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Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Senior official dismissed

Senior official dismissed SEMARANG: Governor Soewardi has dismissed his secretary Pudjihardjo for transferring employees to other posts without his permission.Soewardi took the action following persistent complaints that Pudjihardjo was making decisions outside of his authority.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

ATP rebukes Indonesia for unsatisfactory turnout

ATP rebukes Indonesia for unsatisfactory turnout JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia may be penalized by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the poor turnout at the Indonesia Open men's tournament here last January.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Demolition of Grogol wall continues amidst protest

Demolition of Grogol wall continues amidst protest JAKARTA (JP): Tension flared yesterday when dozens of youngsters tried, unsuccessfully, to prevent some 100 city police from demolishing a wall surrounding a 1.5-hectare plot of land in Grogol, West Jakarta.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Asian rice prices hold firm despite aloof buyers

Asian rice prices hold firm despite aloof buyers SINGAPORE (Reuter): Asian rice prices continued on a firm trend in early March, traders said yesterday, despite the efforts of some buyers to cool the heated market by holding back purchases from Thailand -- the world's largest exporter.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Orders set for 219 N-250s

Orders set for 219 N-250s JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said yesterday that PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) has received orders for the sales of 219 N-250s, newly developed turboprop aircraft with a capacity of 70 passengers.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Nipress suspension ended

Nipress suspension ended JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) suspended the trading of PT Nipress shares on the exchange during the morning session yesterday though trading was allowed to resume in the afternoon.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Biting chilies

Biting chiliesFrom MerdekaHousewives were shocked to find that chilies had become "red gold" and that prices had soared. Chilies that used to cost tens of rupiah a kilogram, now cost tens of thousands of rupiah a kilogram.

Fri, 08 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, 08 Mar 1996

PPP lobbies hard for electoral law reform bill

PPP lobbies hard for electoral law reform bill JAKARTA (JP): United Development Party (PPP) leaders met with their House of Representatives counterparts from the Armed Forces faction yesterday to solicit support for its electoral law reform bill.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Co-ops told to involve more women

Co-ops told to involve more women JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday called for the use of cooperatives as a means to encourage women to improve their role in the country's economic development.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Science Film: Boston 3:30 Science Film: Safari Ocean 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Culture: Tari dan Lagu 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Information: Kiat...

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Prosecutor's rebuttal heard in Bekasi rape case

Prosecutor's rebuttal heard in Bekasi rape case JAKARTA (JP): The mother of one of 11 defendants being tried for gang rape and robbery cried hysterically at the Bekasi District Court yesterday after the prosecutors turned down the defendant's request that his son be acquitted of all charges.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

PSSI cruises to Asian finals in Dubai

PSSI cruises to Asian finals in Dubai JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's football team (PSSI) remained in a down-to-earth mood amid the celebrations which followed Wednesday's success in securing a place in the Asian Championship Finals in Dubai next December.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Dissenters establish federation to save YLBHI

Dissenters establish federation to save YLBHI JAKARTA (JP): A group of senior members of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) moved to stake a claim on the foundation's leadership yesterday amid threats of punishment by its board of trustees.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Fun, friendship and loads of work at the city's WIC

Fun, friendship and loads of work at the city's WIC "Despite the state of the world, we have proved that women of many countries can work together in harmony," says a member of the Women's International Club Jakarta.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

City training for corpse care

City training for corpse care JAKARTA (JP): The city is stepping up services for the deceased by holding a three-week training program for burial agency staffers.The training, which begins tomorrow and lasts until March 23, is for 30 employees and aims to polish their skills in handling the dead,...

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

The Listening Post

The Listening Post * The numbers are smoking as we continue to devote intensive study to mastering them. I refer to last week's "Listening Post" column, in which I discussed some principal differences between numerical systems in English vs.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Continuity of ASEM assured

Continuity of ASEM assuredBy Jusuf Wanandi JAKARTA (JP): Like the first APEC Leaders' Meeting on Blake Island, Seattle, the fact that the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) of 25 leaders took place at all is a major achievement.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Mayestik to use new parking system

Mayestik to use new parking system JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will trial an automated parking system at the Mayestik market in South Jakarta next month in an effort to increase revenue.The head of the city parking authority (BP Parkir), Sumaryono, said yesterday that the trial at...

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 7, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 950 150 181,500 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,950 -25 46,000 Aneka...

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Indonesia-PNG border talks

Indonesia-PNG border talks JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Officials from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea held their regular border discussion meeting in Vanimo this week, but did not touch on the release of the 12 people held captive by separatist rebels in Irian Jaya.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

City to phase out bemos this year

City to phase out bemos this year JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is to remove all bemos -- three-wheeled motorized vehicles that carry up to seven people -- from the streets and replace them with other types of vehicles this year.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Congress gives teachers lots of homework

Congress gives teachers lots of homeworkBy Santi W.E. Soekanto UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Education experts concluded their congress yesterday with a number of unfinished tasks, including the question of how to lobby the government to bolster education spending.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Canadian mission due here

Canadian mission due here JAKARTA (JP): A group of executives representing seven Canadian geomatics companies will visit Indonesia on March 10 - 12 to discuss their expertise in the context of Indonesian requirements at a seminar to be hosted here by the Canadian embassy.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Bank Bali warrants exceed foreign limit

Bank Bali warrants exceed foreign limit JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investors will not be able to convert their Bank Bali warrants into shares as long as the bank's foreign portion remains bought out."It's something beyond our authority.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Teijin to set up RI film

Teijin to set up RI film TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Teijin Ltd. is to invest about US$70 million to set up a company to manufacture polyester film in Indonesia in early 1997, a company official said yesterday.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Election idea called impractical

Election idea called impractical SEMARANG (JP): A proposal to have the country's political parties administer general elections instead of the government was cast aside by two political experts.While neither Amien Rais of Gadjah Mada University nor Purwoko of Diponegoro University oppose the...

