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Tue, 02 Apr 1996
$250m allotted for telecoms project
$250m allotted for telecoms project BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): PT Dayamitra Malindo, a private firm awarded a contract to develop telecommunications networks in Kalimantan, is to spend US$250 million on installing 237,000 telephone lines in three years.
Tue, 02 Apr 1996
Time running out for electoral reforms
Time running out for electoral reformsBy Arbi Sanit JAKARTA (JP): The recent efforts by a House of Representative's faction to reform the electoral law have seemingly stalled. The powerful Armed Forces faction in the House said it had no objection to changing the law but added that time was running...
Tue, 02 Apr 1996
Extra flights provided for haj pilgrimage
Extra flights provided for haj pilgrimage JAKARTA (JP): Officials in charge of haj operation arranged yesterday for six extra flights for those pilgrims whose departures were delayed because of document problems.The first extra flight was made from Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma Airport.
Tue, 02 Apr 1996
160 officials lose positions
160 officials lose positions JAKARTA (JP): Last December's merger between the former industry and trade ministries has left 160 second echelon officials without positions.State Minister for Administrative Reforms T.B.
Tue, 02 Apr 1996
New chiefs installed at two state banks
New chiefs installed at two state banks JAKARTA (JP): The government's appointment of Widigdo Sukarman to head the state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia 1946 (BNI) will not hinder the bank's plan to go public, Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday.
Tue, 02 Apr 1996
Amir Hamzah night at Gedung Kesenian
Amir Hamzah night at Gedung Kesenian JAKARTA (JP): The Yayasan Dokumentasi Sastra H.B. Jassin, a foundation dealing with the documentation of literary works, will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Indonesian poet and national hero Amir Hamzah.
Tue, 02 Apr 1996
Private sector slow in helping sports program
Private sector slow in helping sports program JAKARTA (JP): The business sector has yet to use its strength to help the national sports program reach an internationally acceptable level, a sport official said yesterday.
Tue, 02 Apr 1996
Govt agrees Telkom board changes
Govt agrees Telkom board changes JAKARTA (JP): The government is prepared to install new members on the boards of commissioners and directors at the state-owned domestic telecommunications firm PT Telkom.
Tue, 02 Apr 1996
'Asiaweek' defiant despite KL ban
'Asiaweek' defiant despite KL ban HONG KONG (AFP): Hong Kong-based Asiaweek magazine will not bow to pressure to rein in its reports on Malaysia, despite Kuala Lumpur's ban on its sale to government departments, editor Ann M. Morrison said yesterday.
Tue, 02 Apr 1996
Principles of ABRI
Principles of ABRI After reading the article Is ABRI losing its sight of history (The Jakarta Post, March 29, 1996) written by J. Soedjati Djiwandono, a member of the CSIS board of directors, I felt the urge to comment on the words of another -- the speech of Gen.
Tue, 02 Apr 1996
Dhaka in search of stable democracy
Dhaka in search of stable democracyBy Anis Ahmed DHAKA (Reuter): Bangladesh overcome a major stumbling block, after years of political turmoil, in its bid for credible democracy when Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia resigned last Saturday, diplomats and political analysts said.
Tue, 02 Apr 1996
Experts against review of Pakpahan acquittal
Experts against review of Pakpahan acquittal SEMARANG: Legal experts said yesterday that prosecutors in North Sumatra do not have the right to ask the Supreme Court to review its decision to acquit Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union chairman Muchtar Pakpahan.
Tue, 02 Apr 1996
Murder suspects confessed to the crime, court told
Murder suspects confessed to the crime, court told JAKARTA (JP): Police told a court hearing yesterday that the suspects in the Bambu Apus murders had all confessed to the crime, including the main suspect Philipus."They immediately admitted to their involvement in the butchering of Rohadi's family.
Tue, 02 Apr 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Kid's Songs 3:05 Children's Program: Gemar Membaca: Harga Diri 3:30 Science Film: The Great Day of Century 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science: Telkoma - LIPI 4:30 Culture: Pelangi Budaya 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons: Idiom...
