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Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Free Idul Fitri for Soebandrio and Omar Dhani
Free Idul Fitri for Soebandrio and Omar Dhani JAKARTA (JP): Former political prisoners Soebandrio and Omar Dhani, released from prison last August by President Soeharto, celebrated their first Idul Fitri at home in 30 years.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Idul Fitri floods in Tangerang
Idul Fitri floods in Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): Heavy rain in Jakarta's outskirts flooded roads, farms and residential areas in Tangerang on the first day of the Idul Fitri holidays, local inhabitants said.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Indah Kiat to issue bonds
Indah Kiat to issue bonds TOKYO (Reuter): Indonesia's Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corp PT's unit in the Netherlands will launch 20 billion yen worth of four- year samurai bonds, underwriters of lead manager Yamaichi Securities said on Tuesday.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Dutch give E. Timorese speedy flight
Dutch give E. Timorese speedy flight JAKARTA (JP): Four East Timorese left for Portugal via Amsterdam only hours after they entered the Dutch embassy here on Monday, the quickest asylum seekers to have left the country in the recent spate of break-ins since last September.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Wheat prices rise sharply
Wheat prices rise sharply CHICAGO (Reuter): U.S. wheat prices soared to 15-year highs last week but countries may be lining up to buy more before the grain becomes even more expensive.Algeria, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Morocco, and the Philippines are a few of the countries mentioned by U.S.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
KL to investigate diplomat's death
KL to investigate diplomat's death KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia will investigate the death of the head of Bosnian embassy here after the diplomat's family complained of poor medical treatment at a private hospital, the prime minister said yesterday.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Reform of state firms
Reform of state firms We had almost resigned ourselves to the grim fact that Presidential Decree No. 5/1988 on the reform of the around 200 state enterprises would meet the same fate as many other government rulings that have remained largely unenforced.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Mahathir denies Razaleigch talks
Mahathir denies Razaleigch talks KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has denied rumors of conciliatory talks with a splinter party led by an arch-rival, but said the opposition group was free to rejoin his ruling party, a report said yesterday."Those are still rumors.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Coral reef protection plan in the offing
Coral reef protection plan in the offing JAKARTA (JP): Three private organizations are joining forces to help the government stem the fishing practices destroying Indonesia's coral reefs.The United States-based Nature Conservancy, its Indonesian sister organization, the Pusaka Alam Foundation, and...
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Ultraman 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Dance: Gatot Kaca Seraya 3:30 TV Series: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Harapan Nan Sirna (continued) 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Education: Dunia Mahasiswa 5:30 Arabic...
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Photojournalist intimidated
Photojournalist intimidated TANGERANG (JP): A resident of Cipondoh district has reported the chief of the nearby Bugel subdistrict to police for terrorizing his family.Robin Ong, 38, a photojournalist from the banned Tempo magazine, told the Tangerang police on Monday that the Bugel chief, Mulyadi,...
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
ICRC joins hostages search
ICRC joins hostages search JAKARTA (JP): A team has ventured into the Irian Jaya jungle to locate the 13 people, including six Europeans, still held hostage by Free Papua Movement (OPM) separatist rebels.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Globalization and competition
Globalization and competition I don't understand why Indonesian people who are facing the globalization era, which will be marked by tough competition, especially after the year 2000, are still not given the chance to learn foreign languages through television.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Human resources investment pays off
Human resources investment pays offBy Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo JAKARTA (JP): Reading the newspaper these days one easily gets the impression that superschools are considered the right answer for improving the quality of education in this country.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Booming Malaysia a magnet for migrants
Booming Malaysia a magnet for migrants As Malaysia becomes more affluent, it becomes a magnet for migrant workers. Kalinga Seneviratne of Inter Press Service reports. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's rapid economic growth has made it a magnet for migrant workers and all the problems that go with a large...
