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Sat, 18 May 1996
Japan, RP talk on APEC membership
Japan, RP talk on APEC membership TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and Philippine President Fidel Ramos acknowledged yesterday growing support for extending a three-year ban on APEC accepting new members, Jiji Press said.
Sat, 18 May 1996
Pelti plans to introduce tennis league soon
Pelti plans to introduce tennis league soon JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association will introduce selection tournaments for players bidding to form the nucleus of national teams for international events.
Sat, 18 May 1996
Flyover needed
Flyover neededFrom Media IndonesiaI hope that the governor will spare a little of his time to observe the situation at Jl. Pramuka, especially in the morning. He will witness a frightening scene as many school children try to cross the road to get to school.
Sat, 18 May 1996
Unemployment among the educated alarms Moerdiono
Unemployment among the educated alarms Moerdiono JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono expressed alarm at the high unemployment rate among college graduates, saying that joblessness among the educated is a serious problem.
Sat, 18 May 1996
Father accused of raping children
Father accused of raping children JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta police are studying a housewife's report saying that her 40-year-old husband has raped their two teenage children repeatedly since they were at primary school.
Sat, 18 May 1996
Telkom's new bosses are elected smoothly
Telkom's new bosses are elected smoothly JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of state-owned PT Telkom yesterday appointed the company's new boards of commissioners and directors and approved the management's plan to pay dividends of Rp 24.48 per share or US$0.21 per American Depository Share.
Sat, 18 May 1996
American fugitive arrested in RP
American fugitive arrested in RP MANILA (AFP): An American, wanted in the United States for various sexual offenses, has been arrested in the Philippines, the Immigration Commissioner Leandro Verceles said yesterday.
Sat, 18 May 1996
Malaysia says AFTA for most favored nations too
Malaysia says AFTA for most favored nations too KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): A free trade area proposed by Southeast Asia will also grant non-tariff privileges to countries having most favored nation (MFN) status in the region, Malaysian Trade Minister Rafidah Aziz said yesterday.
Sat, 18 May 1996
E. Java students may lose voting rights
E. Java students may lose voting rights SURABAYA (JP): Thousands of students at Islamic boarding schools and universities in East Java may lose their voting rights in next year's general elections because registration officers have failed to take them down as eligible voters.
Sat, 18 May 1996
Traditional art
Traditional artFrom MerdekaThe increased broadcast of the traditional arts on private TV stations is most welcome. The community has been looking forward to watching the traditional arts, which has become a national asset.
Sat, 18 May 1996
Sembawang Internet unit
Sembawang Internet unit SINGAPORE (Reuter): Sembawang Media Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Sembawang Corp, said yesterday it launched a business unit to sell Internet services to companies.The company, Contact Sembawang Media, will market Internet and "Intranet" (inter-company and intra-company) products...
Sat, 18 May 1996
Hanoi, RP against China's claim
Hanoi, RP against China's claim HANOI (Agencies): Vietnam turned up the volume yesterday over its claim to sovereignty of two disputed island chains in the South China Sea.Official media quoted a foreign ministry statement that said China's claims to the Paracel and Spratly islands -- seen as...
Sat, 18 May 1996
Setting toll road rates
Setting toll road rates The disclosure that the government plans to raise Jakarta's toll road fees again in June, after only eight months, gives rise to questions about the mechanisms by which the rates are set.
Sat, 18 May 1996
WB calls for more transparency
WB calls for more transparency JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank is urging Indonesia to tighten its fiscal and monetary policies and introduce more transparency and competition in all sectors to minimize the risks of overheating and a fall in investor confidence.
Sat, 18 May 1996
Late Paper
Late Paper Due to problems at the printers, many of our Jakarta readers received The Jakarta Post late. We apologize for the inconvenience. -- Publisher
Sat, 18 May 1996
Man arrested for drug possession
Man arrested for drug possession JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta police arrested a man for possession of a variety of banned drugs in a street operation early yesterday morning.The police also seized two pocketknives from the suspect, identified as Wahyudin, 52, who was driving a Feroza jeep, when he...
Sat, 18 May 1996
BWA's fashion show sets a new trend
BWA's fashion show sets a new trendBy Thalia Kamarga JAKARTA (JP): A group of Jakartans have discovered a new, unique way of presenting a fashion show.Consisting of several little acts/dancing sessions along with interesting selections of music -- from Let's Hang On from The Manhattan Transfer to...
