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Tue, 30 Apr 1996
'Grebeg' ritual draws attention
'Grebeg' ritual draws attention DEMAK, Central Java: Thousands of people flocked to Demak on Sunday to take part in the religious ritual Grebeg, held annually to coincide with Idul Adha, the Moslem Day of Sacrifice.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Playing doubles offers as much prestige as singles
Playing doubles offers as much prestige as singlesBy Arif Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): "Two are better than one," King Solomon said. "Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."This synergism is the glory of playing doubles.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996
Fire insurance rates cut by up to 60%
Fire insurance rates cut by up to 60% JAKARTA (JP): Amid concerns over the continuing outflow of funds to foreign firms for fire insurance services, local insurance firms have cut fire risk premium rates by 50 to 60 percent, to a new range of 0.045 percent to 2 percent per annum.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Cataract surgery still too costly
Cataract surgery still too costly JAKARTA (JP): "Doctor, is there a discount for a retired-woman like me wanting to have a cataract operation?," an old woman asks a doctor at a cataract stand at the Jakarta Eye Center. The doctor laughed and told her there was no discount.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Pig problems
Pig problems I am writing about the issue of permitting the relocation of a pig husbandry site in West Java (Merdeka, April 12, 16 and 23, 1996). The government should think twice before consenting to the relocation plan.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Two arrested over riot
Two arrested over riot UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Two men are currently under military detention for their role in last week's massive students' riots over bus fare hikes.Brig. Gen. Fachrul Razi, the chief of staff at the Wirabuana Military Command, said one man was arrested for carrying a knife...
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Road worries
Road worriesFrom NeracaI don't totally understand why the Bojong Gede road is so easily damaged. I think it is because there is no culvert on either side of the road so when it rains the water remains on the road. The other cause is the low quality of the road.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Apartments too costly for Benhil residents
Apartments too costly for Benhil residents JAKARTA (JP): Most of the 373 residents of Benhil, Central Jakarta, whose shanties burned last year, have sold their rights to city administration allocated apartments to other people.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Ibu Tien passes away
Ibu Tien passes away JAKARTA (JP): First Lady Mrs. Siti Fatimah Hartinah Soeharto, popularly known as Ibu Tien, died of a heart attack at the Army Gatot Subroto Hospital at dawn yesterday. She was 72.Her sudden death was announced by the State Secretariat in a short statement broadcast on...
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
PDI complains of official pressure
PDI complains of official pressure JAKARTA (JP): The Central Executive Board of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) said party members in the provinces are under pressure from local government officials to attend an extraordinary congress organized by opponents of chairperson Megawati...
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Yayuk loses, giving Belgium Fed Cup victory
Yayuk loses, giving Belgium Fed Cup victory JAKARTA (JP): Yayuk Basuki contributed to Indonesia's day of mourning yesterday as she slipped to a straight-set defeat that gave Belgium a convincing 5-0 Fed Cup win.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Demonstration
DemonstrationFrom MerdekaDemonstrations are a reflection that people are concerned about what they see or feel. Are demonstrations illegal? I think demonstrations are an appropriate means of expressing aspirations as long as they do not disturb security and order.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Fire guts dozens of houses
Fire guts dozens of houses BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Fire gutted 47 houses, a number of shops and some food stalls in Paliwara village, Hulusungai Utara regency, some 205 km north of here, Antara has reported.No fatalities occurred.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Ometraco's profits surge
Ometraco's profits surge JAKARTA (JP): Ometraco Corporation stated that its consolidated net profits rose 40 percent to Rp 54 billion (US$23.2 million) last year.The company said in a statement over the weekend that its financial division booked Rp 41 billion in before-tax profits due mainly to the...
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
On Indonesians of Chinese descent
On Indonesians of Chinese descent I find Mr. Masli Arman's statement in his letter Racism revisited (The Jakarta Post, April 23, 1996) confusing when he says that (to quote from his letter) "The great majority of indigenous Indonesians do not object to seeing Indonesian Chinese becoming wealthy as...
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Activists attack green campaign as 'lip service'
Activists attack green campaign as 'lip service' JAKARTA (JP): Activists are labeling some local companies' campaigns for environmental preservation as mere "lip service" and a ploy to escape government penalties.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Praise comes pouring in for the late First Lady
Praise comes pouring in for the late First Lady JAKARTA (JP): News of the death of Mrs. Tien Soeharto brought forth a massive outpouring of praise for Indonesia's First Lady by people who knew her personally, as well as from those who knew her only from what they read in newspapers or saw in...
