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Budi Acid Jaya's profits up 201%

Budi Acid Jaya's profits up 201% JAKARTA (JP): PT Budi Acid Jaya, a major tapioca producer listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), reported a 201 percent increase in its net profits to Rp 30.2 billion (US$12.9 million) last year.

Court fails to present local singers in phone fraud trial

Court fails to present local singers in phone fraud trial JAKARTA (JP): Five local singers have failed to testify at the trial of three men charged with selling counterfeited cellular phones at the West Jakarta District Court.

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 10, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 925 -50 6,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,675 -25 1,446,500...

Same old incompetence

Same old incompetenceFrom Media IndonesiaThe official haj management in 1996 is still beset with the same problems as it was last year. Meanwhile the private haj affair bureaus handle the matter smoothly, conveniently and peacefully. Some companies are even planning to go public.

Sponsor not linked to club withdrawal from Kobatama

Sponsor not linked to club withdrawal from Kobatama JAKARTA (JP): Halim Kediri's sponsor has no hand in the club's withdrawal from the Indonesian Basketball League, according to league chairman Budi Rustanto.

Indonesia has highest rate of Hepatitis B

Indonesia has highest rate of Hepatitis B JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has the world highest prevalence of Hepatitis B, a disease which can lead to cirrhosis and cancer of the liver, according to an official.Director-General of Communicable Diseases Prevention Hadi M.

Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto A: GPJP/alxFORMER CHAMPION'S VISIT: President Soeharto, accompanied by Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman (left) shakes hands with the manager of the Yamaha Marlboro team, Wayne Rainey, (in wheelchair) at the President's Bina Graha office last Thursday.

Hanuman

Hanuman Thank you for publishing my letter regarding the statues in Jakarta in the April 6, 1996 paper. However, there is a (printing?) mistake in the text.In my letter, I referred to Hanuman as a "key" character in the epic Ramayana and not a "wily" one.

Minister installs plantation firms' executives

Minister installs plantation firms' executives JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah yesterday installed the executives of state-owned plantation companies, whose organizations have been restructured through mergers.

World famous acrobats due here

World famous acrobats due here JAKARTA (JP): Circus lovers in Greater Jakarta will be able to see three world-renowned acrobatic troupes from the United States, England and China perform here from April 17 to April 30.

Belgium to clash with RI in Fed Cup

Belgium to clash with RI in Fed Cup JAKARTA (JP): The Belgium tennis team is ready to face host Indonesia in the Fed Cup championships on April 27 and 28.Belgium's No. 1 player, Sabine Appelmans, told reporters on Monday night before the welcome reception for participants of the Danamon Indonesia...

Farmers threaten to quit Golkar

Farmers threaten to quit Golkar TEMANGGUNG, Central Java: Thousands of tobacco farmers have threatened to rescind their membership in the ruling Golkar organization unless the government brings down fertilizer prices.

Isolated tribe

Isolated tribeFrom Media IndonesiaThe term "isolated tribe" carries connotations of oppression and is somewhat insulting. The isolated tribe is regarded as a culturally primitive group.Unfortunately, the Department of Social Affair has given only a vague definition of "isolated tribe" and the...

Thailand-RI countertrade

Thailand-RI countertrade BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand is preparing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a countertrade deal with Indonesia in which Indonesia will supply aircraft in exchange for Thai agricultural products, most likely rice and sugar, a Thai official said yesterday.

RI military buildup not a threat

RI military buildup not a threat JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia said yesterday that its purchase of military hardware is part of the military's professional duty to remain alert and should not constitute a threat to its neighbors.

Merpati service

Merpati service On Feb. 26, 1996, I flew from Denpasar to Ujungpandang on Merpati Nusantara Airlines flight MZ726. This flight continued on to Biak while I, accompanied by my wife and two young children, transferred to a flight to Manado.

Mayoralty denies demolition charge

Mayoralty denies demolition charge JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta mayoralty has denied the allegations of Rawasari market traders, who complained to the City Council last March that the mayoralty was behind the demolition of their kiosks.

