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Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Transport for tomorrow

Transport for tomorrow Much has been written on the state of public transportation in Jakarta, though myriad questions remain as to what the administration is really doing to resolve the chronic chaos.The problem is complex.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Indonesian gold miners rated

Indonesian gold miners rated PERTH (Reuter): Stockbroker Hartley Poynton Ltd said Newcrest Mining Ltd was its preferred low-risk recommendation among Australian mining companies operating in Indonesia.In a research report, the broker named Gasgoyne Gold Mines NL as its medium-risk recommendation...

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Women's cinema: Who is imaged most of all?

Women's cinema: Who is imaged most of all?By Jane Freebury JAKARTA (JP): The first women's film festival was mounted in 1972 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Big films with broad appeal romped across the screen, playfully engaging even the most sober-minded viewer.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Golden Hope's palm deal

Golden Hope's palm deal KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Golden Hope Plantations Bhd said it plans to spend 600 million ringgit to turn about 72,000 hectares (177,916 acres) of agricultural land in west Kalimantan, Indonesia, into oil palm plantations.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Eliminating corruption

Eliminating corruptionFrom NeracaI am relieved to hear the good news that levies imposed on traders will be abolished.This will enable traders to pay their workers better and improve their Idul Fitri bonus.I look forward to the immediate implementation of the regulation.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Quakes shake Dieng fumarole

Quakes shake Dieng fumarole BANJARNEGARA, Central Java: Sixty-two quakes have for the past two months jolted Dieng Plateau, Banjarnegara regency, Antara reported.Spokesman of the Banjarnegara administration, Setiawan, said it is time for the local people to be on the alert over the possible...

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Worker dies from hot steam burns

Worker dies from hot steam burns JAKARTA (JP): An employee of a private steel company located in Pulogadung, East Jakarta, died on Thursday evening after three weeks of treatment for severe burns at the Cipto Mangunkusumo general hospital.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Government to establish juvenile court

Government to establish juvenile court JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday initiated moves towards establishing a juvenile court, a long awaited move because child delinquents at present are being tried in district courts.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Five RI boxers qualify for Olympic Games

Five RI boxers qualify for Olympic Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Pino Bahari and Hermensen Ballo did it their own way at the Asia Olympic qualifying tournament in Bangkok on Thursday.Middleweight Pino fought tooth and nail before outscoring home favorite Buncha Malison to grab an Olympic berth.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Loan and interest payments above budget

Loan and interest payments above budget JAKARTA (JP): Loan and interest payments during the current fiscal year ending in March are estimated to reach Rp 21.43 trillion (US$9.37 billion) or 17.7 percent more than the budgeted total of Rp 18.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Burglars steal Rp 70m from PT Ajinomoto

Burglars steal Rp 70m from PT Ajinomoto JAKARTA (JP): Six robbers yesterday broke into the office of PT Ajinomoto Indonesia, a joint-venture firm located in North Jakarta, making off with around Rp 70 million in cash.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Public hearings need to be taken seriously

Public hearings need to be taken seriously A two-day public hearing on forest management starts in Jakarta today. Arief Budiman takes a close look at this unprecedented event. SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): Former environment and population minister Emil Salim said over the weekend that a public...

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Irian rebels split over hostages' release

Irian rebels split over hostages' release JAKARTA (JP): A rift among rebel separatists in Indonesia's eastern province of Irian Jaya is the reason why the 12 hostages kidnapped almost eight weeks ago have not been freed, a source close to the rescue operation said yesterday.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Branta Mulia's $35m loan

Branta Mulia's $35m loan HONG KONG (Reuter): PT Branta Mulia Teijin Indonesia has mandated Societe Generale Asia and Sumitomo Bank to arrange a US$35 million term loan facility, the arrangers said.The facility carries a maturity of seven years and repayment will be by nine semi-annual equal...

