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Wed, 06 Mar 1996
Meekatharra to proceed with RI mine
Meekatharra to proceed with RI mine SYDNEY (Reuter): Meekatharra Minerals Ltd. said yesterday its board had decided to proceed with the development of a gold mine at Way Linggo in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, after drilling increased its resource by 22 percent.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996
Officials fear empowering the masses
Officials fear empowering the masses YOGYAKARTA (JP): The concept of empowering the people to promote national development has been slow to catch on among government officials, State Minister for National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita said yesterday.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996
Boatpeople in HK reduced to 20,000
Boatpeople in HK reduced to 20,000 HONG KONG (AFP): The number of Vietnamese boatpeople in Hong Kong detention camps has dropped to less than 20,000, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said yesterday.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996
626 billboards in peril
626 billboards in peril JAKARTA (JP): A city administration team may remove 626 billboards for reasons ranging from failing to pay their taxes to improper use of the Indonesian language, head of the City Revenue Office Wahab Rachmatsjah says.The team began its examination yesterday.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996
Nurfaizi installed as new natioanl police spokesman
Nurfaizi installed as new natioanl police spokesman JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman Astrosemitro yesterday installed Brig. Gen. Nurfauzi as the new Indonesian Police spokesman replacing Brig. Gen. IK Ratta, who went into retirement.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996
Teacher colleges should be transformed slowly
Teacher colleges should be transformed slowly UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): The government's plan to convert state-run teacher training institutes (IKIPs) into full- fledged universities should happen gradually, say education experts.H.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996
HK rushes to learn Mandarin for 1997
HK rushes to learn Mandarin for 1997By Kwan Chooi Tow HONG KONG (Reuter): In a cramped Hong Kong classroom, multinational executive Fjorn Cho struggles with the vowels of Mandarin Chinese and an alphabet called pinyin.
Wed, 06 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, 06 Mar 1996
Traffic congestion in Depok
Traffic congestion in DepokFrom NeracaThe everyday traffic congestion in Depok, Bogor, needs addressing. During morning and afternoon peak hours it takes me half an hour to get to Depok II from the Arief Rachman Hakim junction.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996
Irianese backed in quest for policy change
Irianese backed in quest for policy change JAKARTA (JP): A retired Army general, a human rights campaigner and a number of activists have found many shortcomings in the government's policy on Irian Jaya, especially in the area of human rights.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:05 Talks: Pengorbanan 3:30 Science: Science World 4:05 Among Us 4:30 Documentary 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: South Sumatra 6:15 Village Program 6:45...
Wed, 06 Mar 1996
France keen to join ARF
France keen to join ARF KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): France yesterday expressed interest in joining the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) on security as it seeks a higher profile in Asia, especially in the Southeast Asian region.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996
Six killed, 37 others injured in bus inferno
Six killed, 37 others injured in bus inferno TANGERANG (JP): Six people, including a child, died of serious burns and 37 others were injured when their overloaded bus turned over and exploded on the Merak-Jakarta highway early yesterday morning.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996
German corpse in morgue
German corpse in morgue JAKARTA (JP): The corpse of a German man kept at the Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital's morgue since Feb. 27 has yet to be claimed by his relatives.A hospital official said yesterday that the body of M.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996
Councilors urge municipality to abandon bartering system
Councilors urge municipality to abandon bartering system JAKARTA (JP): A commission of the city council has urged the municipality to save its assets by no longer using the barter process to get new facilities.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996
Police cars hamper traffic
Police cars hamper traffic JAKARTA (JP): Five broken down cars yesterday celebrated their first anniversary of being abandoned by the East Jakarta police precinct on a heavily congested street."We daren't say anything because these vehicles belong to police office," said Amran, a shop owner on Jl.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996
HBL restaurant
HBL restaurant With reference to the article written by Dini S. Djalal published in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 24, 1996, on page 5, we find that some points of the article are not accurate, so the article could mislead your readers.
