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Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Math exam for vocational schools
Math exam for vocational schools JAKARTA (JP): Education expert Marsetio Donoseputro welcome the government's recent announcement that mathematics will be included in the national examinations required of all vocational students.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Australia's Asian push at risk in poll: Keating
Australia's Asian push at risk in poll: Keating CANBERRA (Reuter): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating, fighting for his political survival, warned voters yesterday that Australia could turn its back on Asia if the conservative opposition won the March 2 general election.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
'Andil daging': 'Betawi' tradition for Idul Fitri
'Andil daging': 'Betawi' tradition for Idul FitriBy Yoko N. Sari JAKARTA (JP): Idul Fitri is a time for Moslems to celebrate after a month of battling their urges. For two days, family and friends get together for specially prepared meals, which, for Betawi people (old Jakartans), means buffalo...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Utut Adianto sets modest target for Dutch competition
Utut Adianto sets modest target for Dutch competition JAKARTA (JP): The Donner Memorial tournament in Amsterdam this August will be a daunting test for Indonesia's top chess wizard Utut Adianto, in his bid for greater international recognition.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Costly crab
Costly crabFrom Bisnis IndonesiaSingapore is known for its cleanliness and orderliness. It is also the most prosperous country in Southeast Asia. The people, from hawkers to the prime minister, are friendly, honest, disciplined, hardworking and reliable.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Women find contraceptives hazardous
Women find contraceptives hazardous JAKARTA (JP): Many women using long term contraceptives -- like IUDs -- are having health problems and could be dropping out of the family planning program, a leading doctor says.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Hong Bin Lou, RI's first Chinese Moslem restaurant
Hong Bin Lou, RI's first Chinese Moslem restaurant JAKARTA (JP): Sly would likely disagree, but Sylvester Stallone's greatest contribution to 20th-century civilization may not be his ceaseless "Rambo" and "Rocky" sequels.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Blood shortage hits Cambodia
Blood shortage hits Cambodia PHNOM PENH (Reuter): Cambodian medical teams face a shortage of blood for soldiers wounded while fighting Khmer Rouge guerrillas, media reports and officials said yesterday.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Lift technician killed
Lift technician killed JAKARTA (JP): A building technician was killed yesterday while trying to repair a broken lift at the Graha Aktiva building in the Kuningan business area in South Jakarta.Ahmad, in his 30s, was believed to have been crushed by the broken lift.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Six establishments are punished for violations
Six establishments are punished for violations JAKARTA (JP): Six establishments were temporarily closed down for violating regulations during the fasting month of Ramadhan.An official of the city public office, Toha Reno, said yesterday that five of the six establishments have reopened for business...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Bintang complains of obstruction
Bintang complains of obstruction JAKARTA (JP): Politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas says the government is making a feeble attempt to bring in two key witnesses expected to testify on his behalf.In a press statement made available to The Jakarta Post yesterday, Bintang said the government might instead...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Backlog of ships off Priok harbor slightly lessens
Backlog of ships off Priok harbor slightly lessens JAKARTA (JP): The number of general cargo and container vessels waiting to berth at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port fell slightly yesterday to 67 after they peaked to 77 during the Idul Fitri holidays.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
JSX to confirm amount of equity participation
JSX to confirm amount of equity participation JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will confirm the amount of its equity participation in the Clearing and Guarantee and Central Custodian houses at the next shareholders' meeting.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Ex-convict clubbed to death
Ex-convict clubbed to death PEMALANG, Central Java: Tafsir bin Ma'ani, a 31-year-old ex- convict, was clubbed to death by a mob of Walangsana villagers in the Moga district after news got around that he had stolen a tape recorder.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
S'pore hotel rooms up
S'pore hotel rooms up SINGAPORE (Reuter): The number of hotel rooms in Singapore will rise by 2,000 this year to 33,013, the Straits Times newspaper reported yesterday.It said the increase would be largely due to the opening of big hotels such as the 612-room Ritz Carlton and the 507-room Pontiac...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Mahathir to visit Japan next week
Mahathir to visit Japan next week TOKYO (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will pay an unofficial visit to Japan for three days starting from tomorrow, the foreign ministry said yesterday.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
PTT Telecom ready to support PT Telkomsel