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Train hits truck, injuring four
Train hits truck, injuring four PASURUAN, East Java: The Argopuro train serving Yogyakarta- Banyuwangi route hit a truck in Gerongan village, and carried it about 100 meters down the tracks, Antara reported on Saturday.Deputy police chief Maj.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Tight security at Trisakti graduation
Tight security at Trisakti graduation JAKARTA (JP): Hordes of police officers guarded the Jakarta Convention Center on Saturday during the Trisakti University graduation ceremony after rumors circulated that technical high- school students would disrupt the convocation.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Shares likely to gain ground on consolidation
Shares likely to gain ground on consolidation JAKARTA (JP): Analysts are predicting that share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will rise slightly this week on profit taking and consolidation.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Africa tops AIDS list with Asia set to overtake
Africa tops AIDS list with Asia set to overtake NAIROBI (Reuter): Nearly 13 million men and women in sub- Saharan Africa have the killer disease AIDS, a UN agency said yesterday.Africa is the continent most highly affected by AIDS but Asia is set to overtake it, the agency said.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
NATO braces for refugee clashes in N. Bosnia
NATO braces for refugee clashes in N. Bosnia SARAJEVO (AFP): Bosnian Serb and Moslem leaders told the NATO- led peacekeeping force (IFOR) yesterday they would act to prevent violent clashes as groups of Bosnian refugees try to return to their former homes in Serb-held territory.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Japanese tourist stabbed dead
Japanese tourist stabbed dead MANILA (AFP): A Japanese tourist was stabbed dead inside his rented apartment in Manila, police said yesterday.Iwamoto Tomoyo, 58, of Aichi prefecture in central Japan, was found dead on Saturday in the bathroom of an apartment in Manila's Santa Ana district, Police...
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Bomb kills two, hurts one in RP
Bomb kills two, hurts one in RP ILIGAN, Philippines (Reuter): Two children were killed and 11 wounded when a bomb exploded on a mini-bus in the 11th bombing incident in the southern Philippines in the past month, the army said yesterday.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Idul Adha passes peacefully
Idul Adha passes peacefully DUBAI (Reuter): Huge crowds of Moslem pilgrims slaughtered sheep and cows and symbolically stoned the devil yesterday to mark Idul Adha at the end of the pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.The rituals were free of trouble, officials said.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Late paper
Late paper Due to some technical problems in our news department, readers in the southern part of West Java and the western part of Central Java received their copies of The Jakarta Post late on Saturday. We apologize for the inconvenience. -- The Publisher
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Police probe model Bella's complaints
Police probe model Bella's complaints JAKARTA (JP): Police are investigating local model Bella Esperance Lee's charges that a former boyfriend has stolen valuable documents.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
RI says UN statement on E. Timor acceptable
RI says UN statement on E. Timor acceptable JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia says a statement by the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) about human rights in East Timor acknowledged progress made by Jakarta in the territory, although it also expressed some concerns.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Popeyes Chicken enters Indonesia
Popeyes Chicken enters Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): American franchised restaurant Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits is pecking its way into Indonesia through PT Cipta Selera Murni, the franchisee of Church's Texas Fried Chicken (TFC) restaurant.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Solo honors its top daughter
Solo honors its top daughter SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Thousands of residents from Surakarta (Solo) and surrounding areas gathered at Adisumarmo airport and lined up along the city streets yesterday to catch a glimpse of the procession carrying Mrs. Tien Soeharto's coffin.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Heart disease threatens infants
Heart disease threatens infants TANGERANG, West Java (JP): An expert said that congenital heart disease is the biggest killer among congenital diseases, which claim the lives of thousands of children here and worldwide.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Police to train students
Police to train students JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to curb student brawls, the South Jakarta Police will start a week-long policing course today for high school students, the first course of its kind in Jakarta.South Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
All 40-meter deep wells are polluted by domestic waste
All 40-meter deep wells are polluted by domestic waste JAKARTA (JP): The city's mine and energy agency has asked Jakartans not to drink water straight from wells as most 40-meter deep wells in the city are polluted.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Jakarta shines in the pool
Jakarta shines in the pool JAKARTA (JP): Elsa Manora Nasution of Jambi took her gold medal tally to 11, but this was still not enough to stop Jakarta's domination of the national age group invitational championships which ended on Saturday.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Saber Rider and The Star Sheriff 3:05 Children Program: Anak Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Major Dad 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science: Heart of Courage 4:30 Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Family Health 6:05 Nusantara, the...