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Timorese leaders hail Soeharto-Guterres meet

Timorese leaders hail Soeharto-Guterres meet JAKARTA (JP): Two senior East Timorese politicians yesterday welcomed the meeting between President Soeharto and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres, saying that the event raised hopes for a diplomatic solution to the East Timor question.F.X.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

PSSI to hire foreign technical director

PSSI to hire foreign technical director JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Soccer Association will hire a foreign technical director to improve the technical skills of national coaches, the association's secretary-general Nugraha Besoes told reporters yesterday.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

ASEM proposes investment action plan

ASEM proposes investment action plan BANGKOK (JP): The chairman of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), Thai Prime Minister Barnhan Silpa-archa, proposed that both sides draw up an investment action plan to promote greater bilateral investment.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Troops involved in Medan brawl to be punished

Troops involved in Medan brawl to be punished JAKARTA (JP): The Bukit Barisan Military Command promised yesterday that it will punish the soldiers who took part in a series of violent attacks against residents in the Kwala Berkala subdistrict this past week.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Asia and Europe rediscover each other at ASEM

Asia and Europe rediscover each other at ASEMBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BANGKOK (JP): Asia and Europe began a process of rediscovering one another yesterday as 25 leaders from the two regions gathered for a historic two-day summit."We are assembled here with one common purpose.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Two women found dead

Two women found dead JAKARTA (JP): The Cipto Mangunkusumo general hospital has admitted the bodies of two women believed to have committed suicide in two separate places.Yuliani Bandarlina, 43, was found dead by a friend at her rented house on Jl. Kali Pasir in Central Jakarta.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Local TV needs local heroes

Local TV needs local heroesFrom NeracaThe globalization of information by our television stations seems to have made us forget to take care of our children's education.I am deeply concerned about imported TV shows that depict the heroism of imaginary characters like Power Rangers, Jiban and...

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Fire destroys properties

Fire destroys properties BANDUNG, West Java: Fire gutted three houses and a storehouse containing wooden furniture in Maleber, Andir district, on Thursday morning, Antara reported.Supriya, the proprietor of a furniture shop and the storehouse, said the fire was first noticed at about 4 a.m.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Fire razes 40 houses in North Jakarta

Fire razes 40 houses in North Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): "Pak, let's go home, pak," two-year-old Nur Sofiah pleads to her father."Where to? Our house is gone, dear," he replies.But the pleas continued. So to silence her Sururi finally took his daughter back to her house.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Derogatory remarks

Derogatory remarks "Indonesians do not have the ethics, attitude nor the sensitivity to go nuclear...." Reading this letter from Mrs. Conny Gafar, On nuclear plant (Feb. 26, 1996), I wondered whether I was dreaming I was reading a 100-year-old newspaper from colonial times.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

Alcatel wins Telkom deal

Alcatel wins Telkom deal PARIS (Reuter): Alcatel Alsthom said that the AMEN Consortium, lead by its Alcatel Telecom unit, had been awarded a US$20 million microwave transmission contract by the Indonesian carrier Telkom.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

N. Jakarta road's first phase completed

N. Jakarta road's first phase completed JAKARTA (JP): The first phase of a nine-kilometer road linking Cakung and Cilincing in North Jakarta has been completed.Construction of the remaining four kilometers is scheduled to be completed in October.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

When Javanese gamelan meets jazz

When Javanese gamelan meets jazzBy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): A gamelan ensemble of more than 20 pieces, a saxophonist-cum-clarinetist and an electric guitarist...would it work? Well, everything, they say, is in the eye of the beholder, or, in this case, the ear of the listener, and judging from...

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

17 extra levies may be removed

17 extra levies may be removed JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah said yesterday that at least 17 levies within his ministry may be removed as part of the government's campaign to eliminate excessive levies imposed on businesses.

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Ninja Turtles 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Sports 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Sports (Continued) 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 Science Film 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: North Sumatra...

Sat, 02 Mar 1996

China and Taiwan

China and Taiwan It is good that Taiwan and China are trying to settle their differences by exchanging letters through The Jakarta Post. China suspects that Taiwan's assertiveness -- by electing a president by the ballot box -- is a step toward independence.

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

Passengers pelt train station

Passengers pelt train station TEGAL, Central Java: The town's main railway station and its office suffered extensive damage after dozens of passengers on the packed Kertajaya train from Surabaya to Jakarta went on a rampage because their journey had been repeatedly delayed.

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

Star Cruise serves Medan

Star Cruise serves Medan JAKARTA (JP): Singapore-based Morning Star Travel Pte Ltd, the operator of Star Cruise ships, will license 350 travel agents in Jakarta and Surabaya to sell tickets for its MV SuperStar Gemini.

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

RI eyes badminton golds at Olympics

RI eyes badminton golds at Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia voiced its confidence in its players yesterday to bring home victories from the world team championships and the Olympic Games.