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Rohto's expansion in RI
Rohto's expansion in RI TOKYO (Reuter): Rohto Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said on Wednesday that it would expand its business in Indonesia and China.In Indonesia, Rohto will set up PT Rohto Laboratories Indonesia with the Gemala Group of Indonesia, Rohto said in a statement.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
RP tribesmen accuse Aussie of pollution
RP tribesmen accuse Aussie of pollution MANILA (Reuter): Filipino tribe members accused Australia's Western Mining Corp (WMC) yesterday of plotting with the government to drive them off and pollute their land on the southern Philippines island of Mindanao.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
State banks -- their success and problems
State banks -- their success and problemsBy Hendarsyah Tarmizi JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's seven state-owned banks are considered heroes at home, with their success propelling six of them to be among the top 20 taxpayers in the country.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
WWF manages people rather than nature: Betts
WWF manages people rather than nature: Betts JAKARTA (JP): The idea that conservation efforts are meaningful if the "stakeholders", the people directly affected, are involved is an underlining principle of the activities of the World Wide Fund for Nature in Indonesia.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
25 criminals released in holiday gesture
25 criminals released in holiday gesture JAKARTA (JP): Anyone can celebrate Idul Fitri, and, like in previous years, the past Idul Fitri celebration has brought freedom and happiness to several inmates at the Cipinang penitentiary and the Salemba detention center.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Soeharto leads firm to finance N-2130 jet project
Soeharto leads firm to finance N-2130 jet project JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is heading a group of politicians and business conglomerates who have founded a company to raise at least US$2 billion to finance the development of a 130-seat passenger jetliner by the state-owned PT IPTN aerospace...
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Civil servants' welfare
Civil servants' welfareFrom KompasCivil servants are paid to serve the people, in accordance with the rules. To achieve satisfactory performance on the part of civil servants, the government should pay them reasonably well.Insufficient salaries are likely to drive them to corrupt practices.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Rental car owner murdered
Rental car owner murdered BANDUNG, West Java: The decomposed body of Max Teterisa, a resident of Cikembar, Sukabumi, West Java and the owner of a rental car, was found in an unused well in Ciharashas, Bandung, on Tuesday.Antara reported that his clothing showed signs of being burned.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Contestants gear up for UMNO elections
Contestants gear up for UMNO electionsBy David Chew SINGAPORE (JP): The triennial elections of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), the leader of Malaysia's ruling National Front (NF) multi-party coalition government, may not be due until October.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Cola war expected to intensify in Indonesia this year
Cola war expected to intensify in Indonesia this yearBy Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): The Cola war in Indonesia will intensify this year, with Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola competing to attract as many drinkers of soda as possible.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Dicky's special privilege suspended
Dicky's special privilege suspended JAKARTA (JP): The Cipinang penitentiary has officially suspended special privileges granted to former banker Dicky Iskandar Di Nata following an allegation of sexual harassment against a woman he worked under a reassimilation program.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Chrysler mulls Thai plant
Chrysler mulls Thai plant BANGKOK (Reuter): Chrysler Corp is mulling the possibility of locating a new vehicle assembly plant in Thailand or Indonesia, Chrysler's senior Thai representative said."We are in the first phase of deciding right now.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
International monitoring of general elections improves
International monitoring of general elections improvesBy Mulyana W. Kusumah JAKARTA (JP): International monitoring of general elections, to ensure free and fair polling, has improved dramatically in recent years; the result of many countries' desire to facilitate global democracy.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Goldstake up on RI deal
Goldstake up on RI deal TORONTO (Reuter): Shares in Goldstake Explorations Inc rose sharply in heavy trading on Monday after it received a contract of work (COW) for its property in Indonesia, traders said."They got a COW," said an equity trader.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Irian Jaya esrthquake death toll rises to 96
Irian Jaya esrthquake death toll rises to 96 JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): At least 96 people are dead, 49 missing and 44 critically injured in the aftermath of the Feb. 17 major earthquake in Irian Jaya's Biak Numfor regency, relief workers said yesterday.
Thu, 22 Feb 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, 22 Feb 1996
Domestic airlines expected to face stiff competition
Domestic airlines expected to face stiff competitionBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Domestic airlines have to prepare themselves for stiffer competition with foreign airlines as the government has invited foreign airlines to serve more destinations in the country in anticipation of heavy tourism by...
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Ten people killed during festive celebrations
Ten people killed during festive celebrations JAKARTA (JP): Ten people were killed in various accidents during the two-day Idul Fitri celebrations, the Cipto Mangunkusumo general hospital reported yesterday.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Public forestry debate to be part of conference
Public forestry debate to be part of conference JAKARTA (JP): Former environment and population minister Emil Salim said a public hearing on forest management will be held as part of the Second Conference of the World Commission on Forest and Sustainable Development (WCFSD) here on March 3 and...