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Kebon Kembang traders upset after recent fire
Kebon Kembang traders upset after recent fireBy Maria Andi BOGOR, West Java (JP): Six thousand kiosk owners have been left to ponder their futures in the wake of a fire which razed to the ground their shops in the Kebon Kembang market building and officially claimed 10 lives.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Communication experts must publish more
Communication experts must publish more YOGYAKARTA (JP): Forty years after Indonesian universities began communication science courses, the amount of research conducted and published is lamentably low, a scholar says.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Road accidents
Road accidentsFrom JayakartaThe intercity bus accident on the Jagorawi toll road last Saturday, March 23, with 30 fatal casualties, should serve as a lesson to us all and particularly to public transport drivers.The recklessness of drivers can be seen both out of town and in the city.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Britain tries to attract more Indonesian students
Britain tries to attract more Indonesian students JAKARTA (JP): Representatives from British universities and colleges were in Jakarta over the weekend in the hope of attracting more Indonesians to study in Britain.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Elderly pilgrims risk life to go to Mecca
Elderly pilgrims risk life to go to Mecca JAKARTA (JP): Seventy-year-old Salimah says she feels fine and strong enough to go through the arduous rites of the haj pilgrimage in Mecca."I have to be strong," she said resolutely.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Mayors told to help cooperatives
Mayors told to help cooperatives JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for Economic and Development Affairs TB. M. Rais has asked mayors as well as the heads of district and subdistricts to support the company cooperatives in their respective areas.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Dirgantara statue scrubbing completed
Dirgantara statue scrubbing completed JAKARTA (JP): The cleaning of the gigantic Dirgantara statue, located at the Pancoran cross-section in South Jakarta, was completed on Sunday, thanks to the financial support of a local businessman.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
ABRI keeps eye on election watchdog
ABRI keeps eye on election watchdog JAKARTA (JP): Top military officials have promised to remain vigilant towards possible transgressions by a newly formed independent poll watchdog despite the absence of any indication it has negative intentions.Army Chief Gen. R.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Tinplate needs promotion
Tinplate needs promotion MIAMI, U.S. (Reuter): Asian tinplated steelmakers and tin producers should pool efforts to promote the steel beverage can in the face of rival plastic and aluminum's growing success in the region, a steel official said.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Chance for rubber pact
Chance for rubber pact Last Friday's agreement between producers and consumers to extend the deadline for signing the 1995 global rubber pact to the end of July provides another chance for the pact to come into force.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Remain watchful of communism: General
Remain watchful of communism: General JAKARTA (JP): Lt. Gen. Syarwan Hamid, the Armed Forces (ABRI) chief of social and political affairs, called on the public to beware of communism even if the threat is not as real as it was in the past."We used to be very afraid of communism.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
No free ride
No free ride JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of people from Bekasi were fined for riding the Jakarta-Surabaya train with no tickets on Saturday.The people, who had tickets for the Bekasi-Jakarta commuter train, boarded the Surabaya-Jakarta train at Jatinegara station after waiting for the commuter train for...
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Mia to miss ABC tournament
Mia to miss ABC tournament JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian fans won't be able to watch the country's future badminton queen Mia Audina in the Asian Badminton championships in Surabaya from April 17 to 21 due to a nagging injury.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Lawyer sees breakthrough in interpretation of law
Lawyer sees breakthrough in interpretation of law JAKARTA (JP): The recent inclusion of a new aspect in determining the legal negligence of drivers involved in accidents is viewed as a breakthrough in the Indonesian legal process.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Governor
GovernorCorrection: The first paragraph in "Bosses blamed for fire tragedy", which appeared on this page yesterday, should have read "West Java Governor R. Nuriana" not "West Jakarta". We apologize for the error. -- Editor
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Telkom, Daya sign handover deal on Kalimantan networks
Telkom, Daya sign handover deal on Kalimantan networks JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned domestic telecommunications provider PT Telkom is scheduled today to hand over its networks in Kalimantan to PT Daya Mitra Malindo at a ceremony in Balikpapan.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Journalists awarded
Journalists awarded JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Press and Graphics Subrata presented, on behalf of Minister of Information Harmoko, the 1996 Moh. Husni Thamrin Journalistic Awards to three journalists and one newspaper last Friday.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
European intervention
European interventionFrom MerdekaI was shocked to read about the European Parliament's plan to invite Irian Jaya separatists to visit its office. This is obviously an intervention into another country's internal affairs.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Debate on PDI conflict censored
