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Mon, 06 May 1996
Union leaders decry deal with cigarette firms
Union leaders decry deal with cigarette firms JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the All-Indonesia Workers Union Federation (FSPSI) are outraged by their branch representing the cigarette industry, which cut a deal with cigarette companies to postpone the enforcement of a government ruling on new minimum...
Mon, 06 May 1996
Rights abuse in Ujungpandang
Rights abuse in Ujungpandang Strong indications have been found of human rights violations during the protests by students in Ujungpandang. That, in part, was the gist of the statement made by the Secretary-General of the National Commission on Human Rights, Prof. Dr.
Mon, 06 May 1996
RI lifter wins world laurels
RI lifter wins world laurels JAKARTA (JP): Sri Indriyanti stole a little bit of thunder when she won a gold in the junior world weightlifting championships in Warsaw on Friday.Budi Santoso of the Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association said on Saturday that Southeast...
Mon, 06 May 1996
Malaysia's new economic blueprint to steady growth
Malaysia's new economic blueprint to steady growthBy Chen May Yee KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's new economic blue-print to be unveiled this week is expected to apply gentle brakes to surging growth while pushing the service sector and an inadequate labor force to catch up.
Mon, 06 May 1996
PTP Agrintara beset with project delays
PTP Agrintara beset with project delays JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned PTP Agrintara may lose billions of rupiah due to the price escalations and delays in the completion of its rubber goods factory in Purwakarta, West Java, and palm oil refining and oleochemical plant on Batam island, officials say.
Mon, 06 May 1996
Another near-miss bus accident
Another near-miss bus accidentFrom Media IndonesiaOn April 27, 1996, at about 6:45 p.m. my children and I were riding on the Masstrans P20 limited passenger air conditioned bus on the Senen-Lebak Bulus route, in the hope that it would be safer and more convenient than taking a Metromini bus.
Mon, 06 May 1996
Benny to lead Jakarta in National Games
Benny to lead Jakarta in National Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's former Davis Cup team member Benny Wijaya will lead Jakarta in the upcoming 14th National Games here this September."The Jakarta team will be stronger with his existence," coach Yustedjo Tarik said after officially announcing the...
Mon, 06 May 1996
100,000 Buddhists to attend Waisak
100,000 Buddhists to attend Waisak SEMARANG: An estimated 100,000 Buddhists from both Indonesia and abroad will attend the annual Waisak, or Buddha's Day of Enlightenment, at the temple of Borobudur on June 2.
Mon, 06 May 1996
Philippine budget deficit
Philippine budget deficit MANILA (AFP): The Philippine government reported a budget deficit of 1.6 billion pesos (US$61.5 million) in the three months to March, Budget Secretary Salvador Enriquez said Saturday.Enriquez said in a statement that the shortfall was lower than the 10.
Mon, 06 May 1996
Regular schools refuse the blind
Regular schools refuse the blind JAKARTA (JP): The government's efforts to "mainstream" blind children is often scuppered by the refusal of regular schools to take them in alongside able-bodied students, an official says.
Mon, 06 May 1996
CPC buys RI naphtha
CPC buys RI naphtha TAIPEI (Reuter): Taiwan's state-run Chinese Petroleum Corp (CPC) said it signed two preliminary agreements with groups of petrochemical firms on Saturday, paving the way for a plan to move its No. 2 naphtha cracker to Indonesia.
Mon, 06 May 1996
ABRI says no force used in riot
ABRI says no force used in riot JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) chief of sociopolitical affairs Maj. Gen. Syarwan Hamid says the military's handling of the recent student demonstration in Ujungpandang, during which three students died, was not a case of repression.
Mon, 06 May 1996
N. Jakarta has 1,110 officers
N. Jakarta has 1,110 officers JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta mayoralty, with 1.1 million residents, has only 1,110 police officers, meaning that one officer serves 1,000 people.The outgoing North Jakarta Police Precinct chief, Lt. Col.
Mon, 06 May 1996
Energy should influence Asia's politics
Energy should influence Asia's politicsBy Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo JAKARTA (JP): East Asia's economic growth is the highest in the world and will remain so at least for the coming decade. Yet, Japan and the Asian Dragons (South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore) are not the only nations to...
Mon, 06 May 1996
Rice crops may be destroyed
Rice crops may be destroyed CILACAP, Central Java: Some 20,000 hectares of rice fields in 67 villages in 6 districts may be lost due to the failure of a pump of the Gambarsari irrigation system and the decreasing water level in Serayu River.
Mon, 06 May 1996
Kalibaru poor families want more aid
Kalibaru poor families want more aid JAKARTA (JP): Forty poor families living in Kalibaru subdistrict in North Jakarta asked the government over the weekend to provide them with more financial aid to develop their small businesses.
Mon, 06 May 1996
Handicraft festival in Cibinong
Handicraft festival in Cibinong BOGOR, West Java (JP): A handicraft festival, sponsored by the Bogor administration's handicraft council, is to be held in Cibinong, some 30 km east of the city, from May 7 to May 11.
