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Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Hindus call for more temples in Jakarta

Hindus call for more temples in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): A dearth of temples is depriving the Hindu community in Jakarta of their traditional social and religious activities, according to the vice-director of the High Institute of Hindu.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

S'pore and RP to sign money pact

S'pore and RP to sign money pact SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore and the Philippines will sign a currency repurchase agreement on Monday as part of efforts to maintain stability in their foreign exchange markets, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Toward sustainable business

Toward sustainable businessBy Adam Yazid JAKARTA (JP): A textile mill in Tangerang, west of here, suffered heavy losses a few days prior to the Idul Fitri holidays last month.Some 1,000 workers, mostly women, went berserk upon learning that their holiday allowances fell short of the amount...

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Disco fire death toll likely to rise

Disco fire death toll likely to rise MANILA (Reuter): The death toll from a Manila disco fire is likely to rise as the Philippines launched a crackdown against nightclubs with inadequate fire exits, officials said yesterday.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Jakarta to battle KL on palm oil exports

Jakarta to battle KL on palm oil exports LONDON (Reuter): Indonesia looks set to challenge Malaysia once again for palm oil exports during coming months, traders said.Indonesian exports slowed during March as higher export taxes forced local players to take a back seat after a successful February...

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Municipality to increase low-cost apartment rentals

Municipality to increase low-cost apartment rentals JAKARTA (JP): The city administration plans to increase the daily rentals of its low-cost apartments, an official says.The deputy governor for economic and development affairs, TB. M.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Indian chamber opens office

Indian chamber opens office JAKARTA (JP): The Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has opened a branch office here to provide information about the businesses of 66,000 Indian companies through an online single-window business network, Bisnet.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Mulia's right shares

Mulia's right shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Mulia Industrindo, a publicly-listed manufacturer of ceramic and glass products, plans to issue two right shares priced at Rp 2,700 (US$1,10) each for every five old shares in May.The company announced on Wednesday that 34.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Observers decry state domination of siciety

Observers decry state domination of siciety JAKARTA (JP): Political observers have expressed concern over the wide gaps between social groups brought about by national development. They have blamed the differences in wealth, among other things, on the state's dominant role in political decision...

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 20, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 875 -25 16,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,975 0 0 Aneka...

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Tourists flock to dragons' lair

Tourists flock to dragons' lair KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The number of tourists visiting the island of Komodo increased by about 10 percent last year.Paul Boleng, the head of the local tourism promotion agency, said on Wednesday that in 1995 over 24,000 tourists visited the island, home to the...

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Account deficit worries House

Account deficit worries House JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives again expressed its concern over the deepening of the country's current account deficit, which it described as a structural problem of Indonesia's economy which will remain a problem for years to come.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Hasjim eyes Uzbekistan cotton-spinning plant

Hasjim eyes Uzbekistan cotton-spinning plant JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Hasjim Djojohadikusumo, through his company PT Prima Komexindo, plans to build a cotton-spinning factory in Uzbekistan with an investment of almost US$30 million.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

House Speaker Wahono urges ABRI to retain unifying role

House Speaker Wahono urges ABRI to retain unifying role JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces should retain its unifying role when political tension is heightening, Speaker of the House of Representatives Wahono said on Wednesday.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

RI seeks standby loan

RI seeks standby loan HONG KONG (Reuter): The Republic of Indonesia, acting by and through the Bank of Indonesia, has mandated six banks to arrange an eight-year US$500 million syndicated standby facility.The coordinating arrangers are Chase Manhattan (S.E.A.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Predicting next VP

Predicting next VP In the Merdeka of March 11, 1996, I read a very interesting prediction by a noted Australian military observer, Mr. Harold Crouch, about the next vice president of Indonesia.Mr. Crouch predicted that the present Army chief, Gen.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Contract bribes

Contract bribes JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja told members of the team that screens contractors and suppliers not to demand bribes."Improve services, don't ask them for anything illegally," he said.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Poll watchdog fears groundless

Poll watchdog fears groundless A number of people set up an Independent Election Monitoring Committee this month with an eye to next year's election. Political scientist Riswandha Imawan argues that the apprehension expressed by some parties is unfounded.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Romana's Cup participation unclear

