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Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Indosat to get new executive
Indosat to get new executive JAKARTA (JP): Apart from the arrangement for new boards of commissioners and directors at the state-owned domestic telecommunications firm PT Telkom, the government is also prepared to replace the financial director of PT Indosat.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Brebes hit by floods
Brebes hit by floods BREBES, Central Java: Incessant rain for the past two days have submerged nine villages in the Kersana and Ketanggungan district, in the regency of Brebes.Thousands of houses and some 120 hectares of farm land are flooded about 50 centimeters deep.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Many bridges dilapidated
Many bridges dilapidated SEMARANG, Central Java: A total of 421 out of 3,027 bridges in the province are in critical condition and need immediate repair, Antara reported yesterday.Chief of the local public works office Sri Winarti said that limited funds mean repair work is proceeding in stages.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
The hike in fares
The hike in fares Raising the price of public services is obviously never a popular measure, however essential it may be for the maintenance and improvement of service providers. That has always been a dilemma faced by the government.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 3, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 925 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 15,000 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,775 25 632,000 Aneka...
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Crowded buses
Crowded busesFrom Merdeka.I'm fed up with Steady Safe's air-conditioned buses which serve the Depok-Grogol route. The crew should not take a number of passengers that exceeds the number of the seats. But in practice they allow passengers to stand in the bus aisle, making the ride very uncomfortable.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Govt urged to be open about privatization
Govt urged to be open about privatization JAKARTA (JP): The government has to be more transparent in conducting its privatization program for the benefit of the market, issuers and the government, a seminar concluded.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
RI seeks Thai rice
RI seeks Thai rice BANGKOK (Reuter): Deputy Thai Prime Minister Amnuay Virawan said yesterday Indonesia has proposed to buy Thai rice under a countertrade deal whereby Jakarta will sell Bangkok aircraft for agricultural purposes.Amnuay said Indonesia builds such aircraft with Spanish technology.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Cabbies, owners want stable rents despite fare hike
Cabbies, owners want stable rents despite fare hike JAKARTA (JP): Despite yesterday's government announcement that taxi fares are to be increased by 66.7 percent from today, owners and drivers say rents should remain stable for the next few months.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Yellow Pages enter the Internet
Yellow Pages enter the Internet JAKARTA (JP): Internet lovers are now able to view advertisements from Indonesia's Yellow Pages published by PT Infomedia Nusantara through IdOLA, an Internet service provided by PT Aplikanusa Lintasarta.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Gold mining in Sumbawa
Gold mining in Sumbawa On March 28, 1996 The Jakarta Post reported Gold mining to start in Sumbawa. The report was about an agreement in principle between Newmont Gold Co. and Sumitomo Corp. to jointly develop and operate a mining project at Batu Hijau on Sumbawa in West Nusa Tenggara.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Differing attitude yields different harvests
Differing attitude yields different harvests TAPIN, South Kalimantan (JP): Lamri and Adang live just two kilometers apart and cultivate rice on the same sort of rain-fed fields. Their fields, however, generate vastly different yields, which, in turn, has led to two different lifestyles.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Inti gloomy on sales
Inti gloomy on sales BANDUNG (JP): The state-owned telecommunication equipment manufacturer PT Industri Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Inti) is wary that its products will not be used by private firms assigned to install some 2.25 million telephone lines.
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Nowhere to go
Nowhere to go Know where to go in Jakarta? The Jakarta Post's April 2 itinerary, guides us to a detour via Bali.Journalism was once concerned with who, what, where, when and why. Reading the gory details of violence, rapes and sexual assaults as reported in the papers nowadays, one wonders if...
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
Two robbers shot dead
Two robbers shot dead JAKARTA (JP): Police officers have shot dead two suspected robbers who were resisting arrest on Jl. Pluit Raya Selatan in North Jakarta.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna confirmed the shooting of Suheri Sitanggang, 20, a resident of Kapuk Kebon Jahe, West Jakarta,...
Thu, 04 Apr 1996
China's Davis Cup team aims to crush RI
China's Davis Cup team aims to crush RI JAKARTA (JP): A confident China is aiming to seal Indonesia's fate, naming only its two best players for a Davis Cup Asia- Oceania playoff, starting on Friday.Two-times Asian Games gold medalist Pan Bing and his fellow veteran Xia Jiaping were the Chinese...