ISDN users to meet here

ISDN users to meet here JAKARTA (JP): Users of Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) and Intelligent Network (IN) facilities will gather today at PT Indosat's headquarters to discuss utilization of the services in the country.

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: Solo Pianist, daily from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., opening hours Monday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.

Three state plantation firms ready to go public

Three state plantation firms ready to go public JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday that three state plantation firms will soon be ready to go public.Sjarifudin announced after installing the new directors of state plantation firms, known as PTPs, that PTP...

A place for sexism

A place for sexism I refer to the recent advertisements in The Jakarta Post for managerial positions at Tony Roma's restaurants. The first advertisement proclaimed that the successful candidate will "ideally be male.

Marijuana grower stands trial

Marijuana grower stands trial MEDAN, North Sumatra: The district court of Tanah Karo, 120 km southern of here, charged a farmer with growing and selling marijuana or ganja by the local term.Prosecutor A.

Indonesian boxers gear up for Olympics

Indonesian boxers gear up for Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Olympic Boxing team will undergo a physical fitness test at the National Sports Council this morning before heading to Uzbekistan and Cuba for more advanced training.

Traders seek help from rights body

Traders seek help from rights body JAKARTA (JP): Some 40 traders from the Cisalak market in Bogor, West Java, have urged members of the National Commission on Human Rights to visit their site and order a private company to stop renovating the market.

Police shoot hoodlum

Police shoot hoodlum JAKARTA (JP): A notorious hoodlum believed to have been involved in a series of robberies has been shot dead in Tambora area, West Jakarta.The Tambora police subprecinct confirmed the shooting of Jaja bin Raba on Monday night, saying that the hoodlum resisted arrest and ignored...

Editors demand minimum wage for journalists

Editors demand minimum wage for journalists BANDUNG (JP): The government should introduce a minimum wage for journalists and refuse license applications if publishers are suspected of being unable to pay their journalists properly, a senior journalist has suggested.

Garuda gets FAA license

Garuda gets FAA license JAKARTA (JP): The Garuda Maintenance Facility (GMF), the aircraft maintenance arm of flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, has received prolonged recognition from the United State's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Kumenindo to set up petrochemical plant in W. Java

Kumenindo to set up petrochemical plant in W. Java JAKARTA (JP): PT Kumenindo Kridanusa, a consortium of six companies headed by Fadel Muhammad, will set up a cumene-based petrochemical plant in Balong Indramayu, West Java next year, which is expected to start production in early 2000.

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 9, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 975 0 5,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,700 0 453,500 Aneka...

Military warns demonstrators

Military warns demonstrators SURABAYA: Chief of the East Java's Brawijaya Military Command Maj. Gen. Imam Utomo warned disillusioned workers yesterday against staging street demonstrations.The general suggested that instead of demonstrating, workers should send a delegation to discuss their demands...

Transparency needed

Transparency needed The Bogor city authorities have decided that only 10 people died in the fire at the Pasar Kembang market last March 28. However, many Bogor residents are still questioning this. There seem to be a number of reasons why this stated death toll is hard to believe.

AFC rejects Fok FIFA nomination

AFC rejects Fok FIFA nomination KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Asian soccer powers will vote together to stop the son of controversial Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok taking one of the continent's places on the FIFA executive.

Blueprint needed to face globalization

Blueprint needed to face globalization JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian people will fall victim to free trade unless the government designs and implements policies that will develop a competitive economic base.

Laverton lifts gold reserve

Laverton lifts gold reserve SYDNEY (Reuter): Laverton Gold NL said it has increased its forecast of contained gold at the Rawas gold/silver project in southern Sumatra in Indonesia by 20 percent to 415,000 ounces of gold equivalent.

Japanese debutante shines in first day of tennis open

Japanese debutante shines in first day of tennis open JAKARTA (JP): Big names gained mixed results in the opening round of the Danamon Indonesia Women's Open tennis championships yesterday.While top seed Sabine Appelmans of Belgium safely cleared her first hurdle with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 win over...

