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Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Budi Utomo students protest school policies

Budi Utomo students protest school policies JAKARTA (JP): About 100 students of state senior high school (SMAN) 1 on Jl. Budi Utomo in Central Jakarta staged a demonstration yesterday to protest the school's policies.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Fence built despite naked protest

Fence built despite naked protest JAKARTA (JP): A protracted land dispute between city authorities and Gelong Baru residents almost erupted into violence yesterday as authorities demolished two more houses on and erected a fence around the disputed plot of land.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

RI to host 11th stage of '97 race

RI to host 11th stage of '97 race JAKARTA (Agencies): Indonesia made the list of world rally championship hosts for the second time when the International Automobile Federation announced the 1997 itinerary on Tuesday.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Funds missing from village bank

Funds missing from village bank DILI, East Timor: Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares confirmed reports yesterday that Rp 29 million (US$12,608) has gone missing from the administration's rural bank.Without revealing any identities, he said administrative sanctions have been taken against those...

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Phone payments through ATMs

Phone payments through ATMs JAKARTA (JP): Telephone subscribers who are also customers of BCA bank will enjoy in May a new service from the state-owned domestic telecommunications company PT Telkom in paying monthly phone bills through Automatic Teller Machines (ATM).

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Four year sentence wanted for Bintang

Four year sentence wanted for Bintang JAKARTA (JP): The public prosecutor asked the Central Jakarta district court yesterday to sentence outspoken politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas to four years in jail for calling President Soeharto a dictator.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Sentul to host drag race

Sentul to host drag race JAKARTA (JP): One hundred drivers have confirmed their readiness for Sentul Drag Race's first round, scheduled for Sunday at the Sentul circuit, Bogor.Tournament director Karel Harry Latu announced yesterday that "this race is being held in order to prove that Sentul is the...

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Foreign union urges RI to honor ILO pact

Foreign union urges RI to honor ILO pact JAKARTA (JP): Ten delegates of the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) have called on the All-Indonesia Worker's Union Federation (FSPSI) to press the government to enforce the ratification of an International Labor Organization convention to...

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Asian song festival in Bali

Asian song festival in Bali JAKARTA: Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono has agreed to open the 1996 Asian Song Festival which will be held in Bali on March 30, the organizers said yesterday.Sadikin Zuchra, chairman of the Association of Song Artists and Composers, said Moerdiono may even have a...

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Joko leads Indonesian attack in All England

Joko leads Indonesian attack in All England BIRMINGHAM, England (Agencies): Joko Suprianto led Indonesia's four-pronged attack upon the All-England title to a clean sweep at the National Indoor Arena here yesterday.

Thu, 14 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.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Choice hotel in Parapat

Choice hotel in Parapat JAKARTA (JP): An American hotel chain, Choice Hotels International, has opened a hotel in Parapat, a tourist town about 180 kilometers from Medan, the capital of North Sumatra.An Indonesian spokesperson for Choice, Dina Herdiana, said here yesterday that the 92-room hotel,...

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

RI told not to develop atomic plant

RI told not to develop atomic plant JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will be facing an energy crisis in the near future due to high economic growth, but it need not resort to nuclear energy, as it is rich in other energy resources, an energy analyst said yesterday.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

RI's yachting berth at Olympics in doubt

RI's yachting berth at Olympics in doubt JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's hopes of winning a berth for the yachting event at the Atlanta Olympic Games look dim because of the government ban against national athletes competing in Israel.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

VAT refund process to be accelerated

VAT refund process to be accelerated JAKARTA (JP): The Director General of Taxes Fuad Bawazier promised yesterday that his office will accelerate the processing of value added tax (VAT) refunds for export-oriented companies in a bid to help boost the country's exports.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Govt to adopt new development approach

Govt to adopt new development approach JAKARTA (JP): The government will introduce a new approach to economic development by promoting zones with high potential for investments, a minister said yesterday.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Indonesia Open organizers change Jagorawi golf course

Indonesia Open organizers change Jagorawi golf course JAKARTA (JP): In its efforts to make the Indonesia Open golf championship more challenging, organizers have decided to change the Jagorawi Golf and Country Club from a par-72 to a par-71 layout.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