PTT Telecom ready to support PT Telkomsel JAKARTA (JP): PTT Telecom, a major subsidiary of Koninklijke PTT Nederland (KPN) of the Netherlands, will support the operational system of PT Telkomsel to develop the firm into a leading mobile cellular telephone operator in Indonesia.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Ford and Indomobil to offer credit option
Ford and Indomobil to offer credit optionBy Russell Williamson Ford Credit International and PT Indomobil Investment Corporation have joined forces to offer car buyers a range of retail finance packages.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Dozens of police officers punished
Dozens of police officers punished AMBON, Maluku: The provincial police office has over the past year punished 55 police officers for various offenses, Antara reported yesterday.Police chief Col. Muchaer said military tribunals sentenced 37 of the offenders to prison terms ranging from four to six...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Returning traffic to increase today
Returning traffic to increase today JAKARTA (JP): The number of passengers from various provinces returning to Jakarta will intensify today and tomorrow, officers of the Directorate General of Land Transportation predict.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Indomobil sets up engine parts plant
Indomobil sets up engine parts plantBy Russell Williamson Indomobil is one of three companies which have signed a joint venture agreement to establish a new US$5 million engine parts manufacturing facility in Indonesia.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Idul Fitri leaves 12,500 cubic meters of rubbish
Idul Fitri leaves 12,500 cubic meters of rubbish JAKARTA (JP): Jakartans may have produced more than 12,500 cubic meters of garbage during the Idul Fitri holidays, but the amount of refuse was still 2,500 cubic meters less than the City Sanitation Agency expected.Agency head M.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Govt defends the sentence of Prince Sirivudh
Govt defends the sentence of Prince Sirivudh PHNOM PENH (AFP): A Cambodian government spokesman yesterday defended the conviction of Prince Norodom Sirivudh, who was sentenced in absentia Thursday to 10 years in prison for allegedly plotting to assassinate co-Premier Hun Hen.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
EU opens dumping inquiry
EU opens dumping inquiry BRUSSELS (Reuter): The European Commission said it has decided to open an inquiry into possible dumping of unbleached cotton fabrics from China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Turkey following European industry complaints.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Getting over it
Getting over itFrom NeracaA pedestrian bridge over the Pondok Pinang to Tanjung Barat ring road does not have a fence.Since the toll road began operating several months ago, PT Marga Nurindo Bhakti, the developer and manager of the road, has not completed this part of its work.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Church Services
Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Malaysian oil palm estate revenues drop
Malaysian oil palm estate revenues drop KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's oil palm plantations lost 1.3 billion ringgit (US$520 million) in revenue over the past two years due to an acute shortage of workers, officials were quoted Friday as saying.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Money politics ruin legislative process
Money politics ruin legislative processBy Pandaya JAKARTA (JP): Allegations that members of the House of Representatives are taking grease money to push through legislation has again highlighted the role money plays in law making in Indonesia.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Asuransi Astra's premium incomes up
Asuransi Astra's premium incomes up JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed PT Asuransi Astra Buana expects a 20 percent increase in its premium incomes from motor vehicle insurance to Rp 72 billion (US$31 million) this year, the company's president, Willy Suwandi Dharma, said yesterday.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Water company overwhelmed
Water company overwhelmed UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Only 40 percent of the 300,000 population of Jeneponto regency get clean water from the local water company PDAM, Antara reported.Burhan, the director of the company, cited lack of springs as the cause of its limited ability to meet the public...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Qantas' Indonesian service
Qantas' Indonesian service CANBERRA (Reuter): Australian authorities confirmed yesterday a draft ruling giving Qantas Airways Ltd rights to two more Boeing 767-300 services a week to neighboring Indonesia, an increasingly important market.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Papal envoy's visit to E. Timor pastoral
Papal envoy's visit to E. Timor pastoral JAKARTA (JP): A special envoy of Pope John Paul II said yesterday that his planned visit to East Timor tomorrow is not political in nature."My trip is a pastoral visit, it is not a political visit," said Cardinal Roger Etchegary, who has been head of the...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Robusta shortage will ease in April
Robusta shortage will ease in April LONDON (Reuter): An acute shortage of nearby gradeable coffee for the London terminal market will ease with the arrival of crops from Brazil and Indonesia in the April/May period, UK trade house E D and F Man said.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Winner of photo contest announced
