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Fri, 15 Mar 1996
A third of complaints against govt bodies valid
A third of complaints against govt bodies valid JAKARTA (JP): More than a third of all the complaints about irregularities in government agencies filed by members of the public to the office of Vice President Try Sutrisno are justified, Minister of Information Harmoko said yesterday.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Planned subway amid floods
Planned subway amid floodsFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIn short succession Jakarta early this year had two floods of terrible magnitude, with water levels far above those of previous years.The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) said that flood water originating in Bogor could no longer be considered...
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Burning of exam papers illegal
Burning of exam papers illegal BANDUNG, West Java: An expert from the National Archive Office said the burning by the local office of the Ministry of Education and Culture of papers from last year's high school examinations was a violation of procedures.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
UN body assist Vietnam
UN body assist Vietnam HANOI (AFP): The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) will provide more than US$7.8 million for a poverty alleviation program in central Vietnam, the group said in a press release yesterday.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Mahathir's visit to boost relations with Australia
Mahathir's visit to boost relations with Australia CANBERRA (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will visit Australia this month for the first time in 12 years, heralding a dramatic turnaround in relations, Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Motivating Indonesia's workers movement
Motivating Indonesia's workers movement On Tuesday, Indonesian Workers Day was officially commemorated at the Senayan Convention Hall. On that occasion, with the Minister of Manpower and other ministers of the cabinet attending, President Soeharto once again called on all parties to treat our...
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
City told to learn from fiasco of pedicab abolition
City told to learn from fiasco of pedicab abolition JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) has assured all registered bemo drivers that they will be eligible to trade in their vehicles and purchase minivans through time payments, an official of the association said.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Expert applauds new sociopolitical alliances' motives
Expert applauds new sociopolitical alliances' motives SEMARANG (JP): The emergence of new sociopolitical alliances in Indonesia is a healthy sign of a growing democracy and the military should have no fear about the impact on stability, a political scholar says.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
PPP legislators reject referendum call in East Timor
PPP legislators reject referendum call in East Timor JAKARTA (JP): The 20-year dispute over East Timor will only be solved by referendum, a constitutional law expert told members of the United Development Party faction at the House of Representatives yesterday.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
PTP to build industry
PTP to build industry JAKARTA (JP): State-owned plantation firm PTP Nusantara III is preparing a 50-hectare plot of land near Tebing Tinggi, North Sumatra, for an industrial estate specially designed to host firms processing plantation products.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Science Film: Greece, North & South 3:30 Science Film: George Jessi'l Hero Come 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Youth Drama 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30...
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Grenade kills three
Grenade kills three JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Three teenagers were killed and three others seriously injured when a grenade exploded in Kenyam village in Tiom district in Jayawijaya regency on Tuesday, Antara reported yesterday.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
RI firm builds pulp and paper mill in Sarawak
RI firm builds pulp and paper mill in Sarawak JAKARTA (JP): The Raja Garuda Mas Group said yesterday that it had started the construction of a US$1.3 billion joint-venture pulp and paper mill with PWE Industries Berhad of Malaysia in the Sarawak city of Bintulu, Malaysia.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
New Internet provider eyes 30 cities
New Internet provider eyes 30 cities JAKARTA (JP): A new Internet provider, PT Meganusa Lintasbuana, announced yesterday that it will offer its information superhighway service, called MegaNet, in 30 cities.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Port management provides storage for rice imports
Port management provides storage for rice imports JAKARTA (JP): The management of state-owned Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II, has allocated two warehouses with a total capacity of 15,000 tons to the storage of foodstuffs imported by the National Logistics Agency...
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Bandung mayor's wonder bag
Bandung mayor's wonder bagFrom Pikiran RakyatBandung Mayor Ateng Wahyudi has received many complaints from residents around the Bandung Institute of Technology campus. What could the problem be?On Saturdays horses are brought from Lembang, Ujungberung, Dayeuhkolot and Banjaran to Ganeca Park in...