REI calls for removal of government levies

REI calls for removal of government levies JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Developers Association (REI) said here yesterday that government levies, which account for up to 13 percent of sale prices, discourage its members from building low- cost housing.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Undelivered mail

Undelivered mailFrom Media IndonesiaI sent two important letters to Tanjungsari, Banyuwangi, East Java, in November and December 1995. Neither ever arrived. I only learned this when I visited my hometown during the Idul Fitri holiday. Even a telegram I sent in January 1996 never arrived.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Zurich PSP Life opens

Zurich PSP Life opens JAKARTA (JP): PT Zurich PSP Life Insurance Indonesia was launched yesterday with a total paid-up capital of Rp 20 billion (US$8.5 million).The joint-venture company was inaugurated last night at a ceremony attended by Swiss charge d'affaires, Denis Knobel.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Bapepam approves Salomon

Bapepam approves Salomon JAKARTA (JP): PT Salomon Brothers Nusa Securities, a U.S.- Indonesian joint venture, announced yesterday that it has been granted a license by the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) to operate in Indonesia.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Taiwan crisis monitored from ship in Jakarta

Taiwan crisis monitored from ship in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The United States fleet currently deployed near Taiwan to monitor the escalation in the Taiwan Strait has been getting its orders from a ship stationed in Jakarta since Monday.The orders are coming from Vice Admiral Archie R.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 13, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 950 25 9,500 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,900 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya...

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Indonesia awaits Romana's yes to joining tennis team

Indonesia awaits Romana's yes to joining tennis team JAKARTA (JP): Romana Tedjakusuma is expected to join the Federation Cup women's tennis team this week as it gears up for a first-round clash against Belgium next month.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

TV today

TV today 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Ultraman 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Dance 3:30 TV Series: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Harapan Nan Sirna (continued) 4:30 Female World: Profile of Min Uno 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Arabic Lessons: Tetangga Dekat...

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Plantation firms merged

Plantation firms merged The merger of the 26 state plantation companies (PTPs) was finally completed on Monday, almost two years after the firms were to be realigned into nine groups in May, 1994, in the first phase of what the government calls the overall reform of the PTPs.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Council upset with Tangerang project

Council upset with Tangerang project JAKARTA (JP): The Tangerang legislative council has urged its administration to cancel a deal with a private company to build a bus terminal and shopping center on the old market site.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Buyers mull over Pertamina price formula

Buyers mull over Pertamina price formula SINGAPORE (Reuter): Indonesia's state-owned oil firm, Pertamina, has given its term buyers several options in proposed changes to its crude oil price formula effective April 1, oil traders said.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Pro-integration Timorese ready for fresh talks

Pro-integration Timorese ready for fresh talks JAKARTA (JP): Fifteen East Timorese leaders will travel to Austria next week for the second round of talks with fellow countrymen opposed to their territory's 1976 integration with Indonesia.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Soekarno-Hatta airport porters seek better payment

Soekarno-Hatta airport porters seek better payment JAKARTA (JP): About 1,000 workers, mostly porters, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport are demanding that PT Indonesia National Air Service improve its working conditions and salaries.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Irian copper town calm but tense after riots

Irian copper town calm but tense after riots JAKARTA (JP): The Irian Jayan copper town of Timika and the Tembagapura mine of PT Freeport Indonesia, the giant American copper and gold mining company, were calm but tense yesterday after three days of rioting, residents said.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Manila to sign repo accord

Manila to sign repo accord MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' central bank is to sign bilateral repurchase agreements with its counterparts in Indonesia and Singapore next week, Central Bank of the Philippines governor Gabriel Singson said yesterday.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Brebes hit by flood

Brebes hit by flood SEMARANG: More than 170 houses in seven villages near the town of Brebes were swamped by floods on Wednesday after incessant overnight rain.The disaster occurred when the Tengguli Tanggul River, which divides the Tanjung and Paguyangan districts, burst its banks.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

Boeing and Airbus bullish on Asia

Boeing and Airbus bullish on Asia SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia-Pacific economies will propel world air cargo traffic growth into the 21st century, boosting demand for dedicated air freighters, according to officials of the world's two leading plane makers.Boeing Co.

Thu, 14 Mar 1996

New chiefs

New chiefsCorrection: The photograph of Rear Admiral Arief Kurhariadi, the newly appointed Navy chief of staff, appearing on this page yesterday was inadvertently identified as that of Rear Marshall Sutria Tubagus, the new Air Force chief of staff.