Mon, 06 May 1996
Honorary doctors
Honorary doctorsFrom KompasThe fact that the Health Department sends honorary doctors to the regions is laudable. But there is a problem with its implementation. In Tangerang, West Java, for instance, several doctors are working at a single village clinic.
Sun, 05 May 1996
Drug addicts share their experiences
Drug addicts share their experiencesBy K. Basrie and Soeryo Winoto JAKARTA (JP): Ecstasy addicts can enjoy themselves fully only if there's dancing, music, crowds, peppermint gum, certain tonic water products and liters of water.
Sun, 05 May 1996
Golf Academy introduced at Serpong Country Club
Golf Academy introduced at Serpong Country Club JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's first golf academy is aimed at teaching beginners the fundamentals of the game."The purpose of the academy is to teach more people how to play golf and to improve their technical skills," said Jim Stanley, general manager of...
Sun, 05 May 1996
The hot debate of a car pool
The hot debate of a car pool JAKARTA (JP): With the three-in-one road rule refusing to go away, car pools are gradually taking hold. This, no doubt, makes traveling by car colorless. Yet car rides, shared or otherwise, have an irresistible allure.This car pool was one of five.
Sun, 05 May 1996
A trip to the Thousand Islands on the 'Awani'
A trip to the Thousand Islands on the 'Awani' JAKARTA (JP): I'm eight years old. On March 20, I went to the Thousand Islands on this ship. DAY ONE:We went to our rooms. Afterwards, we went to the Duty Free Shop. Next to the Duty Free Shop was a children's play area. There was a video game place.
Sun, 05 May 1996
Increasing globalization erases national individuality
Increasing globalization erases national individualityBy Graham Best JAKARTA (JP): I came to work in Indonesia because I wanted to experience something different. Like many or even most people in Britain I knew nothing about this country. It was, I thought, a single tropical island near Malaysia.
Sun, 05 May 1996
Guees What?
Guees What? Working in the tourism industry is not always fun for women. Some people believe that women working in the tourism sector also serve as escorts."That is not true," says Rae Sita Supit, vice president of the Indonesian Tours and Travel Agency.
Sun, 05 May 1996
Cruise ship makes waves as the latest holiday hotspot
Cruise ship makes waves as the latest holiday hotspotText by T. Sima Gunawan and photos by Arief Hidayat JAKARTA (JP): "Welcome aboard," a woman in a smart, freshly- pressed white uniform greeted the passengers as they stepped onto the cruise ship.It was Monday evening.
Sun, 05 May 1996
RI fields 35 drivers in Medan World Rally
RI fields 35 drivers in Medan World Rally JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to hold off the domination of marauding world rally winners, host Indonesia will field 35 of its best drivers in the Bank Utama World Rally Championships in Medan, North Sumatra, from May 10 to May 12.
Sun, 05 May 1996
Drugs addiction leads to cmoplex social problems
Drugs addiction leads to cmoplex social problemsBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): The abuse of narcotics, psychotropic and other addictive substances affects not only physical and mental health, but can also create complex social problems.
Sun, 05 May 1996
Freeport suit withdrawn
Freeport suit withdrawn JAKARTA (Reuter): An Indonesian tribal leader said yesterday he had withdrawn the US$6 billion class action suit brought in his name against Freeport-McMoRan Inc. because it was filed by an American lawyer without his consent.The suit, filed in U.S.
Sun, 05 May 1996
Widayat and the decorative realm of magic realism
Widayat and the decorative realm of magic realismBy Parvathi Nayar Narayan JAKARTA (JP): On the 140-metre-long canvas, Widayat has filled up 40 metres with Chinese ink. He is creating the story of his life and he works on it when he needs a break from his work, the latest examples of which are...
Sun, 05 May 1996
Poor performances dominate second invitational meet
Poor performances dominate second invitational meet JAKARTA (JP): Mediocre performances dominated the second Bob Hasan track and field invitational meet held at Senayan yesterday evening.Europeans and Americans were the kings and the queens of the meet which saw female javelin thrower Lee Young Sun...
Sun, 05 May 1996
ASEAN must act not just react to challenges
ASEAN must act not just react to challengesBy Bilson Kurus If ASEAN does not take a more proactive approach to international affairs, it faces a difficult future. If there is to be a concise phrase which would arguably serve both as a critique of and a challenge for ASEAN as it heads towards the...
Sun, 05 May 1996
Hospital helps cure drug addicts, alcoholics
Hospital helps cure drug addicts, alcoholicsBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): One chilly night, a rich middle-aged couple rushed their teenage son to a hospital. He was in critical condition from an overdose of narcotics.
Sun, 05 May 1996
Keeping the body resilient in old age
Keeping the body resilient in old ageBy Djoeweriah Poorwo S. JAKARTA (JP): It's alarming how frequently elderly women slip and fall. A bruised leg, shoulder or hip is unfortunate, but a broken hip could be disastrous.
