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Tue, 13 Feb 1996

House queries ministry over $10.48m in losses

House queries ministry over $10.48m in losses JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives asked Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar yesterday to explain the financial losses discovered in eight of his ministry's projects which have amounted to more than Rp 24 billion (US$10.48 million).

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Jakarta floods

Jakarta floodsFrom JayakartaAnother big flood in Jakarta within one month. This time (Feb. 10) the water also inundated those neighborhoods usually exempt from floods, including the central business district of Jalan Thamrin.Last month's flood was due to the overflowing of the Ciliwung River.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Pelni unlikely to launch 'Palindo' vessel soon

Pelni unlikely to launch 'Palindo' vessel soon JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oceanliner PT Pelayaran Indonesia (Pelni) is not likely to operate its passenger vessel Palindo Jaya I during the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday due to unsettled negotiations with the vessel's assembler, PT PAL.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Govt vows to continue resettlement program

Govt vows to continue resettlement program JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo denied yesterday that transmigrants are increasingly reluctant to be resettled to the less developed areas of eastern Indonesia.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Taspen's profits decline by 10.5%

Taspen's profits decline by 10.5% JAKARTA (JP): PT Taspen, the state-owned pension provident funds for civil servants and employees of state-owned companies, reported a 10.5 percent decline in net profits to Rp 52.1 billion (US$ 22.5 million) last year.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Good schools more than good students and good teachers

Good schools more than good students and good teachersBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Noel McGinn, a Harvard professor of education, once said to me: "At Harvard we don't have good teachers. We have only good students".Is this true? it depends upon the way you look at it.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Mulia raises $125m loan

Mulia raises $125m loan JAKARTA (JP): Mulia Industrindo, a ceramics tile and flat glass producer listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, issued floating rate notes worth US$125 million yesterday.A company director, Tony Surjanto, said in a statement yesterday that the interest rate of the notes,...

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Osaka teenagers to study here

Osaka teenagers to study here SURABAYA: Ten teenagers and five teachers from the prefecture of Osaka, Japan, will soon get a few days' taste of what it's like to study in local junior high schools, Antara reported.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Food poisoning hot line open

Food poisoning hot line open JAKARTA (JP): Do you know what to do in case of food poisoning?Dial 425-0767 or 422-7875. The Lembaga Sentra Informasi Keracunan (Food Poisoning Center Institute) will advise you what action to take, Suara Pembaruan reported over the weekend.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Asian soccer matches will not be delayed

Asian soccer matches will not be delayed JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Malaysia have made it clear that they would not entertain India's request to delay their Asian Soccer Championship Zone Four matches from early March to early April.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

India to be ASEAN dialog partner

India to be ASEAN dialog partnerBy V. Anjaiah JAKARTA (JP): In the fifth summit of ASEAN in Bangkok in December 1995 leaders of the grouping discussed a proposal by Singapore Prime Minister Go Chok Tong to enhance India's present ASEAN sectoral partner status to full dialog partner.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

East Asia may become petrochemical exporter

East Asia may become petrochemical exporter SINGAPORE (AFP): East Asia's growing petrochemicals production will protect it from shortages as demand gallops, and the region could even turn into a net exporter by 2005, a conference was told here yesterday.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Pulp and paper companies to see drop in profits

Pulp and paper companies to see drop in profits JAKARTA (JP): Analysts predict that the continuous drop in prices since October will cause Indonesian pulp and paper companies to suffer profit declines this year.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Frank Momberg back in Germany

Frank Momberg back in Germany JAKARTA (JP): German Frank Momberg, the only foreigner to be released by Irian Jaya separatist rebels holding members of a scientific expedition hostage, has returned to his home country, Antara reported yesterday.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Kid's Songs 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Diletansia: Piano, Biola and Guitar 3:30 Science Film: Space for Four 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 TV Series: Al Jamalludin Al Afghani 5:00 Regional News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 English...