Romana's Cup participation unclear JAKARTA (JP): Romana Tedjakusuma's indecision whether to join the Federation Cup squad early next month has put the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) selectors in a quandary.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

E. Timor talks relaxed but inconclusive Austria

E. Timor talks relaxed but inconclusive AustriaBy Aboeprijadi Santoso STADT-SCHLAINING, Austria (JP): The second round of talks between groups of East Timorese on opposite sides of the integration issue concluded today at Schlaining castle, some 200 kilometers from Vienna.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Ecolabeling agency needs appraisal firms

Ecolabeling agency needs appraisal firms JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo says it is time the Indonesian Ecolabeling Foundation (LEI) set up appraisal companies to assess and determine the environmental sustainability of forests.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

City detains newcomers

City detains newcomers JAKARTA (JP): Some 230 people were caught early Wednesday morning for failing to show their identification cards."Most of the netted people were found in boarding houses before they left for work," Hasdir Irvan, a source at the Central Jakarta Administration told The Jakarta...

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Murderers arrested

Murderers arrested JAKARTA (JP): Two men believed to have murdered a servant before robbing a lawyer's house in Cileduk, Tangerang, of electronics have been arrested.Police sources said yesterday that Jayadi and Raya were picked up at their hideout in Cirebon, West Java, on Wednesday.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Emirates to meet here

Emirates to meet here JAKARTA (JP): Emirates, the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, announced here yesterday it will hold its three-day annual regional conference in Jakarta starting today.The airline said in a statement that senior managers from its Dubai headquarters and managers from 13...

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Jayapura back to normal after recent riots

Jayapura back to normal after recent riots JAKARTA (JP): Calm returned yesterday to Irian Jaya capital of Jayapura after it was rocked by riots on Monday and a smaller- scale disturbance on Wednesday, officials and residents said."Activities have resumed and things are normal again.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Belated telegrams

Belated telegramsFrom NeracaIn January 1996 I sent a telegram to my parents in Tanjung Pandan in southern Sumatra. The telegram was addressed to Pelataran Timah A. 18, Damar. Surprisingly the telegram took four days to arrive, which was useless.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

C&W, Telekom Malaysia duel for RI firm stakes

C&W, Telekom Malaysia duel for RI firm stakes JAKARTA (JP): PT Daya Mitra Malindo, a consortium which won a contract to operate telecommunications facilities in Kalimantan, remains in trouble in spite of the plan of Cable & Wires (C&W) of Britain to replace Telekom Malaysia Bhd. as a shareholder.

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Navy to intensify war against smuggling

Navy to intensify war against smuggling JAKARTA (JP): The Navy is gearing up to combat widespread piracy, smuggling, poaching and pollution in the busy Malacca Strait.Navy Chief Vice Admiral Arief Kushariadi asked the Navy's new Western Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Achmad Sutjipto on Wednesday to...

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Irian to have athletic school

Irian to have athletic school JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The government is to establish three schools for sportingly gifted children in the next few years, Antara reported yesterday.One of the schools will be built in Western Indonesia, another in Central Indonesia, and the third in the eastern part of...

Fri, 22 Mar 1996

Pertamina finds gas

Pertamina finds gas JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oil company Pertamina and its partner Saga Petroleum Indonesia Jambi have discovered natural gas and condensate at the Pulau Gading-1 (PGD) well, roughly 75 km southeast of Jambi, the capital of Jambi province.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

City military has new chief of staff

City military has new chief of staff JAKARTA (JP): Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso, the City Military Command's chief of staff, handed over yesterday his position to Brig. Gen. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the command's former chief of operations.Sutiyoso will be appointed military command chief, replacing Let.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

Most forestry firms unprepared for ecolabeling

Most forestry firms unprepared for ecolabeling JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said yesterday that an assessment of 61 forest concessionaires in Indonesia has concluded that only nine of them are considered "adequately prepared" to meet eco-labeling requirements.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

Jababeka's profit up 50%

Jababeka's profit up 50% JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed industrial estate PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka announced a 50 percent increase in its after- tax profit to Rp 137.33 billion (US$59.5 million) in 1995 from Rp 91.65 billion in 1994.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