Wed, 06 Mar 1996
Bambang elected chief of Legal Aid foundation
Bambang elected chief of Legal Aid foundation JAKARTA (JP): Bambang Widjojanto, a lawyer experienced in handling tough political cases, yesterday won the election for the coveted post of chairman of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI).
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
AMN gets new governor
AMN gets new governor MAGELANG, Central Java: The new governor of the National Military Academy (AMN), Maj. Gen. Ilyas Yusuf was installed yesterday by Army chief of staff Gen. Hartono. He replaces Maj. Gen. Purwantono, who has been appointed General Commander of the Armed Forces Academy.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
No arrests made in police raids on two discotheques
No arrests made in police raids on two discotheques JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta police have released all of the nightclubbers who were caught in a special crackdown on "Ecstasy" users and traffickers at two discotheques on Saturday night.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
ADB to meet on EAGA
ADB to meet on EAGA MANILA (UPI): The Asian Development Bank yesterday announced it would sponsor a conference in Manila aimed at finalizing a year-long study on the potentials of the Brunei-Indonesia- Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (EAGA).
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Nippon Electric builds RI plant
Nippon Electric builds RI plant CIKARANG, West Java (JP): PT Nippon Electric Glass Indonesia will invest US$300 million in a plant which will produce five million cathode-ray tubes here, the company's president, Masao Yamahashi, said yesterday.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Litter at prayer time
Litter at prayer timeFrom RepublikaEvery time I do Ied prayers in Jakarta I always notice that people leave their newspapers, which they use as mats, all over the ground.I would like to suggest that people use plastic mats and take them back home.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
LPG tank
LPG tankFrom KompasLPG gas sellers came to our house and insisted on replacing our steel gas cylinder with an aluminum one, saying that it is a requirement of Pertamina, the state-owned oil company.As a loyal citizen I rendered the steel cylinder, albeit reluctantly because it cost me Rp 175,000 to...
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
PT Argo Pantes's loan
PT Argo Pantes's loan HONG KONG (Reuter): Indonesia textile manufacturer PT Argo Pantes has mandated Sumitomo Bank to arrange a US$50 million three-year term loan facility, the arranger said.Proceeds of the loan will be used to refinance existing loans.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Six missing in sea accident
Six missing in sea accident PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Six people were missing after a speedboat carrying 19 passengers sank in the Bilik straits over the weekend.Hamimzar Yahya, spokesman for the local administration, said the accident might have been caused by strong winds and rising waves...
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Levies rampant in provinces
Levies rampant in provinces JAKARTA (JP): If you want to do business in East Java, be prepared to pay 22 different levies. If you plan to enter the lucrative forestry industry, it is 32 levies and in the sugar industry the number is 14.These are just the official levies.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Council eases criteria for Olympics
Council eases criteria for Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council will ease the selection system for the Atlanta Olympics Games by allowing athletes with prospects of breaking Southeast Asian Games records to go to the world's biggest sporting meet.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Indonesia and Australia need each other: Soeharto
Indonesia and Australia need each other: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto expects Wirjono Sastrowardojo, Indonesia's ambassador-designate for Canberra, to keep up strong relations with Australia under the new conservative government of Prime Minister John Howard.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Turning IKIPs to universities (2)
Turning IKIPs to universities (2) This is the second of two articles exploring the increasingly frequent mutation of teacher training institutes into universities.By Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Now that most teacher training institutes (IKIP) seem determined to convert themselves into...
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Defendants in Bekasi rape case plead not guilty
Defendants in Bekasi rape case plead not guilty JAKARTA (JP): Eleven men charged with the robbery and rape of Acan's wife and teenage daughters in Bekasi last July asked the court to acquit them yesterday.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Soeharto opens world-class lube oil recycling plant
Soeharto opens world-class lube oil recycling plant JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto inaugurated yesterday what is billed as the world's most modern and efficient lubricating oil recycling plant in Bekasi, West Java, which uses the Pennzoil technology process from the United States.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Barren land grows by 200,000 ha a year
Barren land grows by 200,000 ha a year JAKARTA (JP): Unproductive land, which mostly consists of soil unfit for agriculture, conservation or water catchment purposes, has been blamed for the floods which occur in the country every year.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Government urged to manage haj better
Government urged to manage haj better JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Haj Brotherhood called on the government yesterday to manage the dispatch of nearly 200,000 Indonesians on haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia more efficiently."The journey to Mecca is a spiritual thing.