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Murder trial postponed

Murder trial postponed JAKARTA (JP): Flood has canceled testimony from witnesses in a trial of allegedly cold blooded murderers which has attracted wide public attention.The East Jakarta District Court was knee-deep in water yesterday, paralyzing the court's administrative activities.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaTuesday Maghrib 6.19 p.m.Wednesday Imsak 4:29 a.m. Subuh 4.39 a.m.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

KL orders probe on addicts

KL orders probe on addicts KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has promised an investigation into allegations that drug addicts in rehabilitation centers were assaulted, Bernama news agency reported yesterday.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Freeing Jakarta of floods

Freeing Jakarta of floods When the sky above Jakarta becomes overcast, the authorities and residents alike traditionally start calculating which parts of the sprawling city will be inundated. But this kind of reaction to the perennial problem of flooding in the capital is no longer relevant.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Security guards for holiday makers

Security guards for holiday makers JAKARTA (JP): The government will deploy 300 security personnel to ensure safety and to keep order during the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday next week."The task force functions to protect the public from train accidents, crime and ticket scalpers' misdemeanors," the...

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Death toll up as rains come down

Death toll up as rains come down JAKARTA (JP): Six more bodies were fished out of city rivers, bringing the death toll to 13.It was officially announced yesterday that the six bodies were those of a police officer, 2nd Sergeant Bambang Hartono, 25, Sugiono, a 23-year-old student, Dahlan, a...

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Student stabbed to death

Student stabbed to death JAKARTA (JP): A student at the Technical High School was stabbed to death by a group of at least six men at Pondok Kopi area in East Jakarta yesterday."All of the suspects are still at large but their identities are clear enough to us," City Police Spokesman Lt. Col.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Protesters enter palace security

Protesters enter palace security MANILA (Reuter): Dozens of demonstrators broke through tight security around the Philippine presidential palace yesterday and startled palace guards by staging a rally denouncing President Fidel Ramos for raising fuel prices.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

S. Korea routs Indonesia in Davis Cup clash

S. Korea routs Indonesia in Davis Cup clash JAKARTA (JP): South Korea lived up to its prematch boast in its Davis Cup Asia Oceania outing here when it swept two reverse singles for a historical 4-1 rout of Indonesia yesterday.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Idul Fitri allowance compulsory, says Latief

Idul Fitri allowance compulsory, says Latief JAKARTA (JP): Manpower Minister Abdul Latief yesterday called on his subordinates to take stern action against companies which failed to pay their workers their Idul Fitri allowances.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

National accreditation system to be launched

National accreditation system to be launched JAKARTA (JP): The much-awaited accreditation system, set up by the National Accreditation Board to regulate universities and to bring them up to certain standards, will come into effect this July.

Tue, 13 Feb 1996

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 12, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 775 0 5,000 AHAP Insurance 2,800 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,375 0 0 Andayani Megah 2,000 0 22,000 Aneka Kimia...

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Cambodia to join ASEAN in 1997

Cambodia to join ASEAN in 1997 PHNOM PENH (AFP): Cambodia's foreign minister insisted yesterday he was determined the country should apply to meet its 1997 goal for full membership of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), despite concerns the deadline might have to be put back.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Firms not clear on poor funds

Firms not clear on poor funds JAKARTA (JP): Foreign-owned companies may leave Indonesia if the government fails to explain the nature of the "two percent of profit" donation for its poverty alleviation program, a tycoon warned over the weekend.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Enteos workers seeking help from rights body

Enteos workers seeking help from rights body JAKARTA (JP): Twenty people representing 170 workers of PT Ilmu Inti Swadaya, which is run by the Enteos Club, went to the headquarters of the National Commission on Human Rights over the weekend to ask the body to help settle a dispute about unpaid...

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

'Berjaya' operation ready for holidays

'Berjaya' operation ready for holidays JAKARTA (JP): The municipal branch of the Agency for the Coordination of Support for the Development of National Stability (Bakorstanas) launched an operation Saturday against criminals and transportation touts as the Idul Fitri holidays and the Chinese lunar...

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Merpati launches new cargo service

Merpati launches new cargo service JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of the national air carrier Garuda Indonesia, has introduced a guaranteed cargo service in cooperation with its affiliated firm PT Mega Titian Nusantara.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Workers' strike over allowances

Workers' strike over allowances JAKARTA (JP): Three workers' strikes have occurred in Greater Jakarta since the deadline for companies to pay out Idul Fitri allowances on Feb. 6.Workers of garment and shoe factories, which are the most sensitive sectors, went on strike in West Jakarta, North...