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Paul Keating

Paul Keating I am an Indonesian housewife, and am much interested in what's going on in the world. I followed the Australian election on ABC television station at home. I felt a great loss when I learned that Paul Keating lost the election. I have great admiration and respect for him.

Fri, 08 Mar 1996

Role of religious leaders

Role of religious leaders A seminar on development and human rights in Irian Jaya this week heard a message from a native theologist that could be the 11th Commandment: "Thou shalt not overlook religious leaders.

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

Thai PM to visit Myanmar

Thai PM to visit Myanmar BANGKOK (AFP): Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa will become the first Thai prime minister to visit Myanmar in 15 years when he leaves for a two-day official trip to Yangon on March 17, an official said yesterday.

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

U.S. investment in Indonesia

U.S. investment in Indonesia I am writing in response to Soegih Arto's letter to the editor of March 6, 1996, and your response. In his remarks on RCTI, Ambassador Roy stated that the U.S. is the largest foreign investor in Indonesia if the oil, gas and financial sectors are included in the totals.

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

World Rally championship adds new stages

World Rally championship adds new stages JAKARTA (JP): Four special stages will be added to the World Rally championship scheduled for May 10 in Medan, North Sumatra.The rally drivers will tackle the four stages, located around the Parapat regency south of the North Sumatra capital, on the second...

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

Experts advocate new approach to human resources

Experts advocate new approach to human resourcesBy Santi W.E. Soekanto UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): A leading scholar advocates an overhaul of the approach to national human resource development, proposing the use of newer concepts on intelligence and cultural value systems.

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

Courier held for fraud

Courier held for fraud JAKARTA (JP): The Menteng police precinct confirmed yesterday that it has detained a courier of the trading company PT Pan Inecda on suspicion of embezzling company funds.The police chief, Capt.

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

Predawn fire in North Jakarta kills seven

Predawn fire in North Jakarta kills seven JAKARTA (JP): Seven people, including three women, died in a predawn fire in the densely-populated Pejagalan subdistrict in Penjaringan, North Jakarta.All of the victims, aged between 17 and 52, were burned beyond recognition.

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

Probe on fatal brawl

Probe on fatal brawl BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: South Lampung Regency Chief Sunardi said police are still investigating a brawl which broke out in Putih Doh village on Feb. 21, during Idul Fitri, which left four people dead and one seriously injured.

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

City will stop bertering for new facilities

City will stop bertering for new facilities JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will no longer use the barter system to develop new facilities, an official said yesterday.TB M. Rais, the deputy governor for economic and development affairs, said that it is no longer profitable to use the barter...

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

'RCTI' reporter files complaint

'RCTI' reporter files complaint KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A reporter of Jakarta-based RCTI television station said the Kendari police seized by force a film on which he had captured a land eviction on March 1.

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

PON to use 44 venues

PON to use 44 venues JAKARTA (JP): The Organizing Committee of the 14th National Games are renovating 44 venues in time to be used in the quadrennial sporting festival.The city authorities will provide 18 venues, while the rest will be leased from various state institutions.

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

Amex's guide to investors

Amex's guide to investors JAKARTA (JP): American Express Bank Ltd. (Amex) launched here a book entitled Pocket Guide to Economics for the Global Investor to provide an easy-to read, yet comprehensive guide to the economic process and policies driving markets.

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

Amir Syarifudin becomes ABRI's new spokesman

Amir Syarifudin becomes ABRI's new spokesman JAKARTA (JP): Brig. Gen. Amir Syarifudin yesterday moved into his new office in the Armed Forces (ABRI) headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, as the military's top spokesman.

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

Duta Pertiwi to issue straight bonds

Duta Pertiwi to issue straight bonds JAKARTA (JP): A publicly-listed property company, PT Duta Pertiwi, plans to issue straight bonds worth Rp 200 billion (US$86 million) in spite of the negative outlook facing the property sector in the debt market.

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

Telkomsel appoints domestic dealers

Telkomsel appoints domestic dealers JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkomsel, a digital mobile cellular telecommunications operator, appointed yesterday 150 agents to support its marketing strategy in Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) business in the city.

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

Hiring of foreign consultants by city criticized

Hiring of foreign consultants by city criticized JAKARTA (JP): The decision to hire American consultants to improve the administration's public services has drawn strong criticism from several sources.Head of the Indonesian Consumers Protection Foundation, Tini Hadad, said yesterday that she doubts...

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

Unionists demand to be reinstated

Unionists demand to be reinstated JAKARTA (JP): Four union leaders from PT Berlina, a private plastic factory, are protesting their dismissal from the Tangerang-based factory.The leaders, identified as Lbt, Jns, Umr and Twd, were fired last July 12 for instigating strikes involving more than 500...

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

Japan and RI's move to democracy

Japan and RI's move to democracyBy Arief Budiman SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): Japan is known as the economic animal of Asia. Its foreign policies are directed to smoothen Japanese foreign trade. Within the country the role of business has been so prominent that any government would fall if they...

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

Kobatama to preserve players ruling

Kobatama to preserve players ruling JAKARTA (JP): The national basketball league, Kobatama, will kick off its third season next month with foreign players preserving their old roles.The league's administrator, Budi Rustanto, made sure yesterday that each of the 10 participating clubs will field two...

Thu, 07 Mar 1996

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