Wed, 13 Mar 1996

Two men charged with falsifying tax invoice

Two men charged with falsifying tax invoice JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor brought two men to court yesterday charging them with embezzling more than Rp 58 billion in state funds by using counterfeit value-added tax invoices to obtain tax refunds over a period of three years.Prosecutor R.

Wed, 13 Mar 1996

Memorial days

Memorial days In an article published in the Republika daily on Feb. 27, 1996, K.H. Firdaus, a former vice-chairman of Syarikat Islam (SI), expressed his strong objection to the government's adoption of the founding date of Budi Utomo (BU), May 20, 1908, as National Awakening Day.

Wed, 13 Mar 1996

Illegal levies

Illegal leviesFrom UmmatThe government has taken the right step in prohibiting private companies from collecting levies. I think the beer issue in Bali is a test case. Many provinces would have followed suit if the levies imposed by a private company in Bali had been allowed.

Wed, 13 Mar 1996

Indonesia's female archers cancel Olympic warm-up

Indonesia's female archers cancel Olympic warm-up JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian women's archery team, citing lack of preparation, will not take part in next month's warm-up tournament for the Atlanta Olympics.

Wed, 13 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.

Wed, 13 Mar 1996

Bad loans at private banks on decline

Bad loans at private banks on decline JAKARTA (JP): Bad credits at Indonesia's private banks declined by 6 percent within five months to Rp 1.6 trillion (US$695 million) as of last November, said the chairman of the Federation of National Private Banks (Perbanas), Trenggono Purwosuprodjo.

Wed, 13 Mar 1996

'Tempo' on Internet is okay: Harmoko

'Tempo' on Internet is okay: Harmoko JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko yesterday said he did not see anything wrong with Tempo, a newsweekly he closed down two years ago, starting its own homepages on the Internet."Anybody can go on the Internet.

Wed, 13 Mar 1996

Asian stock markets end mixed

Asian stock markets end mixed TOKYO (Agencies): Asian stock markets were mixed yesterday as a rally on Wall Street was offset by heightening tension between China and Taiwan.Hong Kong's Hang Seng regained some of the ground it lost on Monday and Japanese share prices rebounded with the key market...

Wed, 13 Mar 1996

Australia's new cabinet

Australia's new cabinet Our southern neighbor, Australia, now has a new cabinet. The 27-member cabinet of Prime Minister John Howard was sworn into office on Monday and is now officially executing its duties.

Wed, 13 Mar 1996

Government to issue free snacks at schools

Government to issue free snacks at schools JAKARTA (JP): The government will launch an ambitious plan to improve the health of school children this year by distributing high-protein snacks free at primary schools.

Wed, 13 Mar 1996

Military orders removal of all political banners

Military orders removal of all political banners YOGYAKARTA (JP): The local military chief has ordered the three political organizations to remove all flags and banners from the city's main roads amid reports that campaigning has already begun for next year's general election.Lt. Col.

Wed, 13 Mar 1996

New military chiefs of staff announced

New military chiefs of staff announced JAKARTA (JP): The Chief of the Armed Forces (ABRI) Gen. Feisal Tanjung yesterday announced the names of the new National Police chief, and the chiefs of staff of the Navy and the Air Force.Hartono, the current Army chief of staff is to keep his job.

Wed, 13 Mar 1996

Asian growth spurred by regional cooperation

Asian growth spurred by regional cooperation MANILA (AFP): Asia's powering growth will be spurred by the increasing number of geographical areas of economic cooperation, a conference was told here yesterday.

Wed, 13 Mar 1996

Pamulang residents hit by drivers strike

Pamulang residents hit by drivers strike TANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of passengers were stranded for the second day yesterday as 180 drivers of vehicles plying the Pamulang to Lebak Bulus route went on strike.

Wed, 13 Mar 1996

Water supply deal signed

Water supply deal signed BEKASI (JP): The Bekasi branch of the PDAM water company and PT Putra Alvita Pratama, the developer of the Bekasi Kota Legenda housing complex, signed an agreement on tap water supply yesterday.The Bekasi PDAM was represented by Dudung T.

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