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Two questioned in LBH case
Two questioned in LBH case MEDAN, North Sumatra: City police are currently interrogating two youths in connection with the destruction of the Medan office of the Legal Aid Institute (LBH) this month, Antara reported.Medan Police Chief Lt. Col.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Better PAM service
Better PAM service JAKARTA (JP): The city-owned water company, PAM Jaya, began operating a 24-hour computer information service early this month.Through the service, consumers can ask about their monthly bills, find the nearest payment center to them, get the latest information on areas being...
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Islets off Sulawesi to be declared national park
Islets off Sulawesi to be declared national park JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to declare the Wakatobi Islands off southeast Sulawesi a national marine park, effectively barring fishing in the waters around it.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Garuda, Silk Air sign deal
Garuda, Silk Air sign deal JAKARTA (JP): The Garuda Maintenance Facility, owned by Indonesia's flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, has agreed to help maintain Silk Air's B-737 aircraft flying to Jakarta, Ujungpandang and Manado.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Ibu Tien -- a very determined First Lady
Ibu Tien -- a very determined First Lady JAKARTA (JP): "I'm nothing," First Lady Tien Soeharto said earlier this month, only weeks before her death yesterday.She attributed what people described as her great achievements to the fact she worked hard, not her personal wealth.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Multipolar profits slump
Multipolar profits slump JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed PT Multipolar Corporation announced last week that its net profits in the July-December period of 1995 decreased marginally to Rp 2.4 billion (US$1 million) from Rp 4.8 billion in the same period of 1994.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
ASEAN makes token progress in industrial ties
ASEAN makes token progress in industrial tiesBy Vincent Lingga SINGAPORE (JP): Industrial products manufactured under a new ASEAN industrial cooperation scheme will immediately see import tariffs of zero to 5 percent and other non-tariff incentives granted by member countries.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
In memory of Mrs. Tien
In memory of Mrs. Tien Wise men say a wife is not only a husband's companion, a friend in joy and sorrow, nor only a mother of one's children. She is also the pillar of the family and a source of love and kindness. Many believe that the late Mrs.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
Asia believes Australia's new govt committed to Asia
Asia believes Australia's new govt committed to Asia SYDNEY (AFP): Trade Minister Tim Fischer acknowledged yesterday that former prime minister Paul Keating was well regarded by Asian governments which he said now accepted Australia's new coalition government was fully engaged in Asia.
Mon, 29 Apr 1996
ING to assist Jasa Marga
ING to assist Jasa Marga JAKARTA (JP): ING Baring Securities Indonesia is interested in becoming a financial advisor for state-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga, which plans to offer shares to the public this year.ING Baring's president, John. E.
Sat, 27 Apr 1996
Four students arrested
Four students arrested JAKARTA (JP): The police yesterday arrested four technical high school students who allegedly killed another high school student in a fight on Jl. Taman Puring in South Jakarta.South Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 27 Apr 1996
'CNN' to cover local art festival
'CNN' to cover local art festival PADANG, West Sumatra: The international television network CNN will cover the Pariaman local culture festival, Tabuik, which will be held from May 19 to May 30, Antara reported yesterday.
Sat, 27 Apr 1996
Mercedes-Benz truck company turns 100
Mercedes-Benz truck company turns 100By Russell Williamson Daimler-Benz is preparing to celebrate 100 years of manufacturing trucks, making it the oldest commercial vehicle maker in the world.As the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, Daimler-Benz has come a long way in those 100 years with its...
Sat, 27 Apr 1996
Surabaya names 10 best women achievers
Surabaya names 10 best women achievers JAKARTA (JP): Surabaya named its top 10 women achievers last week in conjunction with Kartini Day on April 21. The ranking, the first in the capital of East Java, was announced at the Celebrate Women Gala Dinner held by Hotel Garden Palace in cooperation with...
Sat, 27 Apr 1996
Freeport to boost output
Freeport to boost output ZURICH (Reuter): Freeport-McMoran Pacific plans to further expand gold and copper output by 1999 at its resource-rich property in Indonesia's Irian Jaya province, president and chief operating officer Louis Clinton said.Gold production is due to rise to 2.