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Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Foreign teachers at private English language schools
Foreign teachers at private English language schoolsBy Robert Shepherd JAKARTA (JP): In his recent articles on the business of English language training in Indonesia, John Phillips raises a number of interesting questions.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Timor car may cost government US$900 million
Timor car may cost government US$900 million JAKARTA (JP): The government will lose at least Rp 2.1 trillion (US$900 million) in revenues during the next three years from its granting of tax and tariff breaks to PT Timor Putra Nasional, according to the Association of the Indonesian Automotive...
Fri, 29 Mar 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 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., opening hours Monday to Sunday 11 a.m to 1 a.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Microsoft expands marketing
Microsoft expands marketing JAKARTA (JP): Microsoft Indonesia is expanding its marketing wings in the country by assigning PT Sistech Kharisma as the second distributor of Microsoft products here.Andy B.T.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Deworming campaign to be launched
Deworming campaign to be launched BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A total of 196,000 undernourished primary school students in poor villages here will be included in a deworming campaign launched by the local administrations, Antara reported.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Govt plans to cut paper import duty
Govt plans to cut paper import duty CIKARANG, West Java (JP): The government may lower duties on the importation of industrial paper and gypsum, which are used to manufacture building materials such as plasterboard, a senior official said yesterday.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Thiry joins Ford team
Thiry joins Ford team LONDON (Reuter): Belgian Bruno Thiry was named yesterday as number two driver in the Ford Repsol team led by Carlos Sainz for six of the eight remaining races of the world rally championship season.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Quake victims still homeless
Quake victims still homeless JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A total of 2,023 families victims of the earthquake and tidal waves in Biak Numfor regency last month are still homeless, Antara reported yesterday.The agency reported that many people are still living in makeshift tents built by local rescue...
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Newcrest finds gold
Newcrest finds gold SYDNEY (Reuter): Newcrest Mining Ltd said yesterday that drilling at its Gosowong gold find in Indonesia had confirmed an inferred resource at the site.Newcrest said the prospect, located in an area where gold mineralization was previous unknown, had now been tested by over 100...
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Environmentalists launch campaign to save reefs
Environmentalists launch campaign to save reefs JAKARTA (JP): Environmentalists have launched a year-long campaign to save Indonesia's endangered coral reefs.The United States-based Nature Conservancy, the Pusaka Alam Foundation and the Wallacea Development Institute began the "Save Our Coral...
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Canada-Medan forum
Canada-Medan forum JAKARTA (JP): The Canadian Embassy in cooperation with the Indonesia-Canada Chamber of Commerce will host a Canada-Sumatra Business Marketplace on April 3 in the North Sumatra capital of Medan.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Bogor market burns, destroying 600 kiosks
Bogor market burns, destroying 600 kiosks BOGOR (JP): A big fire destroyed the three-story Pasar Kebon Kembang market in Bogor, West Java, yesterday, destroying the sites of more than 1,000 traders. No fatalities were reported.Eyewitnesses said the fire started at about 5:00 a.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
RI gets loan from ADB
RI gets loan from ADB MANILA (Reuter): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday it had approved an US$80 million loan for Indonesia to strengthen its technological capabilities in industrial research.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Manila rushes aid to victims of mining firm leak
Manila rushes aid to victims of mining firm leak MANILA (Reuter): Helicopters yesterday ferried food and medicine to hundreds of families isolated by torrents of copper mill waste which leaked into a river on the central Philippine island of Marinduque.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Fidel Ramos signs laws to pry open RP economy
Fidel Ramos signs laws to pry open RP economy MANILA (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos signed a clutch of laws yesterday aimed at further prying open the Philippine economy despite warnings by a leftist group which said it would vigorously oppose the measures.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Law gives rise to need for liability insurance
Law gives rise to need for liability insurance JAKARTA (JP): Enactment of the new law on limited liability companies represents an opportunity for companies offering liability insurance services, says a local insurance executive.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Sports funds
Sports fundsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaWaves of deregulation measures are now hitting the sports world. So inviting the private sector to support the SEA Games 1997 is timely. As a consequence I would like to suggest to the would-be committee to study the success stories of other countries that have...