Tue, 05 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.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Forward currency market booms in S'pore
Forward currency market booms in S'pore SINGAPORE (Reuter): Burgeoning interest in Southeast Asia's high-yield currencies and heavy capital and investment flows into the region will boost Singapore's forward currency markets this year, dealers said yesterday.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Beauties meet Governor Surjadi
Beauties meet Governor Surjadi JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja received 31 finalists of a beauty contest at his residence on Jl. Taman Suropati, Central Jakarta on Sunday.The visit was a courtesy call. The women were previously received by Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Public telephone maintenance
Public telephone maintenanceFrom NeracaIn response to Supriyatna's letter in the Feb. 27 edition of Neraca concerning public telephones, we have the following comments:* We checked two telephones at the police post near the UKI hospital in Cawang, South Jakarta, on Feb. 2 and Feb. 22, 1996.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 4, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 800 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,100 0 44,500 Aneka Kimia Raya...
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Corpse found in bathroom
Corpse found in bathroom JAKARTA (JP): The corpse of a man, identified as Kopral, was found dead on Saturday morning in a bathroom at Pulo Gadung market, East Jakarta.A man wanting to use the facility discovered the body on the bathroom floor.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
CASH anxious over deal with Barito
CASH anxious over deal with Barito KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's Construction and Supplies House Bhd. (CASH) will decide within a week or two whether to submit fresh proposals to authorities here for a timber alliance with Indonesia's PT Barito Pacific Timber, company officials said.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Manila eyes reserves of $10.581b
Manila eyes reserves of $10.581b MANILA (Reuter): The Central Bank of the Philippines is targeting gross international reserves of US$10.581 billion by the end of the year, Central Bank data released on Monday showed.The level, equivalent to 3.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Discussion on women's issues
Discussion on women's issues JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Information Center is organizing a discussion on women's issues on Friday in observance of International Women's Day.The discussion, titled What Next After the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing? will feature feminist lawyer...
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Children testify in Rohadi family murder case
Children testify in Rohadi family murder case JAKARTA (JP): A child witness told a district court here yesterday that she crossed paths with the main suspect in the Rohadi family murder case on her way home from school minutes before she learned about the killings.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Sand quarrying at airport
Sand quarrying at airport TANGERANG (JP): Residents of Benda, a village in Tangerang which is adjacent to the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in West Jakarta, have complained about illegal sand quarrying in the area.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
GSM operators prepare massive network expansion
GSM operators prepare massive network expansion JAKARTA (JP): The country's three telecommunications operators of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) have planed major projects to further expand their services in various provinces.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Anwar Sierad acquires Hartz Restaurant
Anwar Sierad acquires Hartz Restaurant JAKARTA (JP): PT Anwar Sierad Group has acquired a 51 percent equity stake in Hartz Restaurant Inc. for US$3 million with an option to increase its ownership up to 70 percent, the company announced yesterday."Hartz Restaurant Inc.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
KL opposes expansion of ASEAN members
KL opposes expansion of ASEAN members KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia yesterday objected categorically to proposals by certain counterparts in ASEAN to expand membership to non-Southeast Asian nations, asserting that ASEAN's identity should be preserved.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Teachers' uneven distribution cripples system
Teachers' uneven distribution cripples systemBy Santi W.E. Soekanto UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): The uneven distribution of teachers in the country, one cause of poor education in the remote areas, emerged as the central issue on the first day of the third national conference on education.
Tue, 05 Mar 1996
Defense minister rejects impartial poll watchdog
Defense minister rejects impartial poll watchdog JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudradjat has rejected calls to establish independent election watchdogs and to abolish the antisubversion law.