Ericsson-Paramindo deal

Ericsson-Paramindo deal STOCKHOLM (Reuter): Swedish Telecoms group LM Ericsson AB said yesterday it had won an Indonesian contract to supply DRA 1900 equipment, Ericsson's new radio access system based on the DECT standard.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

EU probes shoe firms on dumping charges

EU probes shoe firms on dumping charges JAKARTA (JP): A team from the European Commission is scheduled today to start its two-week investigation of eight footwear manufacturers which have allegedly sold their products in Europe at dumping prices, an industry executive said yesterday.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

Red Cross gets new chief

Red Cross gets new chief JAKARTA (JP): The new chief of the city branch of the Indonesian Red Cross, Uga Wiranto, was installed yesterday to replace M. Muas.M. Muas, who is also a legislator, has served two periods of leadership.Uga Wiranto, the wife of outgoing Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

RI seeking to re-export huge quantities of rice

RI seeking to re-export huge quantities of rice SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesia, faced with growing rice supplies, is seeking to re-export some of the huge quantity of rice it imported last year, especially from India, but traders said yesterday that there were few buyers around.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

BPS data on Internet

BPS data on Internet JAKARTA (JP): The Central Bureau of Statistic (BPS) has entered the global computer network, the Internet, allowing foreigners to access data on Indonesia's macro and micro economy culled from the government agency's records.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

Poland offers RI technical expertise

Poland offers RI technical expertise JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Polish Prime Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz and President Soeharto yesterday discussed the prospect of economic cooperation in the field of infrastructure development.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

Ticket refund

Ticket refund My brother got an assignment to Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. His company bought him a Jakarta-Balikpapan return ticket through Greentour Travel Bureau in Cilandak, South Jakarta.When his assignment was completed, he changed his Balikpapan- Jakarta route with a Balikpapan-Yogyakarta...

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

More East Timorese leave for Portugal

More East Timorese leave for Portugal JAKARTA (JP): Four East Timorese yesterday left the French and Polish embassies here for Portugal after entering the missions on Monday in search of political asylum.Sources at both embassies confirmed their departure.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

Sudjana inaugurates fuel transit terminal in Bali

Sudjana inaugurates fuel transit terminal in Bali JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana yesterday inaugurated the Manggis Transit Terminal in the village of Ulakan, 55 km east of Denpasar.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

Govt to address problems faced by textile companies

Govt to address problems faced by textile companies JAKARTA (JP): The government has agreed to look into complaints raised by textile and garment companies that its wage policy could mean disaster for the country's main export industry.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

Australia sees strong ASEAN wheat demand

Australia sees strong ASEAN wheat demand CANBERRA (Reuter): South East Asia provided an important export market for Australian wheat with strongest future growth in demand seen coming from Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia, the Australian government's commodity analyst said.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

Obituary

Obituary I. WANGSA WIDJAJA, a senior journalist and former secretary to the first vice-president Moh. Hatta, died of old age at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Jakarta on Monday. He was 85.Born in Sumedang, West Java, on Feb. 27, 1911, Wangsa is survived by four grownup children and 14 grandchildren.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

Bangkok, Yangon take first step to better ties

Bangkok, Yangon take first step to better ties BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand and Myanmar hailed a new chapter in their rocky relations following a visit to Yangon by the Thai prime minister but analysts said yesterday more time and effort was needed to dispel years of mutual mistrust.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

SEAG consortium needs presidential instruction

SEAG consortium needs presidential instruction JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to issue a presidential instruction appointing Bambang Trihatmodjo the coordinator of an underwriting consortium for the 19th Southeast Asian Games.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

TV programs

TV programsTodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:05 Travel: Wisata Lembang 3:30 Science: Science World 4:05 TV Drama: Balada Si Jamin 4:30 Documentary 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons: Gurindam Dua Belas 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved...

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

Surabaya bourse expects six firms to list this year

Surabaya bourse expects six firms to list this year JAKARTA (JP): The Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) expects six small and medium scale companies to go public this year despite unfavorable market sentiment on small-size issues.

Wed, 20 Mar 1996

Iraqi currency

Iraqi currencyFrom Pikiran RakyatMy relative just returned from Saudi Arabia after working as a foreign worker there for two years. He brought with him his savings of two years, all of which was denominated in Iraqi dinar.Unfortunately, no bank or money changer could change the dinar into rupiah.

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