Sat, 18 May 1996
More 300,000 made literate
More 300,000 made literate JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Command, in cooperation with the office of the Ministry of Education and Culture, has made 300,393 people living in Jakarta, Tangerang and Bekasi literate since last year.Lt. Col.
Fri, 17 May 1996
Hostage crisis ends
Hostage crisis ends The hostage crisis in Irian Jaya has finally come to an end. In one swift operation on Wednesday, the military set free nine of the 11 hostages held captive by Irian Jaya separatist rebels since Jan. 8. Two other hostages were slain by their captors.
Fri, 17 May 1996
Lonsum gets $197m loan
Lonsum gets $197m loan JAKARTA (JP): A diversified plantation firm, PT London Sumatra Indonesia (Lonsum), Wednesday signed the completion of syndication of US$197 million term loan facilities established for the company and PT Pan London Sumatra Plantation.
Fri, 17 May 1996
Investors want powerful partners
Investors want powerful partners JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investors prefer Indonesian businesspeople with political power to become their partners in establishing joint domestic ventures, Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Aburizal Bakrie says.
Fri, 17 May 1996
RI, China to cooperate
RI, China to cooperate JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad met with his counterpart from China, Minister Liu Zhongli, on Wednesday to sound out better cooperation in the financial sector.
Fri, 17 May 1996
Windfall for telecommunications operators in RI
Windfall for telecommunications operators in RI JAKARTA (JP): The telecommunications industry in Indonesia has witnessed significant growth recently with the development of various facilities, including networks, equipment, value added services and other telecommunications related businesses.
Fri, 17 May 1996
Military frees nine hostages
Military frees nine hostages JAKARTA (JP): Six Europeans and three Indonesians held hostage by Irian Jaya separatist rebels since January were flown from the eastern province to Jakarta last night following their release by the Army's Special Force Command on Wednesday.
Fri, 17 May 1996
On interns
On internsFrom KompasThe letter in Kompas (April 22, 1996) about interns that are placed in public clinic compels me to respond.An intern myself, I was assigned in the public health clinic in Liquisa district in East Timor.
Fri, 17 May 1996
Councilors slam planned toll road rate increase
Councilors slam planned toll road rate increase JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor has said that the proposed hike in rates by the private company operating toll roads in Jakarta was not popular.Banjar Marpaung, chairman of the Commission D on development affairs, said on Wednesday that the company...
Fri, 17 May 1996
WB vows to continue assisting RI
WB vows to continue assisting RI JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank will continue to assist Indonesia, which has put loans from the bank to good use, the bank's president, James D. Wolfensohn, said.The World Bank is the real partner of Indonesia in its development program, he told the press after meeting...
Fri, 17 May 1996
A sorry business
A sorry businessFrom JayakartaThe appeal of the Information and Education and Culture ministers that by Aug. 17, 1996 all foreign films should be dubbed into Indonesian has drawn various comments from film producers, the House of Representatives and society at large.
Fri, 17 May 1996
Palapa-C2 communications satellite blasted into orbit
Palapa-C2 communications satellite blasted into orbitBy Prapti Widinugraheni KOUROU, French Guiana (JP): The Palapa-C2 communications satellite was propelled into orbit yesterday, courtesy of the Ariane 4 rocket, after overcoming last-minute hitches at the Jakarta-based ground control room and...
Fri, 17 May 1996
Pugilist Pino Bahari misses Atlanta Olympic opportunity
Pugilist Pino Bahari misses Atlanta Olympic opportunity JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian middleweight boxer Pino Bahari's dreams of winning a medal at the Olympics was shattered when the national sports controlling body decided not to send him to Atlanta because of injury.
Fri, 17 May 1996
Young adults song contests to be held
Young adults song contests to be held JAKARTA (JP): The 1996 Young Adults Songwriting and Singing Contest was announced by a foundation here Wednesday.The newly established Foundation for Music and Art announced at the Jamz pub that the contests are open to any Indonesian citizen between 13 and 25...
Fri, 17 May 1996
Air pollution causes health problems
Air pollution causes health problems JAKARTA (JP): Air pollution brings acute and chronic illness to people, an expert at the University of Indonesia warned.Prof. Umar Fahmi Achmadi told a seminar on Healthy Cities for the People's Prosperity on Wednesday that people, who inhale polluted air...
Fri, 17 May 1996
IPTN to sign US$200 million contract
IPTN to sign US$200 million contract BANDUNG, West Java (JP): The state-owned aircraft maker PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) will ink contracts worth US$200 million at the Indonesia Air Show '96 next month for the supply of 25 airplanes and helicopters.