Winner of photo contest announced JAKARTA (JP): The municipality yesterday announced the winners of photography and writing competitions, run in conjunction with the national discipline movement, for secondary high school students.M.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Asian diesel prices hit 5-year high
Asian diesel prices hit 5-year high SINGAPORE (Reuter): Asian diesel prices have hit a five-year high as cold weather in other parts of the world has reduced supplies usually exported to Asia and regional demand remains strong, oil traders said yesterday.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Dossier on drug dealer to be completed soon
Dossier on drug dealer to be completed soon JAKARTA (JP): Detectives have almost completed their dossier on a foreigner, believed to be African, charged with heroin trafficking after he was rearrested earlier this week.The head of the Jakarta Police Narcotics Division, Lt. Col.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Kostrad sends battalion for hostage rescue
Kostrad sends battalion for hostage rescue JAKARTA (JP): The Army's Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) has sent a battalion to Irian Jaya to help with the military's campaign to release 13 people, including six Europeans, held captive by separatist rebels in the eastern province.Kostrad Chief Maj.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Canberra provides relief in time
Canberra provides relief in timeBy Dewi Anggraini MELBOURNE (JP): Last month Jim Soorley, mayor of Brisbane, announced the forthcoming Cities of Asia Pacific Conference on Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 in Brisbane.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Empire strikes back
Empire strikes back How things can escalate unnecessarily. What do recent remarks on the structure of the English language have to do with "who won the war?" Mr. Jon Morrison (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 17, 1996), you are plainly a candidate for some free plastic surgery, and I advise caution when...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Soeharto urges levy reduction
Soeharto urges levy reduction JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has again urged local administrations to revoke all regulations on levies which create market distortions and hamper economic growth."If necessary, a Presidential decree will be issued (to eliminate levies imposed by local...
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Massive relief operation underway in Irian Jaya
Massive relief operation underway in Irian Jaya JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Massive relief operations began in earnest yesterday for victims of the devastating earthquake which has left at least 97 dead and an estimated 12,000 homeless on Biak island.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Team to inspect public places
Team to inspect public places JAKARTA (JP): Governor Suryadi Soedirdja will soon assign a special team to supervise the implementation of the National Discipline Campaign at terminals, railway stations, markets and privately and state-owned companies.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
RI crude price change likely to be accepted
RI crude price change likely to be accepted TOKYO (Reuter): Indonesia's state oil company Pertamina may alter its crude oil price formula but traders said yesterday that it would probably not change their buying patterns greatly as the low sulfur crudes were a necessity.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Bismar -- The voice of conscience
Bismar -- The voice of conscienceBy Imanuddin JAKARTA (JP): Bismar Siregar, regarded by many in the legal profession as the moral voice of Indonesian justice, may have retired, but his voice continues to be heard.
Sat, 24 Feb 1996
Public urged to use AIDS hotlines
Public urged to use AIDS hotlines JAKARTA (JP): Azwar Anas, the chief of the National Commission on AIDS, yesterday urged the public to use the hotline numbers for HIV/AIDS."By making a phone call, people can be informed on the do's and don'ts of dealing with HIV/AIDS," Azwar said.
Fri, 23 Feb 1996
IPTN profits from UAE deal despite fine
IPTN profits from UAE deal despite fine JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned aerospace company PT IPTN profited from the recent sales of seven CN 235-100 aircraft to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) despite an undisclosed fine imposed by the buyer for the late delivery of the airplanes.
Fri, 23 Feb 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, 23 Feb 1996
Mt. Soputan spews ashes
Mt. Soputan spews ashes MANADO, North Sulawesi: Mt. Soputan in the Minahasa regency spewed ashes and sand across a radius of 15 kilometers on Wednesday, Antara reported.Regent Karel Senduk said small eruptions of the 1,820-meter volcano occurred frequently and that the volcano was showing signs of...
Fri, 23 Feb 1996
RI secondary processed plywood exports may rise
RI secondary processed plywood exports may rise JAKARTA (JP): Forest industrialists are optimistic that Indonesia's exports of secondary-processed plywood will increase this year, but fear that a lack of raw materials will hinder further growth.A.
Fri, 23 Feb 1996
S'pore rubber futures firm
S'pore rubber futures firm SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore rubber futures prices firmed yesterday on short-covering by overseas traders, dealers said.Turnover rose to 4,840 tons from 1,065 tons last Friday, when the market closed for back-to-back Chinese Lunar New Year and Moslem holidays, while prices...