RP probes mine tailings catastrophe

RP probes mine tailings catastropheBy Dario B. Agnote MANILA (Kyodo): Environmentalists first sounded the warning more than a decade ago but it went largely unheeded.Today, the Philippine government is trying to determine the extent of a pollution catastrophe that has already affected some 15,000...

KIPP to open fund-raising bank account

KIPP to open fund-raising bank account JAKARTA (JP): The newly established independent poll watchdog plans to open a bank account as part of its efforts to raise funds to finance its activities nationwide.Secretary-general of the Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP) Mulyana W.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:05 Talks: Gita Wicara 3:30 TV Series: Roseanne 4:05 TV Drama 4:30 Documentary 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Science Film 7:00...

Fuel demand to rise with new KL airport

Fuel demand to rise with new KL airport SINGAPORE (Reuter): Malaysia's new Kuala Lumpur international airport, now being built, is expected to see passenger traffic rise 10 percent a year and jet fuel demand rise 13-15 percent a year from 1998, a project manager said yesterday.

S. Korea to build Vietnam's resort

S. Korea to build Vietnam's resort HANOI (AFP): Vietnam has authorized a South Korean firm to build a US$290-million tourist resort on a former prison island off the country's southern coast, a report said yesterday.PMC Jinwon Co. Ltd is to join with Con Dao Marine Product and Import Export Co.

Consistent policy vital to capital inflows

Consistent policy vital to capital inflows JAKARTA (JP): Amid concerns over the country's deepening current account deficit, the government needs to maintain its credibility abroad to attract more capital inflow to cover the deficit, an analyst argues.

Employee's name used to set up phantom firms

Employee's name used to set up phantom firms JAKARTA (JP): A witness told a court hearing yesterday that his employer had exploited his name to setting up companies."I was just a clerk. My superior asked me if he could use my name to establish more firms," Muri Hendriyadi, told the Central Jakarta...

Govt licenses Merpati, Sempati to fly to Britain

Govt licenses Merpati, Sempati to fly to Britain JAKARTA (JP): In addition to the country's flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, the government has licensed two other airlines, Merpati Nusantara and Sempati Air, to fly to Britain.

Foreign investment declines by 15 %

Foreign investment declines by 15 % JAKARTA (JP): Government-approved foreign investment declined by 15 percent within the first two-and-a-half months of this year over the same period of 1995, while domestic investment rose by 86.5 percent.

Court to hear Grogol overpass collapse case soon

Court to hear Grogol overpass collapse case soon JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta police have completed the dossiers on two executives of South Korean Hanbo General Contractors held most responsible for the recent collapse of the Grogol overpass.

NEW BOSS:

NEW BOSS:JP/bsrThe deputy to Jakarta police chief, Brig. Gen. Gunawan, yesterday installed Lt. Col. Arie Subowo (right), 44, as the new head of Jakarta Seaport Police, replacing Lt. Col. Timbul Sianturi (second right).Arie's latest position was head of Bandung detectives in West Java.

Sexism in sciences criticized

Sexism in sciences criticized JAKARTA (JP): Women are poorly represented in "hard sciences" such as physics and engineering because of oppressive and ignorant social values which deem those sciences "unsuitable" for women, observers say.Senior sociologist Mely G.

PPP committed to Moslem constituents

PPP committed to Moslem constituents JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) is trying to convince Moslems it is the right party through which to channel their political interests.Party chief Ismail Hasan Metareum assured party members in the Central Kalimantan capital of Palangkaraya...

Senen wall topple an accident: Police

Senen wall topple an accident: Police JAKARTA (JP): Police investigators have concluded that the collapse of an old concrete wall at the Senen railway station on Monday, which killed three people and seriously injured six others, was an accident.

RP denies training with Taipei

RP denies training with Taipei MANILA (Reuter): The Philippine military yesterday denied reports it had agreed to a joint training program with Taiwan's air force."The AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) has no knowledge about it... We are fully aware of the one-China policy.