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Murderer gets 10 years in jail

Murderer gets 10 years in jail MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan District Court sentenced Iwan Susilo, 34, to ten years of imprisonment. He was found guilty of murdering his now late friend, Suardi.Presiding judge T. Sembiring said Iwan stabbed Suardi in the abdomen with a knife on Sept.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Deaths of 29 people probed

Deaths of 29 people probed KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The health authorities are still checking on reports that 29 people in the Sabu Island have recently died in a diarrhea outbreak, Antara reported yesterday.The head of the local office of Ministry of Health, Dr. Agus Y.G.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Making Windows 95 fly with advance/EV baseboard

Making Windows 95 fly with advance/EV baseboardBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): When my friend Michael from Regina's Bakery told me he wanted to buy a new computer, I said to him, "Why don't we have some fun? We'll buy the components and we'll assemble it together." He immediately agreed.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Presidential candidate

Presidential candidate Before you do or say anything you should determine the right methods, the right time and the right tools.If you are too eager and do things prematurely, because of high spirits, it may not work out.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Hotels have new chiefs

Hotels have new chiefs JAKARTA (JP): PT Hotel Indonesia International Corporation and Natour (HIIN), a state-owned hotel management firm, has appointed Chandra Hasan, 53, as the new general manager for Hotel Indonesia, the country's first five-star hotel located in the capital.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Drivers upset at traffic jams

Drivers upset at traffic jams JAKARTA (JP): Drivers of public transport plying the Tanah Abang route have complained about the drastic drop in their incomes due to the chronic traffic jams in the area during the fasting month.Traffic around the Tanah Abang market has been notorious for years.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Experiment makes 'school' super for needy youngsters

Experiment makes 'school' super for needy youngstersBy Lucia Esti Elihami YOGYAKARTA (JP): Mochtar Buchori's article, titled Super schools making inroads into RI society, which appeared in this paper on Jan. 6, 1996, and a subsequent letter to the editor by Nina Stoltz (The Jakarta Post Jan.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Majority of housemaids in city still unprotected

Majority of housemaids in city still unprotected JAKARTA (JP): The efforts to protect housemaids are being hampered by the city administration's failure to register maids in an organised way, an official said.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Bureaucratic initiative attracts investors

Bureaucratic initiative attracts investors JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of investors have expressed their interest in the general mining sector following a bureaucratic initiative launched by the government last month.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Red Cross seeks to make contact with Irian rebels

Red Cross seeks to make contact with Irian rebels JAKARTA (JP): A Red Cross team is still trying to make contact with Free Papua Movement (OPM) rebels that have been holding seven Indonesians and six Europeans captive in the jungles of Irian Jaya since Jan. 8.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

130 drug inmates escape from center

130 drug inmates escape from center KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): About 130 inmates at a drug rehabilitation center in northern Kedah state escaped after rioting and setting ablaze five buildings on Saturday night.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

U.S. cargo firm in China

U.S. cargo firm in China BEIJING (Reuter): Federal Express Corp (Fedex) will open an all-cargo route between China and the United States in March, becoming the first U.S. cargo carrier allowed to fly to China, the Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

RP navy suspects piracy, seizes Chinese ship

RP navy suspects piracy, seizes Chinese ship MANILA (Reuter): The Philippine Navy on Saturday seized a suspected Chinese pirate ship and its 20 crewmen after they tried to ram a navy boat in a gunbattle northwest of Manila, officials said yesterday.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Lebaran bonus payment

Lebaran bonus paymentFrom Bisnis IndonesiaI refer to the statement made on Jan.22, 1996 by the manpower minister on the subject of the Idul Fitri bonus payment.As a company which regularly pays out the annual Idul Fitri bonus, we are in full support of the statement.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaMonday Maghrib 6.19 p.m.Tuesday Imsak 4:29 a.m. Subuh 4.39 a.m.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Anti-subversion law

Anti-subversion law After, at the end of October last year, it announced that it was studying the Anti-subversion Law, the National Commission on Human Rights last Tuesday recommended that the government rescind that piece of legislation.The Anti-subversion Law -- or Law No.

Mon, 12 Feb 1996

Asylum seekers depart as French FM arrives

Asylum seekers depart as French FM arrives JAKARTA (JP): Two East Timorese asylum seekers holed up in the French embassy left quietly for Portugal on Saturday, less than 24 hours before the scheduled arrival of French Foreign Minister Herve de Charette.

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