Debate on PDI conflict censored SURABAYA: Surya Citra Televisi (SCTV) may have difficulties airing a taped debate on the well-known leadership crisis that is crippling the East Java chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Pongkor's gold production to rise
Pongkor's gold production to rise PONGKOR, West Java (JP): State-owned PT Aneka Tambang is to substantially increase its gold and silver production from its mine here, about 100 km southwest of Jakarta.The head of the company's Pongkor gold mining unit, Amran Abdullah S.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Freeport has new chief
Freeport has new chief JAKARTA (JP): Copper mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia has a new chief.Adrianto Machribie, Freeport's former executive vice president, becomes the company's president, replacing Hoediatmo Hoed, who joins the board of commissioners.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
More disasters feared as year moves forward
More disasters feared as year moves forward JAKARTA (JP): The year 1996 is just three months old. But in that time the capital and its hinterland have already experienced a horrifyingly large number of major crimes, accidents and tragedies.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Australia and Asia
Australia and Asia There has been a wealth of correspondence published in The Jakarta Post concerning the recent federal elections in Australia and subsequent change of government from the ruling Australian Labor Party under Paul Keating to the Liberal/National Coalition under John Howard.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Saber Rider and The Star Sheriff 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Children Program: Anak-anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Major Dad 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science Film: Heart of Courage 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Evening...
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
ASEAN, armed and dangerous
ASEAN, armed and dangerous The arms buildup in Southeast Asia is not simply a response to perceived threats from big powers like China and Japan but is mainly directed at ASEAN members' defense systems against one another, says Walden Bello in this Inter Press Service analysis.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Poll watchdog aspirations
Poll watchdog aspirations The Chief Commander of the Armed Forces, Gen. Feisal Tanjung, reminded provincial governors during a conference in Jakarta that the social dynamics presently at work in our society will be among the challenges to be faced in next year's general election.
Mon, 01 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.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Garuda's net revenues up
Garuda's net revenues up JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned air carrier Garuda Indonesia recorded a 63.25 percent increase in net revenues last year from sales of tickets and cargo services in Jakarta alone.Garuda's general manager for Jakarta, Iwan H.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Post offices sell insurance
Post offices sell insurance JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned postal firm PT Pos Indonesia has agreed to help the Astra Group sell its insurance services in various cities.Astra said in a statement here Saturday that under a memorandum of understanding between the two parties, Pos Indonesia will...
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
No more reshuffles in ABRI
No more reshuffles in ABRI JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief of General Affairs Lt. Gen. Soeyono says there will be no more reshuffling of the military's top brass until after the general election next year."The replacement of high-ranking officials in the ...
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
'TVRI' collectors
'TVRI' collectorsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaI wish to relate a tragic story which befell my 73-year-old mother in Purbalingga, Central Java, last April.A man named Lasto wearing a TVRI collector uniform came to my mother's house to collect the regular television contribution fee.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Festung Bintaro?
Festung Bintaro? I would like to comment on a new development in that characteristic feature of Jakarta's suburban dwellings -- the surrounding prison wall. Unseen on such a scale in other countries in the region, in Bintaro the concept is now being extended to embrace entire communities.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
City to check fire safety systems in public buildings
City to check fire safety systems in public buildings JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is planning to evaluate fire safety equipment installed in all public places and establishments in the city following Thursday's fire in Bogor that claimed 10 lives.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
NU chief won't ask again to meet with President
NU chief won't ask again to meet with President SEMARANG (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid says he will not make another attempt to meet with President Soeharto after having been rebuffed twice since his 1994 re-election as the chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) organization.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Timor car may need more help
Timor car may need more help JAKARTA (JP): Some automotive industry analysts predict that the government will introduce more measures to protect PT Timor Putra Nasional if the car it is developing fails in the local market.Sri Mulyani I. Sumartono and Faisal H.
Mon, 01 Apr 1996
Education for defiant juveniles
Education for defiant juveniles JAMBI, Jambi: The provincial government plans to broaden its educational program to include more than 2,700 delinquent juveniles in the area.Imam Achmadi, the head of the provincial office's social department, said here yesterday that juvenile delinquency is on the...