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Davis Cupper Eddy opts out of playoff against China
Davis Cupper Eddy opts out of playoff against China JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Davis Cupper Eddy Kusdaryanto says he's opting out of the crucial playoff against China this weekend after being diagnosed as having hepatitis.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
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.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Indonesia backs Indian Ocean forum
Indonesia backs Indian Ocean forum JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will take an active role in the Indian Ocean Rim Initiative forum, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday."President Soeharto has conveyed Indonesia's commitment to make it a success and hopes that the country can contribute...
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Developers exploit green space
Developers exploit green space JAKARTA (JP): Developers are still converting the city's remaining green areas for their projects, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday."Green areas must not be converted to office and shopping space," Surjadi said.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Election committees should hold talks: Amien
Election committees should hold talks: Amien YOGYAKARTA (JP): A respected political scientist calls on the two election monitoring committees, one official and the other independent, to sit together and hold dialog.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Malaysian tried on murder charge
Malaysian tried on murder charge JAKARTA (JP): Witnesses to the murder of an Indonesian woman gave conflicting accounts to a district court here yesterday.One of the witnesses said that the suspect, a Malaysian citizen identified as GS, had made repulsive comments throughout the night prior to the...
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Mahathir defends policy on 'Asiaweek'
Mahathir defends policy on 'Asiaweek' KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday defended his government's decision to cancel its subscription to the Hong Kong-based magazine Asiaweek, saying the publication was "not informative.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Glucose venture set up
Glucose venture set up JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed PT Budi Acid Jaya announced yesterday that it has received approval from the Investment Coordinating Board to set up a US$18 million glucose and high fructose plant.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Cawang-Bekasi toll road project goes to Investa Kusuma
Cawang-Bekasi toll road project goes to Investa Kusuma JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Public Works confirmed yesterday that it has appointed PT Investa Kusuma Artha as the developer of the 19.5-kilometer Cawang-Bekasi elevated toll road without a tendering process.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Motorola ties up with Indonesian beeper firm
Motorola ties up with Indonesian beeper firm JAKARTA (JP): The United States-based telecommunications and electronics giant Motorola reached a deal yesterday with PT Duta Pertiwi Santosa, a private firm operating the Starpage beeper service, to set up a joint radio paging venture.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
U.S. funds to seek Asian stocks, says J.P. Morgan
U.S. funds to seek Asian stocks, says J.P. Morgan BANGKOK (Reuter): The much-awaited movement of U.S. funds to Asian bourses, as Wall Street's gains approach saturation point, may take place from the second half of 1996, a senior J.P. Morgan & Co Inc official said yesterday.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Corporations in dire need of professionals
Corporations in dire need of professionals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's largest companies are in such dire need of managers and other professionals that they often just take them from other corporations, an executive said.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Easter AIDS fund-raiser
Easter AIDS fund-raiser JAKARTA: A Bali-based non-governmental organization, in cooperation with a Mexican restaurant, will hold an Easter AIDS fund-raising dinner on Saturday.Yayasan Citra Usadha Indonesia hopes to raise Rp 20 million (US$8,888) to continue its funding of volunteer activities to...
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Police arrest two drug dealers
Police arrest two drug dealers JAKARTA (JP): The city narcotics squad arrested two suspected drug dealers on Sunday.Fifty-four Ecstasy pills and a few grams of dried marijuana were also seized.The City police spokesman Lt. Col.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Two men make off with Rp 130m
Two men make off with Rp 130m JAKARTA (JP): A man stabbed a university student and stole his bag with Rp 130 million (US$56,400) in front of a money changer on Jl. Irian, Central Jakarta yesterday afternoon.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Child labor issue draws WB concern
Child labor issue draws WB concern JAKARTA (JP): The poor condition of Indonesian child and women laborers is drawing concern from the World Bank's local representative office.Nisha Agrawal, an expert from the bank's Jakarta office, said that despite some progress, exploitative child labor and poor...
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Haj pilgrims complain of extortion
Haj pilgrims complain of extortion JAKARTA (JP): Only days after the government and the Saudi Arabian embassy solved the problem of late visas for pilgrims which caused some delayed and canceled flights, another hiccup in the haj operation occurred.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Ruling on new joint timber estates revised
Ruling on new joint timber estates revised JAKARTA (JP): The establishment of joint-venture timber estates must now comply with the 1995 Law on Limited Liability Companies which states that half of the nominal value of each share subscribed must be paid up at the time of establishment.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Salvaging and recovering wet library collections
Salvaging and recovering wet library collectionsBy Rosa Widyawan JAKARTA (JP): Most disasters in a library involve water, either from the water used to extinguish a fire or from flooding.When rain drenched Jakarta in January, the resulting floods destroyed more than 7,000 volumes of research...
