aircraft executive has suggested that a trading house be established in order to facilitate the growing number of barter trades taking place with other countries.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Textile trader stabbed to death
Textile trader stabbed to death JAKARTA (JP): A textile trader was stabbed to death on Thursday by five unidentified men in Jl. Kampung Rawa, Johar Baru district, Central Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Abubakar Nataprawira confirmed the killing of Defrison Antonius, 25.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Hutomo gears up for Petronas rally
Hutomo gears up for Petronas rally JAKARTA (JP): Leading Indonesian rally driver Hutomo Mandala Putra and codriver Tony Sircombe will start from the 11th position in the Petronas Rally Malaysia today.The rally is the third round of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Tide of support welling up for Megawati
Tide of support welling up for Megawati JAKARTA (JP): A tide of support is rising for the embattled chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri, as her rivals continue to plan their rebel congress and leadership election.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Fund involvement for dam protested
Fund involvement for dam protested KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian activist groups yesterday protested the involvement of the national Employees Provident Fund (EPF) in financing the controversial Bakun hydroelectric dam project.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Saudis want Islam on Internet
Saudis want Islam on Internet RIYADH (AFP): Saudi Arabia is eager to join the Internet to boost business and promote Islam but it is still debating how to prevent pornography and political opposition manifestos from flooding into the kingdom.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Women struggle for better education
Women struggle for better educationBy Stevie Emilia KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Paulina Li has been working hard for 20 years, weaving tenun ikat, the traditional cloth of Sabu Island, and peddling it door-to-door and to various hotels in her area.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 15 Jun 1996
Sheikh Hasina starts forming new government
Sheikh Hasina starts forming new government DHAKA (AFP): Sheikh Hasina Wajed began work yesterday on forming a new Bangladeshi government following the victory of her party, the Awami League, in general elections declared free and fair by foreign observers.
Fri, 14 Jun 1996
Anticipating the worst
Anticipating the worst As has been reported, General Motors Corp., a giant American car producer, is suspending its plans for additional investments in Indonesia. The company previously invested US$110 million for the assembly of Cherokee and Opel Blazer vehicles.
Fri, 14 Jun 1996
'Cinta yang Serakah': Teater Koma's latest innovation
'Cinta yang Serakah': Teater Koma's latest innovationBy Oei Eng Goan JAKARTA (JP): Cinta yang Serakah (Greedy Love) is something new from Teater Koma, its 79th production which opens with an old wheelchair-bound tycoon being attended to by a bunch of heartless offspring and their spouses who...
Fri, 14 Jun 1996
Wicaksana raises loan
Wicaksana raises loan HONG KONG (Reuter): PT Wicaksana Overseas International three- year revolving credit facility has been increased to US$45 million from US$35 million, said arranger Sanwa Bank Singapore.
Fri, 14 Jun 1996
Feisal Tanjung gets new title
Feisal Tanjung gets new title TIDORE, Maluku: The seafaring people of Central Halmahera regency conferred the title Kapitan Laut or the Captain of the Sea on Chief of the Armed Forces (ABRI) Gen. Feisal Tanjung.
Fri, 14 Jun 1996
Prokasih appreciated
Prokasih appreciated JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's clean river program, Prokasih, has received the award for best clean river program in Indonesia for a seventh consecutive year.Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday that the prize reflects the results of hard work and public participation.
Fri, 14 Jun 1996
Japan to fulfill commitment to CGI
Japan to fulfill commitment to CGI JAKARTA (JP): A Japanese special envoy confirmed here yesterday that his country would be fulfilling its commitment to the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) this year.
Fri, 14 Jun 1996
FCC's deal with RI firms
FCC's deal with RI firms SINGAPORE (Reuter): First Capital Corp Ltd (FCC) said yesterday it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Jakarta with three Indonesian firms to buy a 40 percent stake in Indonesian company P.T. Wiranusa Grahatama (WG).
Fri, 14 Jun 1996
'Up Close and Personal': Flirting with news and love
'Up Close and Personal': Flirting with news and loveBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): Up Close and Personal is a newsroom movie in which the characters care more about the smooch than the scoop.Missing the suspense of All The President's Men and the convincing arguments in The Paper, director...
Fri, 14 Jun 1996
'Comfort woman' to visit Japan
'Comfort woman' to visit Japan YOGYAKARTA: A former Japanese army comfort woman will attend an Asia-Pacific meeting of former comfort women in Japan next month.Mardiyem, alias Momoye, 65, will represent thousands of Indonesian women who were forced to become Japanese troops' sex slaves in World War...
Fri, 14 Jun 1996
Aviation experts puzzled by RI airline accident
Aviation experts puzzled by RI airline accident TOKYO (Reuter): Aviation experts said yesterday they were puzzled by the crash-landing of a DC-10 airliner only seconds after takeoff.According to survivors who escaped from the blazing Indonesian Garuda plane, the craft lifted off a few meters into...
Fri, 14 Jun 1996
Three killed in Garuda plane crash
Three killed in Garuda plane crash FUKUOKA, Japan (Agencies): A Garuda Indonesia DC-10 jet sat engulfed in flames following a failed takeoff yesterday, with three confirmed dead and scores injured.Survivors, some with their hair singed, had escaped from the blazing passenger cabin after the...
Fri, 14 Jun 1996
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and Entertainments * 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, 14 Jun 1996
New timber smuggling method found
New timber smuggling method found JAKARTA (JP): An operation team set up to curb forest crimes uncovered a new method of wood smuggling during a raid at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok harbor.The head of Jakarta's provincial forestry office, Purwadi Mangunwardoyo, said yesterday the team foiled an attempt...