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
BI under pressure to punish defiant banks
BI under pressure to punish defiant banks JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, has been under pressure to take firm action against banks violating the legal lending limit regulation.Analysts have said firm action is needed to punish those who do not abide by the legal lending limit.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
KL ads grow 23 percent
KL ads grow 23 percent KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's total media advertising expenditure for 1995 rose 23.1 percent to two billion ringgit (US$800 million), a news report said Saturday.The Malaysian advertising industry has been experiencing double-digit growth since 1989, except for 1993 when...
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
Govt initiates hospital accreditation system
Govt initiates hospital accreditation system JAKARTA (JP): The government has started a pilot project to start an accreditation system for hospitals, a mechanism which will inform the public about the standard of the facilities being offered by hospitals in the country.
Thu, 22 Feb 1996
RP maid given hero's welcome
RP maid given hero's welcome MANILA (AFP): A Filipina maid who saved her three Singaporean wards, including an infant, from a Christmas day fire in the island-state arrived to a hero's welcome in the Philippines yesterday.
Mon, 19 Feb 1996
80 students stay illegally
80 students stay illegally PADANG, West Sumatra: The authorities have found 80 foreign students, mostly Malaysians, without necessary stay permits.Most do not even have visas, said Sunandar, a spokesman for the provincial immigration office.
Mon, 19 Feb 1996
Travelers inch their way home
Travelers inch their way home JAKARTA (JP): The Idul Fitri journey home turned into a nightmare yesterday for hundreds of thousands of travelers trapped in the seemingly endless congestion of Java's highways and seaports.
Mon, 19 Feb 1996
Sempati Air to go public
Sempati Air to go public JAKARTA (JP): The Humpuss Group plans a public offering of its airline company, PT Sempati Air, this year, Antara reported on Saturday.Humpuss' president, Hutomo Mandala Putra, said that the group had prepared two companies -- Sempati and Humpuss Sea Transport -- to go...
Mon, 19 Feb 1996
Palace of fairy tales
Palace of fairy tales JAKARTA (JP): Some 40 orphans from the Tangerang-based Islamic Village visited the Istana Cerita (Palace of Fairy Tales) at the Ciputra Mall over the weekend.The orphans who were invited by the Mall management watched an Ali Baba operetta.
Mon, 19 Feb 1996
Last week's flood losses reach Rp 50 billion
Last week's flood losses reach Rp 50 billion JAKARTA (JP): Last week's floods, which killed 20 people, have caused more than Rp 50 billion (US$23.million) in material losses, according to official figures.The deputy governor for social welfare, R.S.
Mon, 19 Feb 1996
Perumnas to build more houses
Perumnas to build more houses JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned housing company Perum Perumnas plans to build more than 10,973 new houses and apartments in 15 locations in Greater Jakarta this year, an official says.
Mon, 19 Feb 1996
Emirates promotes Java, Bali
Emirates promotes Java, Bali JAKARTA (JP): Emirates, the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is promoting Java and Bali through a series of televised 30-minute programs seen by audiences in 45 million houses worldwide.
Mon, 19 Feb 1996
No paper on Idul Fitri
No paper on Idul Fitri In celebration of the Idul Fitri, The Jakarta Post will not be published tomorrow and Wednesday. The Post will appear again on Thursday. We wish our Moslem readers a Happy Idul Fitri. -- Publisher
Mon, 19 Feb 1996
Nature conservation in Puncak
Nature conservation in Puncak Finally the Puncak mountain resort area, popularly called the Bopunjur (Bogor-Puncak-Cianjur) strip, is declared close for tourist development. No more villas, hotels or restaurants may be built in the area.
Mon, 19 Feb 1996
Flood delays orchestra's TV show
Flood delays orchestra's TV show JAKARTA (JP): Last week's flood has delayed the Twilite Orchestra's show Simponi Lebaran at the privately-owned television station Indosiar.The Twilite Orchestra announced on Saturday that the delay was caused by the orchestra being unable to record the show on Feb.
Mon, 19 Feb 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.