Fri, 17 May 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. My Country 3:05 Teenage Program: Indonesian Teenager 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: West Kalimantan 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Variety...
Fri, 17 May 1996
UI student trial continues
UI student trial continues JAKARTA (JP): Two students of University of Indonesia told a court here on Tuesday that they had been beaten for removing another student's car without the owner's consent.Erlangga, one of the seven students allegedly beaten by suspect Rifardi Rifiar on Oct.
Fri, 17 May 1996
Suspects proclaim their innocence
Suspects proclaim their innocence JAKARTA (JP): Suspects in a murder case protested their innocence to the East Jakarta district court here yesterday."I am just an ordinary, uneducated house-wife who can't even speak very well. But I have been telling you the truth.
Fri, 17 May 1996
Valmet wins Rl orders
Valmet wins Rl orders HELSINKI (Reuter): Finnish paper machine engineering company Valmet Oy said in a statement on Wednesday it would supply two paper machines worth one billion markka to Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings (APRIL).
Fri, 17 May 1996
Promoting U.S.-RI partnership important: Ambassador
Promoting U.S.-RI partnership important: Ambassador The following is an excerpt of remarks made by the United States Ambassador to Indonesia J. Stapleton Roy at a party hosted by the United States-Indonesia Society on May 10.
Fri, 17 May 1996
RI beats Japan 5-0 in Uber Cup
RI beats Japan 5-0 in Uber CupBy Arief Suryobuwono HONG KONG (JP): Indonesia downed a stubborn Japan 5-0 on the first day of the final leg of the Uber Cup women's team championship yesterday.Indonesian supporters enlivened the event with thunderous enthusiasm as the red and white of the national...
Fri, 17 May 1996
PDI chief absent, supporters weep
PDI chief absent, supporters weep PRAYA, West Nusa Tenggara: A number of Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) supporters wept after waiting for hours in vain for the party chief, Megawati Soekarnoputri, to visit them, Antara reported yesterday.
Fri, 17 May 1996
Eddy Tansil and psychic
Eddy Tansil and psychicFrom Suara KaryaI am referring to the report published in Media Indonesia on May 11, 1996 titled 'Tansil dalam perlindungan sindikat dan paranormal' (Tansil under protection of a syndicate and psychic).
Fri, 17 May 1996
Credit extended to small businesses declines: Banker
Credit extended to small businesses declines: Banker JAKARTA (JP): The portion of bank loans extended by the country's commercial banks to small businesses has declined recently, Credit Director of Bank Indonesia Mukhlis Rasyid said Wednesday.
Fri, 17 May 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, 17 May 1996
'Ojek' driver found dead
'Ojek' driver found dead JAKARTA (JP): A man believed to be an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver was found dead behind the Jakarta Fair Ground on Jl. Kemayoran in Central Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
Fri, 17 May 1996
Eleven more AIDS cases detected
Eleven more AIDS cases detected JAKARTA (JP): Eleven more people with HIV were identified last month, bringing the total number to 401 nationwide, a health official said on Wednesday.Of the 11 new cases, eight of the people tested positive for HIV and the other three have full-blown AIDS, according...
Fri, 17 May 1996
Indonesia takes on China in today's battle of titans
Indonesia takes on China in today's battle of titansBy Arief Suryobuwono HONG KONG (JP): Only the best cut of the Indonesian Thomas Cup squad will be fielded against China today, Badminton Association of Indonesia training director Iwan Setiawan told reporters here yesterday.
Fri, 17 May 1996
Malaysia to boost film industry
Malaysia to boost film industry KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia is setting up 20-million-dollar state fund to help finance film and television ventures by native Malays, Information Ministry Mohamed Rahmat said.
Fri, 17 May 1996
WB chief visits Gandaria Utara
WB chief visits Gandaria Utara JAKARTA (JP): Mrs. Alaine Wolfensohn, wife of the visiting World Bank president, visited Gandaria Utara subdistrict in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Wednesday to get a close look at the way of life in the area."Mrs.
Fri, 17 May 1996
Relief and joy follow release of hostages
Relief and joy follow release of hostages JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Relatives and friends of the just freed hostages expressed joy and relief yesterday at the news that their loved ones' four-month ordeal was finally at an end.
Fri, 17 May 1996
Colony cooperates with Inco
Colony cooperates with Inco VANCOUVER (Reuter): Colony Pacific Explorations Ltd said it had agreed in principle with Inco Ltd to carry out mineral exploration and development in Indonesia.The agreement would form an alliance covering the entire island of Sumatra and which will initially focus on...