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Indonesians not comfortable living in flats
Indonesians not comfortable living in flats JAKARTA (JP): Psychological hurdles are still the main reason why Indonesians are reluctant to live in apartments, Yan Mogi of the Indonesian Real Estate Association says.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
IFC-Dharmala loan deal
IFC-Dharmala loan deal JAKARTA (JP): The International Finance Corporation (IFC), an affiliate of the World Bank, has signed an agreement to provide a medium-term loan of US$50 million to PT BBL Dharmala Finance of Indonesia.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Jasa Raharja compensates Kramatdjati bus victims
Jasa Raharja compensates Kramatdjati bus victims JAKARTA (JP): PT Jasa Raharja, the state-owned insurance company, yesterday compensated six beneficiaries of the eleven Jakarta residents who died in last Saturday's toll road bus tragedy.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Andrian, Donny battle for second singles
Andrian, Donny battle for second singles JAKARTA (JP): Suwandi will undoubtedly be back in the upcoming Davis Cup Asia Oceania playoff match against China, but coach Deddy Prasetyo will have to take more time out before naming the second singles player.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Abolishment of 'bemo'
Abolishment of 'bemo'From NeracaI usually use a bemo (three-wheeled motorized vehicle) to transport merchandise to Pasar Minggu market. With the government's plan to abolish the bemo, which is a cheap means of transport, I regard it as a blow to my small business.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Sri Bintang Pamungkas rubbishes prosecutor's evidence
Sri Bintang Pamungkas rubbishes prosecutor's evidence JAKARTA (JP): Outspoken politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas has asked the Central Jakarta district court to free him of all charges because the public prosecutors had failed to prove him guilty of slandering President Soeharto.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Woman arrested with Rp1.8b of Ecstasy pills
Woman arrested with Rp1.8b of Ecstasy pills JAKARTA (JP): A joint team of Customs and Excise office personnel and police arrested a 20-year-old woman at Soekarno- Hatta International Airport here for possession of around 9,000 "Ecstasy" pills.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Reducing air pollution in Jakarta
Reducing air pollution in Jakarta Serious attention must be paid to the problem of air in pollution in Jakarta. A study published by the United Nations Development Program at the end of last year indicates that air pollution in the Indonesian capital now ranks third in the world after Mexico City...
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
City steps up supervision of 20 public establishments
City steps up supervision of 20 public establishments JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is stepping up the supervision of 20 public establishments throughout Jakarta, an official says.The head of the city public order office, Kuseini Budiantoro, said yesterday that the establishments are prone...
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Indorama's profits up 93 percent
Indorama's profits up 93 percent JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed PT Indorama Synthetics posted a 93 percent increase in its net profits to Rp 120 billion (US$53.3 million) in 1995 based on an unaudited report, said a company executive.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Incumbent chief of cycling body likely to be re-elected
Incumbent chief of cycling body likely to be re-elected JAKARTA (JP): Incumbent chairman of the Indonesian Cycling Association Harry Sapto is most likely to be reelected for the post at the association's national congress in Bali this weekend.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Garuda launches NZ tour packages
Garuda launches NZ tour packages JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned air carrier Garuda Indonesia launched new tour packages to New Zealand yesterday, the fifth round of packages introduced since last year to increase the load factor on its international routes.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Manila to probe gun smuggling
Manila to probe gun smuggling MANILA (AFP): The Philippine police are to cooperate with their Japanese counterparts in a probe into the smuggling of Filipino-made handguns into Japan, an official said yesterday.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
BASF Awards for local musicians
BASF Awards for local musicians JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of local musicians have been nominated for BASF Awards, which will be presented at the Jakarta Hilton International Hotel's Golden Ballroom on April 18.The BASF awards are given annually to promote local music.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Saudi Arabia envoy upset at haj reports
Saudi Arabia envoy upset at haj reports JAKARTA (JP): Saudi Arabian Ambassador Abdullah Abdul Rahman Alim has said he was upset over news reports which appeared to have blamed the embassy for the glitches in the ongoing haj operation.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Eight die in flash floods
Eight die in flash floods LAHAT, South Sumatra: Eight people have been found dead and 18 others are missing after flash floods hit Galang and Tanjung Agung villages in the Ulu Musi district Wednesday night, Antara reported.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Local workers can compete abroad: Kosgoro
Local workers can compete abroad: Kosgoro JAKARTA (JP): Kosgoro, an influential cooperative affiliated to the ruling Golkar party, says Indonesian workers have the skills to fight for employment abroad.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
AT&T's cabling system
AT&T's cabling system JAKARTA (JP): Lucent Technologies Bell Labs Innovations, an affiliate of the telecommunications giant American Telephone and Telegraph Co. (AT&T) of the United States, introduced here yesterday an integrated cabling system for building.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Anton to join Rossy in Atlanta
Anton to join Rossy in Atlanta JAKARTA (Agencies): Anton Suseno won Indonesia a second Olympic table tennis berth in the Asia zone qualifying tournament in Chiba, Japan yesterday.Anton rallied to beat Chiang Peng-lung of Taiwan 13-21, 27-25, 21-12, 12-21, 21-16 to finish as the best player from the...