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
RI set to start development of Natuna project
RI set to start development of Natuna project JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said yesterday he would soon form an engineering team and a construction team to start the development of the multi-billion dollar Natuna gas project.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Best banks named
Best banks named JAKARTA (JP): Asiamoney magazine has named Merrill Lynch as the "Investment Bank of the Year in Asia" and Bank Internasional Indonesia as the "Best Commercial Bank in Indonesia".The magazine, the region's leading finance publication covering capital markets, banking and...
Fri, 15 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, 15 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, 15 Mar 1996
Seminar on handicrafts planned
Seminar on handicrafts planned JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Teachers College (IKIP Jakarta) will hold a seminar on teaching arts and crafts next week.Chairman of the Organizing Committee Dian Herdiati said yesterday that the planned one-day talks on Tuesday, March 19, will address difficulties faced...
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
From Walthamstow to Jakarta: East 17 poses for teens
From Walthamstow to Jakarta: East 17 poses for teensBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Work-outs, dance lessons, photo sessions, clothes try-outs and visits to the tanning salon: Being in a boy band is no picnic.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 14, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 950 0 8,500 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,900 0 125,500 Aneka...
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Student dies in accident
Student dies in accident JAKARTA (JP): A female student was killed instantly when a truck crushed her head moments after she fell off the back of a motorcycle on Jl. S. Parman in West Jakarta yesterday morning.The victim, identified as Maria Yanti, was a student at the University of Tarumanegara.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Rain disrupts Indonesian Open
Rain disrupts Indonesian Open JAKARTA (JP): Persistent drizzle forced organizers to stop the first round of the Indonesian Open golf championship, leaving scores of players to abandon the unplayable layout.Christian Chernock of the U.S.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Emery serves Asia, U.S.
Emery serves Asia, U.S. HONG KONG (Reuter): Consolidated Freightways Inc's Emery Worldwide unit said yesterday it launched a new service that offers freight delivery from the Asia Pacific region to North America within two business days.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Funds raised for Agip plant
Funds raised for Agip plant ROME (Reuter): Italy's Agip Petroli HA has arranged funding of US$27 million with a pool of international banks for the construction of a regeneration plant for lubricant oils for a joint venture in Indonesia.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
No more digging in N. Bandung
No more digging in N. Bandung BANDUNG, West Java: The West Java administration has barred housing developers from tapping ground water in North Bandung, which has been designated as a vital water catchment area.Governor R.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Seminar on hotel business
Seminar on hotel business JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants Association will hold a seminar on March 27 to discuss challenges faced by hotel and restaurant businesses in 2003.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Wainggai's relatives insist on autopsy
Wainggai's relatives insist on autopsy JAKARTA (JP): Relatives of Thomas Wapay Wainggai, an Irian Jayan separatist leader who died in Cipinang penitentiary on Tuesday, insisted yesterday on an autopsy witnessed by the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC).
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Does democracy mean welfare?
Does democracy mean welfare? This is the second of two articles on the relationship between democracy and economic growth.By Ignas Kleden JAKARTA (JP): The debate on the relationship between economics and politics seems to depend very much on which level the debate is conducted.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Electrician burned to death
Electrician burned to death JAKARTA (JP): A man has been burned to death and four others slightly injured when a driver poured paint thinner over his employer and ignited it in a blaze of anger.The target of the attack, identified as Suwarno, in his 30s, died yesterday morning at the Pertamina...
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Government hopes for orderly haj departure
Government hopes for orderly haj departure JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Religious Affairs yesterday received 125,000 passports, all stamped with Saudi visas, for people who will take part in the haj pilgrimage, from the Saudi Arabia embassy in Jakarta.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Bob Hasan hopes to host Asian GP
Bob Hasan hopes to host Asian GP JAKARTA (JP): The second Bob Hasan Invitational Meet due on May 4 is to serve as a trailblazer for an Asian Track and Field Grand Prix event, a vivid dream at the Asian Amateur Athletics Association meeting in September last year.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Islamic Chamber of Commerce events due here
Islamic Chamber of Commerce events due here JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host four business events organized by the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Commodity Exchange from Oct. 16 to Oct. 29.Secretary-General Aqeel Ahmad Al Jassem told the press after the chamber's business gathering...