Sun, 05 May 1996
Bali's Hindu culture: A dying phenomenon?
Bali's Hindu culture: A dying phenomenon?By Putu Wirata SANUR, Bali (JP): Karaoke, the newest form of music entertainment on the local scene, has spread its tentacles as far as Bali, where no less than five establishments on Jl. Raya Ngurah Rai, Sanur, are doing brisk business.
Sun, 05 May 1996
Hero's insecure parking lot
Hero's insecure parking lotFrom Pikiran RakyatOn April 12, 1996 I entered the parking lot of Hero Maskumambang and went shopping. This took only 20 minutes. When I returned to my car I found that my car had been broken into.
Sun, 05 May 1996
Rehabilitation center helps youngsters kick the habit
Rehabilitation center helps youngsters kick the habitBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): Everything is free here. Students don't have to pay for their tuition, training, food and boarding during their year-long study program.
Sun, 05 May 1996
Campaign continues against Ecstasy
Campaign continues against Ecstasy JAKARTA (JP): There is no law which explicitly bans Ecstasy, a stimulant which is becoming more popular among young Indonesians who want to have fun. It is excluded in a 1976 law on narcotics and is not in the Ministry of Health's list of prescription drugs.
Sun, 05 May 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:25 Morning Focus 6:45 Healthy and Fit 7:00 Morning News 7:30 TV Series: Grandizer 8:00 Science Film 8:30 Information 9:00 English News Service 9:30 Focus: People and Event 10:00 Music: Album Minggu Ini 11:00 Stories for Children 11:30...
Sat, 04 May 1996
Problems beset new minimum wage policy
Problems beset new minimum wage policyBy Teten Masduki JAKARTA (JP): Many businessmen have called for a postponement of the government's newly established minimum wage regulation for industrial workers, which went into effect beginning April 1.
Sat, 04 May 1996
Prison escapee wanted
Prison escapee wanted DILI, East Timor: Security authorities in east Timor are still searching for Jose da Costa who escaped the prison in the provincial capital last January.Benny J. Mataus, chief of the provincial justice ministry office, said here yesterday that security authorities would...
Sat, 04 May 1996
Textile producers urged to tap China's market
Textile producers urged to tap China's market JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian producers and exporters of textiles and clothes should tap the rapidly growing market in China, a German business analyst said yesterday."The textile market in China has been growing rapidly.
Sat, 04 May 1996
Religious leaders agree with kidney transplants
Religious leaders agree with kidney transplants JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian religious leaders have agreed to endorse the transplanting of kidneys taken from dead bodies as a means of increasing the supply of badly needed kidneys.
Sat, 04 May 1996
Boxer Pino Bahari's Olympic place in doubt
Boxer Pino Bahari's Olympic place in doubt JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian middleweight Pino Bahari might miss out on the Olympic Games in Atlanta this July after doctors discovered a spinal injury.Suhantoro, head of the national Olympic team's medical unit, said yesterday that Pino will visit an...
Sat, 04 May 1996
Germany quits power plan
Germany quits power plan JAKARTA (JP): The German government has decided to cancel its plan to assist the construction of a hydro-power plant by Sentani lake in the Jayapura regency of Irian Jaya .P. Sihombing, the planning director for state-owned electricity company PLN, said in Jayapura...
Sat, 04 May 1996
Shangri-La to manage second Jakarta hotel
Shangri-La to manage second Jakarta hotel JAKARTA (JP): The Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is to manage a second property in the city, its fourth in Indonesia.The planned 450-room hotel, to be called the Traders Hotel, on Jl.
Sat, 04 May 1996
Ugly racism
Ugly racism I read Arief Budiman's article on 'Indonesia and Malaysia face racism allegations' (The Jakarta Post, April 19, 1996). I have no reason to disagree with him. Racism is a very sensitive issue in Indonesia and anywhere else in the world.
Sat, 04 May 1996
75 brokers report 1995 losses
75 brokers report 1995 losses JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) disclosed yesterday that the number of money-losing securities companies on the capital market increased to 75 last year from 70 in 1994.
Sat, 04 May 1996
JSX cuts transaction fee rate
JSX cuts transaction fee rate JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday lowered the rate of its transaction fees from 0.07 percent to 0.04 percent of cumulative monthly transaction value in a bid to rejuvenate trading on the capital market.
Sat, 04 May 1996
RI protests Irish parliament over Irian Jaya
RI protests Irish parliament over Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has delivered a strong protest to the Republic of Ireland over a resolution by the Irish Parliament questioning the adequacy of the 1969 act of free choice in Irian Jaya which united the territory with the rest of Indonesia.
Sat, 04 May 1996
Indonesians set modest goals at Bob Hasan meet
Indonesians set modest goals at Bob Hasan meet JAKARTA (JP): Not expecting to perform well against big names at the second Bob Hasan Track and Field Invitational Meet today, Indonesia's athletes just hope for a free coaching clinic.