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Textile firms halt operation
Textile firms halt operation PEKALONGAN, Central Java, (JP): At least five textile companies here have shut down operations indefinitely and more are likely to follow suit.Chairman of the Pekalongan Textile Association Mahlul Akbar told The Jakarta Post on Monday that the closure of the five...
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Veteran returns to political fray
Veteran returns to political fray BANGKOK (AFP): Veteran politician Chamlong Srimuang, a leader of the pro-democracy movement in May 1992, is to run for election as governor of Bangkok in June, a party official said yesterday.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Comexindo initiates use of cargo vessel
Comexindo initiates use of cargo vessel JAKARTA (JP): PT Comexindo Maritim, a subsidiary of PT Prima Comexindo owned by businessman Hashim Djojohadikusumo, yesterday started running a 22,000 dead weight ton (DWT) bulk cargo vessel as a feeder for its fleet anchoring away of ports.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Floods hit Jakarta again, killing one
Floods hit Jakarta again, killing one JAKARTA (JP): At least one man has been killed since Monday evening, when torrential rains and floods hit several parts of the city.Police sources said that the victim was identified as Jerry Juwani, a 17-year-old resident of the Perdagangan Housing Complex in...
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Lippo Securities profit
Lippo Securities profit JAKARTA (JP): PT Lippo Securities, the first securities company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), expects to book Rp 32.2 billion (US$13.7 million) in pretax profits this year.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Observer criticizes current sports sponsorship system
Observer criticizes current sports sponsorship system JAKARTA (JP): Forced sponsorship, unprofessionalism, hastiness, red tape and lack of entrepreneurship are the Indonesian ways of organizing sports events, claims a former marketing consultant.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Press activists appeal rejected
Press activists appeal rejected JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has rejected the appeals of four press freedom activists convicted of insulting and sowing hatred against the government.It upheld the sentences handed down last year by the lower court for Ahmad Taufik, Eko Maryadi, Danang Kukuh...
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Indonesian medical association calls for a law on foreign doctors
Indonesian medical association calls for a law on foreign doctors JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Medical Association has called for regulations on foreign doctors working in the country after trade liberalization comes into effect in a few years.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Riedel headed for Bob Hasan meet
Riedel headed for Bob Hasan meet JAKARTA (JP): World discus champion Lars Riedel of Germany confirmed yesterday that he will participate in the second Bob Hasan Track and Field Invitational Meet here on May 4.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Loan set for Sinar Angkasa
Loan set for Sinar Angkasa HONG KONG (Reuter): A US$33 million loan facility for PT Sinar Angkasa Rungkut is in syndication, said arranger HSBC Investment Bank Singapore.The borrower is manufacturer of fluorescent tubes and bulbs in Indonesia.The facility is divided into two tranches.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Hostages' future still uncertain
Hostages' future still uncertain JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The military acknowledged yesterday that the future of talks on the release of 11 people held hostage by separatist rebels since Jan. 8 is uncertain.Lt. Col.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Modernizing Indonesia's mineral resources industry
Modernizing Indonesia's mineral resources industry The following article is based on a paper presented by the Director General of Mines and Energy, Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, at the 64th annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, in Toronto, March 11-13, 1996.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Marcopper Mining operations halted after waste leak
Marcopper Mining operations halted after waste leak MANILA (AFP): The Philippine government has halted the operations of a mining firm, whose waste ore leaked into a river, including its operations in other areas, it was announced here yesterday.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Beattie fit for Sentul challenge
Beattie fit for Sentul challenge JAKARTA (JP): This Sunday's Indonesian Grand Prix motor cycling world championship in Sentul, West Java, will offer a more furious 500cc race with the return of Darryl Beattie.
Wed, 03 Apr 1996
Two die of food poisoning
Two die of food poisoning BANYUMAS, Central Java: Two people died and 18 others were hospitalized for diarrhea after they ate food at a party at the home of Darsono, a resident of Klahang village, Sokaraja district, last week.The head of the local health office, Dr.