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Shuttlers set for Thomas and Uber Cup simulation games
Shuttlers set for Thomas and Uber Cup simulation games JAKARTA (JP): Thomas Cup is about two months away, but this morning world champion Hariyanto Arbi and Alan Budikusuma will battle it out in practice matches at Cipayung, East Jakarta.The same applies to the country's Uber Cuppers.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Young girl sentenced to 64 days in jail for theft
Young girl sentenced to 64 days in jail for theft JAKARTA (JP): The district court in Yogyakarta yesterday sentenced a fatherless 14-year old girl to 64 days in prison for theft, a press report said.The Bandung resident, whose name was not released, was found guilty of stealing with an accomplice,...
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Autonomy not risky: Soeharto
Autonomy not risky: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday brushed aside fears that greater autonomy for regencies will lead to the disintegration of the nation."Granting wider autonomy to the regencies won't risk national disintegration or even create tendencies towards autocracy,"...
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
HMI to start palm oil plantations
HMI to start palm oil plantations JAKARTA (JP): PT Himpurna Mitra International (HMI) and Lumivest Resources of Malaysia will establish oil palm plantations on 11,900 hectares of land in West Sumatra, where production is expected to begin in the year 2000.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 28, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 900 0 2,500 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,675 -75 1,236,000 Aneka...
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Seoul announces another record trade deficit
Seoul announces another record trade deficit SEOUL (Reuter): South Korea yesterday announced a record current account deficit for the second consecutive month but officials said the numbers did not shake their confidence in the economy.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Lee seeks libel damages
Lee seeks libel damages SINGAPORE (Reuter): A lawyer for Lee Kuan Yew urged a Singapore court yesterday to award libel damages "substantially in excess of" US$213,000 from an American professor for defaming him in an article.High Court Justice S.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
The Listening Post
The Listening Post * "Millions, billions, trillions..." are written, and read, in several alternate styles. We live in a world of inflation: I write home to my parents and tell them I'm a multimillionaire in Indonesia! All you have to do is make the equivalent of US$865 a month to qualify, I hasten...
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Civil servants' salaries
Civil servants' salariesFrom RepublikaThere have been many suggestions about raising civil servants' salaries. However, some argue that an increase will only trigger inflation. Also, the House of Representatives' idea to cut the number of civil servants by 1.5 million is understandable.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Rule on bus emergency exits not enforced
Rule on bus emergency exits not enforced JAKARTA (JP): Managements of inter-city buses say they have either no knowledge of a rule that states all buses must have emergency exits, or do not follow it."We have never heard of the rule," a staff member of the Kramatdjati bus company, who requested...
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Overpass
OverpassCorrection: The selection of the South Korean Hanbo General Contractor for the Grogol overpass project was decided by the Indonesian government after the company passed the International Competitive Bidding as required by the provider of the project's loan, the Japan-based Overseas Economic...
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Arts & Crafts, daily. Sunset Procession, daily. Ramayana Dance, Thursday. Legong Dance, Saturday. Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday. Rejang, Puspawresti, Belibis and Jaran Teji dances, Monday.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Independent poll watchdog criticized for passivity
Independent poll watchdog criticized for passivity JAKARTA (JP): Scholars and political observers have criticized the passivity of the newly-established general election watchdog and urged it to come out with more concrete programs.
Fri, 29 Mar 1996
Manhattan Transfer in town
Manhattan Transfer in town JAKARTA (JP): American vocal group the Manhattan Transfer will hold a concert at the Jakarta Hilton International Hotel's Golden Ballroom on April 3.The concert, sponsored by Buena Produktama, is to promote the group's newest album Tonin.