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Subway will ease city's traffic jams
Subway will ease city's traffic jams JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's first subway system will not solve many traffic problems but it should prevent them from getting worse in the future, a senior official believes.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Pamulang drivers end strike
Pamulang drivers end strike TANGERANG (JP): Public transportation vehicles have resumed operations on the Pamulang-Lebak Bulus route since Wednesday morning.The drivers and owners of 180 vehicles coded D-15 ended their two-day strike after the regency's Land Transport Control Agency temporarily...
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Hamami Nata installed as new city police chief
Hamami Nata installed as new city police chief JAKARTA (JP): Outgoing National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman Astrosemitro yesterday installed Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata, 49, as the new Jakarta Police chief replacing Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
NU chief removes rival Abu Hasan
NU chief removes rival Abu Hasan JAKARTA (JP): The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) executive board led by Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday removed his archrival Abu Hasan and 16 supporters from various positions on central and regional boards for continuing to undermine the organization.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
ABRI reshuffles more senior army generals
ABRI reshuffles more senior army generals JAKARTA (JP): Maj. Gen. Wiranto, the current chief of the Jakarta Regional Military Command, has been appointed to head the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) in another major reshuffling of the military's top leadership.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
'Perspektif Baru' is off the air
'Perspektif Baru' is off the air JAKARTA (JP): A well-known talk show host whose popular TV program was banned last year is facing a new hurdle with his radio talk show going off the air beginning this week.
Fri, 15 Mar 1996
Army stance on Golkar draws fire
Army stance on Golkar draws fire JAKARTA (JP): The Army chief's claim that all Armed Forces (ABRI) members are cadres of the ruling political group Golkar drew criticism from rival politicians and scholars yesterday, but gained backing from the military.Critics said that Gen.
Thu, 14 Mar 1996
Dossier on bank fraud suspect sent to prosecutor
Dossier on bank fraud suspect sent to prosecutor JAKARTA (JP): The City Police have handed over the dossier of one of four suspects in the recent HongkongBank fraud case to the Jakarta Provincial Prosecutor's Office.The head of the economic crime section, Lt. Col.
Thu, 14 Mar 1996
House agrees on budget amendments
House agrees on budget amendments JAKARTA (JP): The Budgetary Commission of the House of Representatives endorsed yesterday a bill to amend the government's budget for the current fiscal year.The bill will soon be submitted to the House, which is expected to pass it into law.
Thu, 14 Mar 1996
No paper in Kendari
No paper in Kendari KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The province's only daily newspaper Media Kita was not published yesterday due to the late arrival of printing paper from Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi."I am very disappointed at the late arrival," Media's general manager Benyamin B.
Thu, 14 Mar 1996
Indonesia queries PNG policy on separatist rebels
Indonesia queries PNG policy on separatist rebels JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday that the government will look into the political implications of Papua New Guinea's policy of allowing Free Papua Movement (OPM) leader Moses Weror to maintain his base there.
Thu, 14 Mar 1996
EAGA shows promise along with host of problems
EAGA shows promise along with host of problems MANILA (Reuter): The East ASEAN Growth Area (EAGA) offers many investment opportunities but is hampered by the depletion of natural resources, poor infrastructure and a lack of skilled labor, a study released yesterday said.
Thu, 14 Mar 1996
Semarang air is third worst
Semarang air is third worst SEMARANG: An environmental official from Jakarta yesterday called on the city administration to take steps to reduce air pollution, which he ranked as the third worst in the country after Jakarta and Bandung.
Thu, 14 Mar 1996
Implications of China-Taiwan crisis
Implications of China-Taiwan crisis Although China's current tension with Taiwan is a domestic affair, it will have an impact on the region, writes Dewi Fortuna Anwar. JAKARTA (JP): The heightening tension between China and Taiwan clearly demonstrates one of the reasons why we do not talk about the...
Thu, 14 Mar 1996
Tangerang hospital has VIP pavilion
Tangerang hospital has VIP pavilion JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang regent H. Saifullah AR yesterday inaugurated a VIP pavilion in the complex of the town's general hospital.The construction of the pavilion, called the Wijaya Kusuma Pavilion, was jointly financed by the hospital and PT Menara Mutiara.