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

Expensive parking

Expensive parkingFrom Media IndonesiaOn Feb. 24, 1996, we shot a commercial for Mario Cafe on the seventh floor of Seibu/Pasaraya at Blok M. The work lasted from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.I was surprised when charged Rp 14,000 for parking (Rp1000 for each hour).

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

Analysts criticize new automotive industry policy

Analysts criticize new automotive industry policy JAKARTA (JP): Reaction to the new national automobile program has been mixed. Economists and securities analysts feel it is unfair while the Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Aburizal Bakrie welcomed the measure, believing...

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

Multiple murderer arrested

Multiple murderer arrested SURABAYA: Police have arrested a 25-year-old man suspected of murdering an entire family on Jl. Jojoran on Feb. 16, Antara reported yesterday.The suspect, identified by his initials Sg, is a Surabaya rickshaw driver, Surabaya Police Chief Col. Rivai W said.

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

Back to work on Saturdays

Back to work on Saturdays PADANG, West Sumatra: The West Sumatra provincial administration has decided that a five-day working week is not more efficient than six-day week, and not in the interest of its employees.

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

Trustees fail to appoint YLBHI head

Trustees fail to appoint YLBHI head JAKARTA (JP): The board of trustees of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) failed yesterday to elect a new executive director to run the organization amidst a ruckus over the way the election is held.

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

Private sector to set up consortium for SEA Games

Private sector to set up consortium for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The government's plan to involve the private sector in financing the upcoming 19th Southeast Asian Games here in 1997 is getting closer to becoming a reality.

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

Astra resumes work after floods

Astra resumes work after floods JAKARTA (JP): PT Astra International, Indonesia's biggest car maker, resumed car production early this week after a one week stoppage as its assembly plant was brought to a halt during the recent worst flood ever seen by the city.

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

Peni to increase capacity in 1997

Peni to increase capacity in 1997 JAKARTA (JP): PT Peni, one of two producers of polyethylene in Indonesia, has signed here an agreement with Technip and Japan Gas Corporation (JGC) to increase its capacity from 250,000 tons at present to 550,000 tons by the end of 1997.

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

Gen. Nasution criticizes electoral system

Gen. Nasution criticizes electoral system JAKARTA (JP): Gen. (ret.) Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesia's oldest living senior military figure, criticized the government yesterday, and particularly the President, for dominating the way general elections are run.

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

New int'i gateways

New int'i gateways JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Tourism Andi Mappi Sammeng said yesterday that the government will open four more international gateways later this year, in addition to the 19 international airports currently in operation.

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

Jakarta lakes losing function of water catchment

Jakarta lakes losing function of water catchment JAKARTA (JP): Many lakes in the city no longer function as water catchment areas due to rapid development in the capital, an official says.Tb. M. Rais, the deputy governor for economic and development affairs, said yesterday that many lakes have been...

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

Restricted zone permits in the offing

Restricted zone permits in the offing JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to relieve lingering traffic problems, the city administration plans to limit the number of private cars entering certain streets.Deputy Governor for Economic and Development Affairs TB. M.

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

RI vessel sinks off Singapore

RI vessel sinks off Singapore SINGAPORE (AFP): An Indonesian cargo ship capsized and sank after leaving Singapore early Thursday, but all 21 crew were rescued, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said.

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

Recent drop in rupiah rate normal: Official

Recent drop in rupiah rate normal: Official JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono said yesterday that the sharp drop in the rupiah rate against the U.S. dollar earlier this week was not caused by worsening fundamentals of the country's economy.

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

Tourism book launched

Tourism book launched JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Tourism Andi Mappi Sammeng launched yesterday the Indonesia Welcomes You! guidebook of tourist destinations in the country.The 168-page book, besides providing a general introduction of the country, contains detailed information on...

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

NTT eyes RI's phone market

NTT eyes RI's phone market JAKARTA (JP): The Japanese telecommunications firm, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT), plans to enter Indonesia's lucrative mobile phone market with its personal handy-phone system (PHS).

Fri, 01 Mar 1996

State budget passed unchanged

State budget passed unchanged JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) predictably approved the 1996/1997 state budget plan without a single change at a plenary meeting yesterday.However members would not comment on whether they also approved a proposal to increase civil servants' salaries.

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